Before leaving this discussion of organizations and their
environment, one concept should be reemphasized: an organization is dependent upon its environment, and as the environment changes, so must the organization if it expects to
remain fully functional. While many organizations exist in a
peaceful and supportive environment, it is not always the
case. In order to achieve and maintain relative harmony with
its environment, an organization must recognize and react to
the realities of that environment. If the organization is a
closed system that either disregards, does not understand, or
rejects the information coming from its environment, it is
doubtful that it will make a reasonable adjustment. If,