$6.$ The Systems Perspective on Management

Apply your understanding of systems theory to complete the following sentences.

All organizations interact with their environment and thus are $.$

United Airlines and Continental Airlines decided to merge, in part because the companies had little overlap in their domestic routes and hubs. This is an example of $.$

Blackberry was once a dominant brand in the mobile phone market, but now holds little market share compared to Samsung and Apple. Blackberry appears to be experiencing $.$

Imagine you are the manager of a quick$-$service restaurant that sells sub sandwiches. Using the systems perspective, match each item in the table below with the appropriate system element.

Item

Input

Transformative Process

Output

Feedback

Lettuce

Bread

Profit

Repeat customers