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26 Cards in this Set
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Open System
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-relatively open to the influences of the environment in which is lives
-ex. human body |
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Closed System
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-something that is impervious to its environment
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Subsystems
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-systems that are broken down even further
-ex. circulatory system broken down to heart, veins, arteries, ect. |
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System Boundaries
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-set to suit specific purposes
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External Environment
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-all elements that lie outside its boundary with which is subsides
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Task Environment
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-elements that have a direct and immediate effect on the organization
-customer -competition -labor -supplier |
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General Environment
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-economy
-social -political -legal -technology |
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Negative Entropy
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-tendency of an organization towards disorder and decay
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Self Regulation
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-how the organization reacts to changes or fluctuations
-ex. how the body perspires to reduce affects of heat |
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Progressive Segregation
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-differentiation of units of process in order to achieve more
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Progressive Mechanization
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-rules and regulations for an organization
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Equifinality
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-two systems starting in different positions end up in the same position by taking different routes
-ex. the steelers and packers ending up in the superbowl |
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Multifinality
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-similar initial conditions can lead to different final states
-ex. college athletic department follow same rules but have different success |
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Inputs
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-materials
-human resources -values -expectations |
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Throughputs
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-structures
-process -human interactions |
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Outputs
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-products
-maintenance |
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Stakeholder Theory
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-any people or group that have or claim ownership, rights or interest in an organization
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Voluntary Stakeholders
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-who engage in creating and distributing products of the organization
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Involuntary Stakeholders
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-indirectly and unknowingly involved with the organization's outcomes or results
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Primary Stakeholders
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-without this group the corporation's ability to survive becomes a concern
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Secondary stakeholders
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-do not directly interact with the organization but can affect or be affected by the organization
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Demand-side stakeholders
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-all those who consume the products of an organization
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Supply-side stakeholders
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-all groups, individuals or organizations that facilitate the production and distribution of the organization's products
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Salience of Stakeholders
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-the importance of the different types of shareholders
-broken down into: power, legitimacy, and urgency |
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Institutional Theory
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-organizations seek legitimacy from their respective environments
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Institutional Isomorphism
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-the process of organizations become similar to one another
-coercive (forced by gov't) -mimetic (copying) -normative (decision makers are similar) |
