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