Davis, MC, Challenger, R, Jayewardene, D et al. (1 more author) (2014) Advancing socio-technical systems thinking: a call for bravery. Applied Ergonomics: human factors in technology and society, 45 (2). 171 - 180. ISSN 0003-6870
Abstract
Socio-technical systems thinking has predominantly been applied to the domains of new technology and work design over the past 60 years. Whilst it has made an impact, we argue that we need to be braver, encouraging the approach to evolve and extend its reach. In particular, we need to: extend our conceptualization of what constitutes a system; apply our thinking to a much wider range of complex problems and global challenges; and engage in more predictive work. To illustrate our agenda in novel domains, we provide examples of socio-technical perspectives on the management of crowd events and environmental sustainability. We also outline a research and development agenda to take the area forward.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014. Elsevier. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Applied Ergonomics: human factors in technology and society. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Applied Ergonomics: human factors in technology and society, 45,(2014) DOI10.1016/j.apergo.2013.02.009 |
Keywords: | Systems; crowds; sustainability; prediction |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 13 Mar 2015 11:53 |
Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2018 20:09 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2013.02.009 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.apergo.2013.02.009 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:83439 |