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