Why Was Open Systems Theory an Important Development in the Theory

question 9

Multiple Choice

Why was open systems theory an important development in the theory of organizations?

• A)It recognized the impact of the external environment on the organization.
• B)It recognized that there was more than "one best way" to organize the environment.
• C)It focused on formal relationships and how they structured patterns of work.
• D)It demonstrated that organizations should be perceived as static, stable structures.

Understand how rational decisions are made by weighing marginal benefits against marginal costs.

Grasp the impact of incentives on individual and economic choices.

Understand the fundamental role of utilities in economic theory.

Acknowledge that using resources for one purpose reduces their availability for other purposes.

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