Describe the system approach to management.

System approach is one of the modern school of Management Thought. It focusses on inter-related issues among various elements invovled

• Systems is combination of interlinked units
• Units work towards common goal - principle of holism
• systems can be either open or closed
• Systems have a boundary

Contribution of System Approach:

In traditional approach a part of the system is studied in isolation ignoring other components. In contrast a systems approach studies the subsystem and whole systems at the same time and understands system dynamics more comprehensively