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Social organizations are flagrantly open systems in that the input of energies and the conversion of output into further energy input consists of transactions between the organization and its environment.

— Daniel Katz The Social Psychology of Organizations (1966)

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An organization which depends solely upon its blueprints of prescribed behavior is a very fragile social system.

Daniel Katz (1964)

The homeostatic principle does not apply literally to the functioning of all complex living systems, in that in counteracting entropy they move toward growth and expansion.

The Social Psychology of Organizations (1966)

Value-expressive attitudes not only give clarity to the self-image but also mold the self-image closer to the heart’s desire.

Daniel Katz (1960)

Racial prejudice is thus a generalized set of stereotypes of a high degree of consistency which includes emotional responses to race names, a belief in typical characteristics associated with race names, and an evaluation of such traits.

Daniel Katz and K.W. Braly (1935)

The aims of social science with respect to human organizations are like those of any other science with respect to the events and phenomena of its domain. Social scientists wish to understand human organizations, to describe what is essential in their form, aspects, and functions.

The Social Psychology of Organizations (1966)

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