Which statement indicates a nursing student is in need of more study time?
1. ?Chaos theorists believe change is inevitable.?
2. ?Classical theorists believe in organizational hierarchy.?
3. ?Systems theorists discuss outputs and inputs.?
4. ?Contingency theorists believe the environment forces organizational change.?
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Explanation: 1. According to systems theory the ?input? or employees are imported from the environment. The
work or ?throughput? is performed to produce a product. The ?output? is then exported to the
environment. The student neglected to include ?throughput? and the remaining choices are
correct.
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