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Exploring System Theory in Management

Exploring System Theory in Management

In this video, the presenter introduces theories of organization and environment, highlighting the transition from viewing organizations as closed systems to understanding their interaction with the environment.

System Theory, stemming from general system theories proposed by Karl Ludwig von Bertalanffy, emphasizes the concept of input, process, and output, drawing parallels between organizational behavior and biological organisms.

Have you ever seen or heard about a company having trouble dealing with changes around them? What happened, and how could the ideas in the video have helped them?

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