Katz, Kahn, and Thompson Viewed the Organization as an Open

Katz, Kahn, and Thompson viewed the organization as an open system, which means

A) it is more likely to experience entropy than is a closed system.
B) it uses resources from the external environment for internal processes but does not return anything to the external environment.
C) the input, process, and output stages in the production process are performed in the external environment.
D) it is a self-contained system that is not affected by changes in its environment.
E) it takes in resources from its external environment and converts them into goods that are then sent back to that environment for purchase by customers.