THEORY REVIEW

Socio-Technical Theory (STS)

Socio-technical theory is an organisational theory that conceptualises a given work or other system in view of its constituent social and technical subsystems, with the goal of achieving system success through joint optimisation.

Authors

Roba Abbas (School of Business, University of Wollongong, Australia) & Katina Michael (School for the Future of Innovation in Society & School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, Arizona State University, USA)

Roba AbbasKatina Michael


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How to Cite

Abbas, R.& Michael, K. (2023) Socio-Technical Theory: A review. In S. Papagiannidis (Ed), TheoryHub Book. Available at https://open.ncl.ac.uk / ISBN: 9781739604400

Last updated
2023-09-27 18:20:58

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Theory Profile

Proposed by
Trist & Bamforth, 1951

Parent Theory
General Systems Theory, Open Systems Theory

Related Theories
Actor Network Theory, Soft Systems Theory, Work Systems Theory, Work Systems Method

Discipline
Management and business studies

Unit of Analysis
Individual, work system, organisation, industry, nation, society

Operationalised
Qualitatively / Quantitatively

Level
Meso-level

Type
Theory for Design and Action

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