Memory Organizational systemsVersion en ligne Definition and characteristics of systems in an organization par Yenny Valentina Ramírez Bolívar Human resources, purchasing, market research, investments Contact areas with the outside - inputs Maintenance They are those that do not interact with their environment nor receive external assistance Helps identify opportunities, threats, and risks in the environment. Responsible for ensuring that all subsystems function properly Synergy They interact with their environment and depend on it for obtaining energy Production Holism Contact areas with the outside - outputs Adaptation It is when the sum of the interaction of the component parts of the system is greater than the effect of the parts individually. Manufactures the products and services that constitute the outcomes of the organization. System closed They are changes in any part of a system that affect the system as a whole System definition Open system Set of elements that act in coordination to achieve a certain objective. Sales, marketing and public relations.