This recognizes that organizations exist in the context of a larger environment. It affects how the organization performs, and in turn is affected by how the organization interacts with it.
What is the open systems model?
100
Examining particular inputs design components and alignment of 2 sets of dimensions.
What is total organization functions?
100
The process of understanding a system’s current function?
What is diagnosis?
100
A succinct label or metaphor that describes how the organization intends to leverage five dimensions of strategy.
What is strategic intent?
100
Organization performance, productivity, and stakeholder satisfaction.
What are strategic outputs?
200
This is everything beyond the boundaries of the system that can directly or indirectly affect performance and outcomes.
What is organizational environments?
200
All external forces and elements that can influence an organization and affect its effectiveness.
What is general environment?
200
It follows the entering and contracting stage and precedes the planning and implementation phase.
What is diagnosing organizations?
200
Strategy, technology, structure, measurement systems, and human resources systems.
What are the five dimensions of design components?
200
Any collection of concepts and relationships that attempts to represent a system or explain its effectiveness can qualify as one.
What is a diagnostic model?
300
Any organizational system is composed of three related parts.
What are inputs, transformations and outputs?
300
Supplier power, buyer power, threats of substitutes, threats of entry and rivalry among competitors.
What is organization's task environment?
300
Managers, organization members, and OD practitioners are always trying to understand.
What are drivers of organization effectiveness?
300
It describes how attention and resources are focused on task accomplishment.
What is a structural system?
300
Company regarded as the finest piano maker in the world.
Who is Steinway?
400
This is information regarding the actual performance or the output results of the system.
What is feedback?
400
An organization member’s perceptions and representation of its general and task environments.
What is enacted environment?
400
Provides a systematic understanding of organizations so that appropriate interventions may be developed for solving problems and enhancing effectiveness.
What is diagnosis?
400
Methods of gathering, assessing, and disseminating information of the activities of groups and individuals.
What are measurement systems?
400
Ouput fits with input.
What is alignment?
500
This is a characteristic of the relationship between two or more parts.
What is alignment?
500
The key dimension of the environment affecting information processing.
What is information uncertainty?
500
Referred to as conceptual frameworks that people use to understand organizations.
What are diagnostic models?
500
Includes mechanisms for selecting, developing, appraising, and rewarding organization members.
What are human resources systems?
500
Specific diagnostic questions are identified .
What is concrete examples are included as an introduction to this phase of the planned process?