According to systems thinking, managers need to understand the learn to reinforce or change whole system patterns of the whole organization, rather than just the separate elements, and to Multiple Choice Hierarchy O Contingency Synergy O Competition What is the primary focus of middle managers? Multiple Choice Facilitating individual employee performance Linking groups of people, allocating resources, coordinating teams, putting top management plans into action across the organ Looking to the long-term future and concerning themselves with general environcaltrends and the organization's overal Monitoring the external environment and determining the best strategy to be competitive