Introduction to Management

Introduction to Management book Unit 2�s assignment is based on the �Contemporary Approaches� section of Chapter 2 and the environments of a business, explained in Chapter 3. The contemporary approaches to management include: sociotechnical theory, quantitative management, organizational behavior, and system theory. Regarding environments, an organization has an internal environment, a competitive environment, and microenvironment. Your assignment to:
� Explain how the approaches presented are different from one another.
� Define �open systems� and describe the internal, competitive, and microenvironments of an organization.
� Indicate whether the approaches are relevant in the three environments and why or why not.