Organisation Dynamics: A Systems Approach

We must recognise that the organisations in which most managers operate are social systems comprised of many inter-related subsystems only one of which is human social system. The others would include on administrative/structural subsystem, informational decision making sub-system and an economic/technological subsystem. 

1. The administrative/structural subsystem is an authority, structure, responsibility within the organisation. "Who does what for whom ?" "Who tells whom to do what, when and why ?' 
2. The information/decision making subsystem emphasizes key decision and their information needs to keep the system going. 
3. The main concern for economic-technological subsystem is on the work to be done and the cost effectiveness of that work within the specific goals of the organisation. 
4. Although the focus of the antisocial system is on the motivation and needs of the members of the organisation and on the leadership provided or required, it should be emphasized that within a "Systems Approach" there is a clear understanding that changes is one sub-system effect changes in other parts of the total system. As illustrated in Figure 8.1, if the total system is healthy and functioning well, each of its parts or sub-system is healthy and functioning well. Also, each of its parts of sub-system is effectively interacting with one another. Therefore, an organisation over a sustained period of time cannot afford to overemphasis the importance of one subsystem at the expense of the others. At the same time internal management of the organisation cannot ignore the needs and forces from the external environment. 

The interrelated Sub-system of an Organisation