Since organizations obtain resource inputs from the environment and transform them into outputs that are returned to the environment in the form of finished goods or services, they may be viewed as:
A) stakeholders.
B) suppliers.
C) open systems.
D) transformational paradigms.
E) resource allocators.

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Organizations can be viewed as open systems because they interact with and depend on their environment for inputs (such as raw materials, labor, and capital) and produce outputs (such as goods or services) that are returned to the environment. This concept of open systems is an important part of organizational theory and helps to explain how organizations adapt and survive in response to changes in their environment. Choices A, B, D, and E do not accurately reflect this concept.

Since Organizations Obtain Resource Inputs from the Environment and Transform