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Majchrzak, Ann, Cotter, John, Karasek, Robert, Taylor, James and Eveland, Leslie (1988): The Application of Sociotechnical Systems Design to Computer Integrated Manufacturing. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 32nd Annual Meeting 1988. pp. 749-750.

“Sociotechnical Systems (STS) theory rests on two premises. The first is that, in any purposeful organization in which humans are required to perform activities, the desired output is achieved through the actions of a social as well as a technical system. These systems are interlocked such that the achievement of the output becomes a function of their joint operation. The second premise is that every sociotechnical system is embedded in an environment that is influenced by a culture, its values, and a set of generally acceptable practices. Thus, any organization operates as an open system, in which the boundaries between the environment and the individual systems are highly permeable (see Davis and Taylor, Design of Jobs, 1979 for a fuller discussion of the basic tenets of STS theory.)”

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