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systems of organisation Flashcards

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how is the nature of organisation used in two major ways?

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as a noun and as a verb

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what is meant by the noun organisation?

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institutional perspective
describes an organisation in which exists independently of its members
informs and contains members
social structures hace a life over members

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what is meant by the verb organisation?

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action perspective
organisation is created through repeated continuing action of its members
action continually reproduces organisation
does not exists independently of members

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what is the major difference between the action and institutional perspective?

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action - does not exist independently of members

inst - social structure has a life over members

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what is meant by systematics?

how is it related to organisation?

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system thinking
study of systems

organisation can be thought of as a system

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what is a system?

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a set of interrelated and interdependent elements that exist for some purpose

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what are the features of a system?

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holism 
interaction 
emergence 
identity 
purpose
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what is meant by feature holism?

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the whole is more important than the parts

organisation is thought of as a whole

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what is meant by feature interaction?

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systems have continuous interaction of parts in order to work

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what is meant by feature emergence?

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certain properties of a system emerge through the interaction of different parts

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what is meant by the feature of identity?

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should be possible to set a boundary around the system in order to separate in form others

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what is meant by the feature of purpose?

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all systems are teological

they are organise to do or achieve something

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what is emanate by teological?

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purposeful

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what is meant by organisation through emergence?

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organisation is best seen as a system that emerges through action
e.g a river emerges through the repeated action of flowing water

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how is continuous action created in organisation?

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people enact roles which create repeated action creating a structure of a system

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what is meant by negentropy?

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patterned order

17
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what is entropy?

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no order

18
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how is negentropy linked o organisation?

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organisation is patterned order

it needs energy through work in order to achieve pattered order

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why might it be better to ue the action perspective in terms of patterns?

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that members organise themselves in order to get jobs done effectively
in an order

20
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what is meant by a pattern?

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anything which repeats across situations

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what is meant by patterns or organisation?

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actors taking rpeeotive action across time and space

22
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what does any pattern of organisation consist of?

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  • action
  • actor
  • sequence
  • location
23
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what are ties of actions?

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articulation
coordination
communication

24
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what are actors?

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anything that can act

can be human or machine

25
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how is data structure an actor?

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it can proscribe or prescribe

26
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what is meant by patterns of organisation in time and location?

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action takes place at different places and at different times

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what is the advantage of system thinking?

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a way of understanding complex problems (analyse) and see how to change (design)

28
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how is control in a system achieved?

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through feedback

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what is emanate by feedback?

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an outcome 
balancing feedback (regulate) 
reinforcing feedback (growth)
30
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what are the three interrelated actions important to pattern of organisation

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communication
coordination
articulation

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what is meant by communication?

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ways actors inform for purpose of coordinating

what is happeneidng

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what is meant by coordinating?

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ways in which informed actors achieved coordinations nin the acheievedmnet of goals q

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what is meant by articulation?

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ways in which substance is given form for the purpose of informing actors
selfing a message

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what is meant by sequencing action?

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action takes place at a certain place and time

events take place before and after and in a spate order

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