Blogg number 2

In management there are many theories on how a manager should to manage. The one that stands out to me is the organizational environment theory. It states that manager’s ability to manage is based off on several forces around them. Those forces will affect a manager’s ability to manage their resources. One of those forces is the external environment. So if a company sole manufacturing only fans and there are based in Canada and all of their customers are in Canada well there are probable not going to make a lot of money in the winter time. In organizational theory, there are 2 systems an open system and a closed system. An open system is designed for management so that it will be easier to manage resources. A closed system has many different controls a manger must undergo to manage their resources.

I believe this is the best management theory because it the only theory that references the outside environment as something that can alter the way a managers mange their resources. Now, I think there are many other theory that are just as good as this one but they are all internal and how to improve your managers ability to manage is based on internal environments. Which to some extend is true but the company needs to be checking both internal and the external so that their competitors do not out perform them in an every changing work environment. A company may have the best manager plan in the world but it could be all internally focus and not looking at the external then the company could be wasting valued resources on nothing. Example: like a gerbil running in the wheel. That gerbil might be the best gerbil in the world at running in that wheel but he will never go anywhere unless he can pause of a moment step outside of the wheel and then start running. I think a company needs to have both systems in pace to be successful. In my job function at the Bank of NY Mellon, there is a more of a closed system rather than an open system. If someone messes up the company, then the company can lose money and be exposed for some kind of law suit. But on the other hand many of my co-workers are very experienced and they drive the departments not the managers. I think that the based for all companies they need to have a balance of both open and closed systems that has to some external focus on the every changing work environment.


Jones, G.R., & George, J.M. (2009). Evolution of Manager Thought. 1221 Avenue of the Americas, NY: McGraw-Hill Irwin.

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