▁To ▁lead ▁an ▁organization ▁in ▁ach ieving ▁goals ▁requires ▁that ▁man agers ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁define ▁organiz ational ▁goals ▁that ▁promise ▁a ▁satisf actory ▁level ▁of ▁goal ▁achiev ement ▁for ▁all ▁individual ▁and ▁institution al ▁prov iders ▁of ▁the ▁essential ▁resources ▁the ▁organization ▁needs . ▁Thus , ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁organiz ational ▁compet ence ▁recogn izes ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁multiple ▁st ake hold ers ▁and ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁meeting ▁the ▁expect ations ▁of ▁all ▁prov iders ▁of ▁essential ▁resources ▁in ▁sust aining ▁the ▁value - cre ating ▁processes ▁of ▁an ▁organization . ▁ ▁Five ▁modes ▁of ▁compet ence ▁ ▁Each ▁compet ence ▁mode ▁ar ises ▁from ▁a ▁specific ▁level ▁of ▁activity ▁with ▁an ▁organization ▁as ▁an ▁open ▁system . ▁The ▁term ▁mode ▁of ▁compet ence ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁this ▁discussion ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁an ▁important ▁way ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁compet ence ▁of ▁an ▁organization ▁is ▁expressed ▁through ▁specific ▁kinds ▁of ▁activities ▁and ▁processes . ▁Further , ▁as ▁the ▁discussion ▁below ▁explains , ▁each ▁compet ence ▁mode ▁results ▁from ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁kind ▁of ▁organiz ational ▁flex ibility ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁changing ▁and ▁diverse ▁environmental ▁conditions , ▁such ▁as ▁evol ving ▁market ▁dem ands , ▁techn ological ▁change ▁and ▁compet itive ▁develop ments ▁in ▁an ▁industry . ▁Each ▁kind ▁of ▁flex ibility ▁can ▁in ▁turn ▁be ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁kind ▁of ▁port folio ▁of ▁strateg ic ▁options ▁that ▁each ▁flex ibility ▁brings ▁to ▁an ▁organization . ▁ ▁Compet ence ▁mode ▁I : ▁cogn itive ▁flex ibility ▁to ▁imagine ▁alternative ▁strateg ic ▁log ics .