Katz, Kahn, and Thompson Viewed the Organization as an Open

question 10

Multiple Choice

Katz, Kahn, and Thompson viewed the organization as an open system, which means

• A)it is more likely to experience entropy than is a closed system.
• B)it uses resources from the external environment for internal processes but does not return anything to the external environment.
• C)the input, process, and output stages in the production process are performed in the external environment.
• D)it is a self-contained system that is not affected by changes in its environment.
• E)it takes in resources from its external environment and converts them into goods that are then sent back to that environment for purchase by customers.

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Definitions:

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