Entropy - is the tendency for all systems (but especially “closed” systems) to deteriorate or to wear out over time. The tendency towards entropic behaviour may however be halted or offset if the system takes in new resources, knowledge, energy, or other value inputs from the external environment. Environmental or external analysis - is a key component of the process of strategic analysis. It comprises the appraisal and evaluation of the external circumstances within which the enterprise must operate. This is because enterprise strategic choice will be influenced by the external situation within which the organization has to work. The process of environmental analysis may be used to identify external opportunities and threats facing the enterprise, however these are categorized. Environmental stability - the concept of environmental stability is used to identify and analyse the relative degree of stability and the relative rate of change that characterize the external and competitive environments in which the enterprise operates. Environmentalism -may be defined as an internal and external focus on the physical, ecological and psychological environments in which industrial, consumer and agricultural societies operate. Environmentalism is concerned with the impact of these societies on the external environments described immediately above, and with the proper or most effective way to manage or minimize that impact. Environmentalism is also concerned with human impact on the wider biosphere in which these three specific environments are located. Environmentalism cannot be separated from issues of social responsibility or ethics. Equifinality - is a systems concept predicated on the assumption that open systems can achieve their objectives in a variety of different ways. There is no one best way to achieve organizational or operational objectives. Similar ends can be achieved by different paths and from different starting points, for instance depending on the character of the contingencies prevailing within the relevant internal and external environments. A practical consequence of equifinality is that leaders, managers and administrators have greater scope and discretion in deciding how to achieve their objectives than would be suggested by other, more prescriptive schools of management thought and culture or concept formulation. Ethics - underpin the ethos and values of the enterprise, and of the people who work within it. Ethics can be defined as a conception of right or wrong conduct. Ethics tells us when our actions are “moral” or “immoral”. Ethics provide a guide to moral behaviour, and to what is “morally acceptable” or “morally unacceptable”. Ethical principles underlie the basic rules of social

DOI link for Entropy - is the tendency for all systems (but especially “closed” systems) to deteriorate or to wear out over time. The tendency towards entropic behaviour may however be halted or offset if the system takes in new resources, knowledge, energy, or other value inputs from the external environment. Environmental or external analysis - is a key component of the process of strategic analysis. It comprises the appraisal and evaluation of the external circumstances within which the enterprise must operate. This is because enterprise strategic choice will be influenced by the external situation within which the organization has to work. The process of environmental analysis may be used to identify external opportunities and threats facing the enterprise, however these are categorized. Environmental stability - the concept of environmental stability is used to identify and analyse the relative degree of stability and the relative rate of change that characterize the external and competitive environments in which the enterprise operates. Environmentalism -may be defined as an internal and external focus on the physical, ecological and psychological environments in which industrial, consumer and agricultural societies operate. Environmentalism is concerned with the impact of these societies on the external environments described immediately above, and with the proper or most effective way to manage or minimize that impact. Environmentalism is also concerned with human impact on the wider biosphere in which these three specific environments are located. Environmentalism cannot be separated from issues of social responsibility or ethics. Equifinality - is a systems concept predicated on the assumption that open systems can achieve their objectives in a variety of different ways. There is no one best way to achieve organizational or operational objectives. Similar ends can be achieved by different paths and from different starting points, for instance depending on the character of the contingencies prevailing within the relevant internal and external environments. A practical consequence of equifinality is that leaders, managers and administrators have greater scope and discretion in deciding how to achieve their objectives than would be suggested by other, more prescriptive schools of management thought and culture or concept formulation. Ethics - underpin the ethos and values of the enterprise, and of the people who work within it. Ethics can be defined as a conception of right or wrong conduct. Ethics tells us when our actions are “moral” or “immoral”. Ethics provide a guide to moral behaviour, and to what is “morally acceptable” or “morally unacceptable”. Ethical principles underlie the basic rules of social

Entropy - is the tendency for all systems (but especially “closed” systems) to deteriorate or to wear out over time. The tendency towards entropic behaviour may however be halted or offset if the system takes in new resources, knowledge, energy, or other value inputs from the external environment. Environmental or external analysis - is a key component of the process of strategic analysis. It comprises the appraisal and evaluation of the external circumstances within which the enterprise must operate. This is because enterprise strategic choice will be influenced by the external situation within which the organization has to work. The process of environmental analysis may be used to identify external opportunities and threats facing the enterprise, however these are categorized. Environmental stability - the concept of environmental stability is used to identify and analyse the relative degree of stability and the relative rate of change that characterize the external and competitive environments in which the enterprise operates. Environmentalism -may be defined as an internal and external focus on the physical, ecological and psychological environments in which industrial, consumer and agricultural societies operate. Environmentalism is concerned with the impact of these societies on the external environments described immediately above, and with the proper or most effective way to manage or minimize that impact. Environmentalism is also concerned with human impact on the wider biosphere in which these three specific environments are located. Environmentalism cannot be separated from issues of social responsibility or ethics. Equifinality - is a systems concept predicated on the assumption that open systems can achieve their objectives in a variety of different ways. There is no one best way to achieve organizational or operational objectives. Similar ends can be achieved by different paths and from different starting points, for instance depending on the character of the contingencies prevailing within the relevant internal and external environments. A practical consequence of equifinality is that leaders, managers and administrators have greater scope and discretion in deciding how to achieve their objectives than would be suggested by other, more prescriptive schools of management thought and culture or concept formulation. Ethics - underpin the ethos and values of the enterprise, and of the people who work within it. Ethics can be defined as a conception of right or wrong conduct. Ethics tells us when our actions are “moral” or “immoral”. Ethics provide a guide to moral behaviour, and to what is “morally acceptable” or “morally unacceptable”. Ethical principles underlie the basic rules of social book