What is systems perspective? A system is composed of interconnected structures that cooperate in processes to achieve set objectives. From the perspective of an organizational structure, the organization is unified with a purpose seen as the larger system composed of parts called subsystems. The systems thinking perspective applies engineering/scientific principles to social and business structures. Instead of a traditional analysis approach that focuses analysis in isolation on root causes, the systems thinking perspective applies to the entire system, to feedback, to interactions from all sources. Systems thinking allows managers to understand and develop adaptive behaviors in their approach to problem solving. Managers must understand why and communicate how and why the chosen actions are necessary. It is common for most to not understand how their decisions actually occur and the outcome that follows. As J. Atwater and Paul Pittman (2006) explain, today's decisions are dynamically complex and one decision can provoke many other reactions from the single choice, and traditional analysis in isolation rarely has the expected result. According to Jay Forrester (1995) , the systems thinking perspective is a way to deal with changes over time. Solving problems from a systems approach is reflected as approaching problem solving holistically and not in isolation. Systems thinking is a process of understanding how a process is viewed from a systems perspective. The focus of systems thinking is that problems are cyclical rather than a series of causes and effects. Systems thinking allows managers to understand and develop adaptive behaviors in their approach to problem solving. Managers must understand why ... middle of paper ... a product that has positioned them as a leader in shoe production, but also in its supply chain. As stated earlier, from an organization's perspective, the structure of the organization, how the organizational structure influences behavior, and decision making place constraints on what the company is trying to achieve. References Atwater, J., & Pittman, P (2006). Facilitating systems thinking in business classrooms. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 273 - 290.De Wit, B., & Meyer, R. (2010). Strategy: process, content, context, an international perspective. Cengage Learning.Forrester, J. W. (1995). The beginning of system dynamics. The McKinnsey Quaterly, 4 - 16.Hamel, G., & Prahalad, C. (1996). Competing for the future. Harvard Business School.Kotter, J.P. (2012). The big idea accelerates. Harvard Business Review, 45 - 58.