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open systems  

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  • Open System Theory (OST) stipulates that an organization is separable from its environment, setting up what is known as a duality. OST assumes that organizations that are more capable of processing information about their environment will be better at being adaptive to shifts in environmental conditions. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Open Systems]

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