The ‘open systems’ approach conceives of organizations as taking _______ from their environment, ____________ them and sending __________ to their environments.

a. Inputs/Transforming/Outputs
b. Transforming/Inputs/Outputs
c. Outputs/Transforming/Inputs
d. None of the above


a. Inputs/Transforming/Outputs

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Which of the following is a perceived disadvantage of Rawls's social justice theory?

A) It allows for those in advantageous positions to suppress people in least advantageous positions. B) It doesn't consider the fact that people would not want to maximize benefits for the least advantaged persons. C) It only allocates people in advantageous positions to set up rules on morality. D) It postulates that there are no universal ethical rules to guide a person's conduct.

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