Leadership week 2 response 1 – Systems Theory and the Difference Between Open and Closed Systems
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Subject area Nursing Academic Level Master
Style APA Number of sources/references 4
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Please respond to Angelas post in one of the following ways Ask a probing question, substantiated with additional background information, evidence or research.
Share an insight from having read your colleagues’ postings, synthesizing the information to provide new perspectives.
Validate an idea with your own experience and additional research.
Make a suggestion based on additional evidence drawn from readings or after synthesizing multiple postings
The Infrastructure of an Organization: A Systems Theory View
Interactional theory is based on the premise that leadership behavior is generally determined by the relationship between the leader’s personality and the specific situation.
Systems Theory and the Difference Between Open and Closed Systems
Closed system models consider the external environment to be stable and predictable, and they assume that it does not intervene in or cause problems for the functioning of an organization, therefore closed system models do not depend on the external environment, they are enclosed and sealed off from the outside world. An open system within the organization depends on its supporting environment for continued inputs.
Description of Problem Identified in Your Current Organization
Leadership effectiveness requires the ability to use the problem-solving process: and maintain group effectiveness, communicate well, demonstrate leader fairness, competence, dependability, and creativity. In my current organization we recently had a staffing crisis, staffing retention posed a huge problem. Changes are needed in how the unit is managed and organized, the orientation process needs to be completely changed and reorganized. Instead of problems solving and coming up with a new way to retain staff, more work was put on to the current nursing staff to cover the shortage, which in return seasoned staff began to get burned out and quite therefore adding to the already staffing crisis.
Explain the Problem from a Closed-System Perspective
The current situation was currently dealt with from a closed system perspective, the management staff did not look to the organization itself to help with the issue, all of the issues were dealt with internally, the nursing float pool from the main hospital campus was not utilized, a new orientation model was not implemented, so this still remains a huge issue in the retaining of the new staff.
Describe how the Problem Could be Addressed by open-system perspective
In an open system the organization adapts its functioning in response to negative feedback and external information signals through series of iterative adjustments that will allow the system to evolve. The negative feedback that has been given to the management staff should be used as basis of problem solving, looking at other orientation models and concepts from other areas that are similar to ours, and simply by showing staff and getting the staff involved in the changes would help to show that they are trying to improve the unit.
References
Marquis, B., & Huston, C. (2017). Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing Theory and Application (9th ed.) Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Meyer, R., & O’Brien-Pallas, L. (2010, July 30). Nursing Services Delivery Theory: an open system approach. Journal of Advanced
Nursing. Retrieved from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/doi/10.1111/j.1365
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