The facilities department is experiencing some challenges and is undergoing reorganization. Because of your familiarity with systems theory, you:
a. Know that this challenge is their issue and that it has nothing to do with your unit.
b. Understand that such events are localized and do not have an impact on the organizational culture.
c. Know that the nature of challenges and reorganization in facilities will have an impact on other areas.
d. Anticipate that your prior experiences with facilities have no effect on the current situation.
ANS: C
By nature, a system such as an organization is an interacting collection of parts that together make up the whole. Changes to one part will affect other parts and the system as a whole.
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