In ________, an organization takes in resources from its external environment and converts or transforms them into goods and services that are sent back to that environment, where they are bought by customers.
A) an input-output system
B) a conversion system
C) an open system
D) a closed system

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An open system is a system that interacts with its environment by taking inputs from it and transforming them into outputs that are sent back to the environment. This is what is described in the statement - an organization takes in resources (inputs) from its external environment and converts/transforms them into goods and services (outputs) that are sent back to that environment (the customers). Choice A is incorrect because an input-output system refers to a system that only focuses on the inputs and outputs, without considering the transformation process. Choice B is incorrect because a conversion system refers to a system that only focuses on the transformation process, but doesn't consider inputs and outputs from the environment. Choice D is incorrect because a closed system refers to a system that does not interact with its environment, so it doesn't take inputs from it or send outputs back to it.

In ________, an Organization Takes in Resources from Its External