What is Systems Theory?
Organisations Like your workplace can be viewed as systems.
'The systems approach views the world as an integrated whole instead of a collection of Loosely coupled parts.' [Mintzberg H, 19791. This could also be expressed as 'the whole is greater than the sum of the parts'.
This interaction is spelt out in policies and procedures developed by the employer. They outline the responsibilities of people [employees] and management and how they are to interact with the environment, materials of production, plant and equipment. The interaction is illustrated below