ALL WORK MUST BE ORIGINAL. NO PLAIGIARISM.

• You are introduced to the organization as a system. Explain how the open systems model would be valuable in understanding how things work in your organization and for organizational improvement.
• The article by Gosling and Mintzberg (2003) introduced the concept of the worldly mindset. Select a recent article from current events (past 90 days) related to a specific aspect of this mind-set or a company that functions in a “worldly” manner.

Write a well written, two paragraph summary of the article. Include the following:

• A paragraph summarizing the primary components of the article.
• A paragraph presenting your analysis of the article and how it is related to our reading this week about the worldly mind-set.