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-goal directed social entity
-has deliberate structure
-coordinated activity system
-linked to stakeholders that provide inputs based on expectation
-stakeholders recieve outputs over time |
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| When coordinating systems are effective... |
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Definition
-brings people and resources together to achieve goals efficiently
-produces innovative goods/services to customers
-creates values for owners/customers/employees
-contributes to societal advancement |
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| When coordinating systems are NOT effective... |
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Definition
-desired goals/outcomes are not achieved efficiently
-goods/services may not be good or safe
-stakeholders may leave because they aren't recieving enough value from their inputs
-organization eventually fails affecting remaining stakeholders and society |
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| Systems Model for Organization Learning |
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Definition
cycle of short term strategy and short term gains
bigger cycle of short term strategy-DELAY-long term costs
by SENGE & OSHRY |
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| Common Fallacies in Organizational Diagnosis that inhibit learning |
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Definition
-blaming people (bad attitudes/incompetent)
-blame the bureaucracy (stifled by rules)
-thirst for power (organizations are filled with predators and prey) |
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