▁of ▁entropy ▁in ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁therm od ynam ics . ▁The ▁essential ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁entropy ▁is ▁that ▁systems ▁naturally ▁tend ▁to ▁de vol ve ▁to ▁lower ▁states ▁of ▁energy , ▁which ▁takes ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁loss ▁of ▁structure ▁and ▁information ▁content . ▁O ng o ing ▁inputs ▁of ▁energy ▁are ▁required ▁simply ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁system ▁in ▁its ▁current ▁state ▁of ▁structure ▁and ▁information . ▁Further ▁inputs ▁of ▁energy ▁are ▁then ▁required ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁structure ▁and ▁information ▁content ▁of ▁a ▁system . ▁Anal og ously , ▁in ▁organizations ▁as ▁systems , ▁man agers ▁must ▁provide ▁continuous ▁inputs ▁of ▁energy ▁and ▁attention ▁to ▁maintain ▁or ▁improve ▁the ▁order ▁and ▁structure ▁in ▁an ▁organization ' s ▁value - cre ation ▁processes . ▁ ▁Second , ▁compet ence ▁must ▁include ▁an ▁ability ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁system ic ▁nature ▁of ▁organizations ▁and ▁of ▁their ▁interactions ▁with ▁other ▁organizations . ▁The ▁requirement ▁of ▁coord ination ▁of ▁resources ▁addresses ▁this ▁dimension ▁of ▁compet ence . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁instance , ▁compet ence ▁requires ▁an ▁ability ▁to ▁coordinate ▁an ▁organization ' s ▁own ▁organization - specific ▁resources ▁– ▁i . e ., ▁the ▁resources ▁within ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁organization ▁and ▁thus ▁under ▁its ▁direct ▁control ▁– ▁in ▁processes ▁of ▁creating ▁value ▁through ▁product ▁creation ▁and ▁real ization . ▁In ▁addition , ▁compet ence ▁involves ▁accessing ▁and ▁coordin ating ▁important ▁organization - address able ▁resources ▁that ▁lie ▁beyond ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁organization . ▁Pro viders ▁of ▁key ▁organization - address able ▁resources ▁include