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