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A Socio-technical toolbox for business systems analysis and design

Bednar, Peter LU and Sadok, Moufida (2015) 1st International Workshop on Socio-Technical Perspective in IS Development (STPIS'15) 1374. p.29-31
Abstract
This paper provides an overview of a socio-technical toolbox (STT) based on a combination of methods from a number of contemporary socio-technical (ST) methodologies. The STT supports a pragmatic ST approach to organizational change practice and job redesign. It has been developed and used in practice in many different types of organizations over a period of many years. The use in practice of STT supports constructive learning and develops critical analysis skills of the students who will be future systems analysts or designers. It also improves companies' understanding of their job practices and enhances their learning about their business sustainability. Our findings show that these experiences of improvements are not dependent on the... (More)
This paper provides an overview of a socio-technical toolbox (STT) based on a combination of methods from a number of contemporary socio-technical (ST) methodologies. The STT supports a pragmatic ST approach to organizational change practice and job redesign. It has been developed and used in practice in many different types of organizations over a period of many years. The use in practice of STT supports constructive learning and develops critical analysis skills of the students who will be future systems analysts or designers. It also improves companies' understanding of their job practices and enhances their learning about their business sustainability. Our findings show that these experiences of improvements are not dependent on the sector or the size of the involved companies and confirm the perceived usefulness and relevance of ST analysis in practice. (Less)
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Contextual Dependency, Contextual Analysis, Systems Analysis, Organizational Learning, Socio-Technical analysis, Systems Practice, Organizational Change, Work Related Learning, Organizational Excellence, Work Design
host publication
Conference Proceedings
editor
Kowalski, Stewart ; Bednar, Peter and Bider, Ilia
volume
1374
pages
12 pages
publisher
CEUR-WS
conference name
1st International Workshop on Socio-Technical Perspective in IS Development (STPIS'15)
conference location
Stockholm, Sweden
conference dates
2015-06-09
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  • scopus:84937501113
ISSN
1613-0073
language
English
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26e49c15-06c0-4508-b56a-a6977667349a (old id 7450779)
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http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-1374/paper2.pdf
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  abstract     = {{This paper provides an overview of a socio-technical toolbox (STT) based on a combination of methods from a number of contemporary socio-technical (ST) methodologies. The STT supports a pragmatic ST approach to organizational change practice and job redesign. It has been developed and used in practice in many different types of organizations over a period of many years. The use in practice of STT supports constructive learning and develops critical analysis skills of the students who will be future systems analysts or designers. It also improves companies' understanding of their job practices and enhances their learning about their business sustainability. Our findings show that these experiences of improvements are not dependent on the sector or the size of the involved companies and confirm the perceived usefulness and relevance of ST analysis in practice.}},
  author       = {{Bednar, Peter and Sadok, Moufida}},
  booktitle    = {{Conference Proceedings}},
  editor       = {{Kowalski, Stewart and Bednar, Peter and Bider, Ilia}},
  issn         = {{1613-0073}},
  keywords     = {{Contextual Dependency; Contextual Analysis; Systems Analysis; Organizational Learning; Socio-Technical analysis; Systems Practice; Organizational Change; Work Related Learning; Organizational Excellence; Work Design}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{29--31}},
  publisher    = {{CEUR-WS}},
  title        = {{A Socio-technical toolbox for business systems analysis and design}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/3593113/7450867}},
  volume       = {{1374}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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