Title:
Performane by design : sociotechnical systems in North America
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Publication Information:
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : : Prentice Hall, 1993
ISBN:
9780136564973
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Library | Item Barcode | Call Number | Material Type | Item Category 1 | Status |
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Searching... | 30000005022128 | HD58.8 T39 1993 | Open Access Book | Advance Management | Searching... |
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Summary
Summary
This volume offers an exploration of successful organizational change -- through the use of a purposeful, product-oriented vision shared by all members. It stresses the four pillars of sociotechnical methodology -- systems, power, product, and purpose. For business managers, sociologists, and psychologists.
Table of Contents
| 1 What Is Sociotechnical Systems (STS)? |
| 2 How Did We Get Here? Twenty-Five Years of Sociotechnical Systems in North America |
| 3 Designing for Purpose: Understanding the Business We're In |
| 4 Designing for Product/Service: Understanding How to Make "IT" Happen |
| 5 Designing for Control: Understanding Success and How "IT" Is Unique |
| 6 Designing for Flexibility: Understanding How It's Up to Us |
| 7 Designing for Individual Satisfaction: Understanding the Quality of Working Life |
| 8 Designing for Whole Systems Capability: Understanding How It All Fits Together |
| 9 Designing for Design Success: Understanding How to Make It Succeed |
| 10 Redesigning for Renewal: Understanding for Adaptability |
| 11 Knowledge work and the Future of STS: Living with Paradox |
