Organisation as a System
This deep dive explores how organisations function as dynamic, open systems made up of interconnected individuals, teams, processes, and technologies. This video highlights the social and technical components of organisational life and explains how changes in one part of the system can ripple through others. It also introduces key organisational structures and designs, both traditional and contemporary, while emphasising the importance of understanding these systems for effective human resource and industrial-organisational psychology practice.
This video:
📚 - Describes the organisation as an open system
📚 - Discusses the open systems model
📚 - Discusses the fundamental characteristics of organisational structures
📚 - Discusses the different organisational designs by distinguishing between:
– Traditional organisational designs
– Contemporary organisational designs
📖 - Content derived from:
Bergh, Z. 2021. Introduction to psychology and industrial and organisational psychology (I-O psychology). In: Learmont, G, 3rd edition. Introduction to Work Psychology 3e. Cape Town: Oxford University Press Southern Africa (Pty) Limited
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