The open systems anchor of organizational behavior states that:
A. organizations affect and are affected by their external environments.
B. organizations can operate efficiently by ignoring changes in the external environment.
C. people are the most important organizational input needed for effectiveness.
D. organizations should avoid internal conflicts to achieve efficiency.
E. organizations should be open to internal competition to be able to obtain a sustainable
competitive advantage.
A. organizations affect and are affected by their external environments.
The open systems perspective views organizations as complex organisms that "live" within an external environment. As open systems, organizations depend on the external environment for resources, including raw materials, employees, financial resources, information, and equipment.
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