Wednesday, January 20, 2010

System Theory

Here is Littlejohn's depiction of the simple components of a system - not necessary being applied to an organization.











Here is Littlejohn's model of a organizational system.
















Chapter 1 of your text outline the process of group behavior as taking place in a sequence of three steps - Input, Throughput and Output.

Assignment - Food for thought -
Think about any class you took last semester- write out a list of the input, output, and throughput for that group (class).


Be prepared to discuss in class. Post answers in the comment section.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Welcome!

Welcome to Teamwork in Organizations, to the 2010 Spring semester. It is my pleasure to have you in class and I look forward to working with each of you.