Open Systems approach

One of the most basic and ground concepts to the perspectives is the open system approach as it draws significant attention to the boundary of the organization and its context. Developing a design that effectively manages the exchanges – of raw materials, people, products,etc. – across boundaries is, in an open systems perspective, considered to be key to survival and prosperity. In the current world orginisations are perceived as consumers of resources and exporters of resources known as inputs and outputs. It is essential for orginisations to outlast and succeed in such a changing world and to do so it is a necessity to adapt and control in these environments. It is required to control internal activities through this, and to efficiently dispose off outputs produced by the resources (inputs) especially in regards to the changing nature of the environment we must interpret and act on. Within open systems it is common that certain departments and top managers overlook that they are part of this certain system in a way referred to as a “bubble,” where managers and departments segregate themselves within a self-referential culture. For example if an orginisation is not responsive to environmental changes or has a weak attention to new product prospects they would suffer deeply. The significance of an open systems have recently been emphasized due to the technological boom such as the e- business and internet allowing newer entrants into the global economy like Vietnam and a more diverse workforce embracing low wage labour through counties like China and