Over-bounded And Under-bounded Systems

No. Variable Over-bounded Systems Under-bounded Systems 1 Goals Goals clear; priority unequivocal Goals unclear; priority equivocal 2 Authority relations Monolithic Multiple and competing 3 Economic Conditions Minimal short-term stress Impending economic crises 4 Role definitions Precise, detailed, restrictive Imprecise, incomplete, overlapping 5 Communication patterns Difficulties with openness when people meet Difficulties in determining who can meet and should meet 6 Human energy Constrained, blocked Diffuse, exhausting 7 Affect distribution Positive inside, negative outside Negative inside, negative outside 8 Inter-group dynamics Organisational groups dominate Identity groups dominate 9 Unconscious basic assumptions Dependency Fight-flight 10 Time span Long Short 11 Congnitive work Single theory-ideology Multiple or no theory-ideologies