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Organizations are considered open socio-technical systems and therefore are represented as having two aspects: | |||
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|Systems that seek to pursue goals effectively and efficiently in often volatile environments | |Systems that seek to pursue goals effectively and efficiently in often volatile environments | ||
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|'''Human-social aspect''' | |'''Human-social aspect ''' | ||
|Their viability depends on establishing shared understandings among their members about the goals to be pursued. | |Their viability depends on establishing shared understandings among their members about the goals to be pursued. | ||
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Thus, the successful evolution of organizations depends on paying attention to both these aspects. | |||
[[Category:Systems concepts]] | [[Category:Systems concepts]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:19, 30 January 2023
Organizations are considered open socio-technical systems and therefore are represented as having two aspects:
| Technical aspect | Systems that seek to pursue goals effectively and efficiently in often volatile environments |
| Human-social aspect | Their viability depends on establishing shared understandings among their members about the goals to be pursued. |
Thus, the successful evolution of organizations depends on paying attention to both these aspects.