Reading Analysis
Reading Analysis #2 Submit Assignment Due Sunday by 11:59pm Points 50 Submitting a file upload To assess your understanding of the reading, you are to respond to the following questions about Chapters 1, 2 and 3 (pages 3-51) in the Donaldson text How do the components of a system function? Why is purpose so important to a system thinking mindset? What does each of the tenets of systems thinking mean? What is the role of holons, circles, and loops in system thinking? Explain what Deming meant when he stated: The appreciation of a system involved understanding how interactions between the elements of a system can result in internal restrictions that force the system to behave as a single organism that automatically seeks a steady state. This steady state determines the output of the system rather than the individual elements. Thus, it is the structure of the organization rather than the employees, alone, which holds the key to improving the quality of outputs. Why is both/and thinking essential to system thinking? Your responses to the set of questions should be at least 600-700 words long (3 pages) and must cover all questions assigned that week. Develop full paragraph/short theme answers as appropriate for each question. Copy the questions into a Word document and provide your thoughts for each question. Grades will be based on completion and correct understanding of the reading.