What is the cycle of production for this organization
Discuss how the following Guiding Questions—which are based on the systems theories lens—help you better understand your organization. Include in your discussion thread the strengths and weaknesses of this lens for gaining that understanding. You do not have to share your views on each of the guiding questions.
Guiding Questions
What is the cycle of production for this organization? i.e., what are we about as an organization? a. What do we bring in (input), how do we use it and form our product (throughput)? b. What do we send out into the larger world (output)?
Are we open to negative feedback from the sub and super systems? A. What are we doing to reverse the entropy of the system A. Are we exploring other paths to the ends (equifinality)?
What is our proper place in the broader society and economy? Issue: genotypic function (Productive, Maintenance, Adaptive, Managerial/Political)
Are we balancing our need for profit with a long-term view of survival? The issue is the Maximization Principle
How are we scanning the environment? What do we know about the environmental sectors? (Economic, political, social, etc.)
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