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 They are changes in any part of a system that affect the system as a whole System definition Responsible for ensuring that all subsystems function properly Adaptation System closed Contact areas with the outside - outputs Sales, marketing and public relations. Holism They interact with their environment and depend on it for obtaining energy Helps identify opportunities, threats, and risks in the environment. Set of elements that act in coordination to achieve a certain objective. Open system They are those that do not interact with their environment nor receive external assistance Synergy Production Maintenance 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.