Hall 2003 Scott 2003 Offers Thesis

In this scenario, organizations are not viewed as isolated entities, but instead are a part of the entire system of information and action in the world. This definition makes the most sense because most real-life examples of organizations fit this model. For instance, political organizations from the United States major political parties, like the Republicans and Democrats, special interest groups, like Green Peace, and terrorist organizations are often concerned with their own interests, but are still a part of the swirl of information that ripples around them. Political organizations make appeals to individuals and other organizations; special interest groups rely on the tests of universities and independent researchers, along with other special interest groups; and terrorist organizations are often involved with religious organizations. It is only a conglomeration of organizations that allows any one organization to achieve any accomplishment. Furthermore, both the...

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While many organizations do have strict rules and regulations, the ferocity with which the rational systems model describes these regulations is hardly realistic, as many organizations are informal with loose regulations to allow change with time. Similarly, individual behavior cannot be adequately viewed as the best definition of organizations. Organizations are groups, and even if they are informal, they are most likely characterized by group think principals. Thus, while individual behavior may shape some groups, the collective thoughts of group thinkers is a more accurate of the organization's behavior. Thus, because of open system theory's enlightened view of organizations' participation in society and important fallacies in the other two definitions, open system is the most accurate definition of organizations.

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