title: Institutions and their changing environments: structures and processes for adaptation. Part II.
abstract: Institutions are an accompanying phenomenon of modern industrial society. Either because they are still a preferred mode of treatment or because society is reluctant to do away with them, they are to remain with us. This paper attempts to answer the question asked by many executives of institutions: how to better understand the environmental forces and how to adapt effectively with minimum strain to the organization. The focus of the paper is structures and process which institutions should use in their efforts to adapt to their dynamic environment. Using appropriate structures and strategies should help to avoid regression and stagnation tendencies and will continuously infuse new ideas into the institution.
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006268:Health Facilities; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011641:Public Relations; D014481:United States