Importance of the Systems Perspective, The systems point of view
is a useful framework for students of management to conceptualize
organizations. For managers and future managers, the systems
perspective permits seeing the organization as a whole with interdependent
parts-a system composed of subsystems. It prevents,
or at least deters, lower-level managers from viewing their jobs as managing static, isolated elements of the organization. It
encourages all managers to identify and understand the environment
in which their system operates. It helps managers to see the
organization as stable patterns and actions within boundaries and
to gain insights into why organizations are resistant to change.Finally,
it directs managers' attention to alternative inputs and
processes for reaching their goals.