Socio-technical systems
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In organizational development, socio-technical systems (or STS) is an approach to complex organizational work design that recognizes the interaction between people and technology in workplaces.
Some topics in STS
- job design
- task analysis
- job enrichment
- job enlargement
- job rotation
- motivation
- satisfaction
- autonomy
- process improvement
- self-managing teams
The term sociotechnical systems was coined by Eric Trist and Fred Emery, founders of the Tavistock Institute in London.