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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"Sociotechnical Systems"”.
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Management of Complex Sociotechnical Systems
Sociotechnical systems (STSs) rely on the collaboration between humans and autonomous decision-making units to fulfill their objectives. Highly intertwined social and technical contextual factors influence the collaboration between these human and engineered elements, and consequently the …
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Systems Theoretic Process Analysis of Sociotechnical Systems
The safety and success of complex modern systems, such as hospitals, aircraft, or software, depend on their ability to integrate people and technical components. For example, doctors must be able to use their computerized surgical tools to treat their patients successfully, airplane pilots must be …
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Abstraction and application: complementary perspectives on sociotechnical systems
Algorithmic and technological systems are often developed using abstract models and objectives, but are ultimately used for specialized real-world applications; the gap between these levels of design and use often leads to unmet user needs or amplified harms at scale. Addressing this gap benefits …
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A framework for sense-making of complex sociotechnical systems
Contemporary engineering systems are often highly complex, large-scale, open sociotechnical systems, with strongly interwoven technical systems and social players within a dynamic environmental context that influences both social and technical spheres. Examples of such systems include online social …
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Modelling methodology for assessing the impact of new technology on complex sociotechnical systems
Developing complex sociotechnical systems often involves integrating new technology into existing systems by applying systems engineering processes. This requires an understanding of the problem space and the possible impact of the new technology. Systems engineering uses modelling to explore the …
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A Sociotechnical Systems Analysis of the Approval Process for a Complex Public Works Proposal
<p>This research applied sociotechnical systems theory to explore the process used by two elected bodies to decide upon adoption of a complex technical engineering proposal. The research used a modified sociotechnical systems conceptual framework that was developed by Pava (1983) for application to …
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Sociotechnical systems in campus stormwater management: impediments and driving forces for refined sustainable systems
… post-development analysis. This is often due to sociotechnical factors which account for both technical knowledge and social influences. My thesis is a pilot study for a longer campaign in the dissemination of knowledge about campus stormwater practices. This project identifies campus exemplars …
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Stabilizing the Seesaw: Accomplishing a Balanced Work Life Through the Application of Sociotechnical Systems Theory
This paper discusses Sociotechnical Systems theory and how it can be applied to our current technological environment in both corporate life and in an individual's personal life. It is suggested that as technology advances, the corporation and management styles must as well. Peter Drucker's and …
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An Identity-Oriented Systems Engineering Framework for Complex Sociotechnical Systems: A case study of Zero Robotics
… there are many frameworks for studying complex systems, a framework with a focus on advancing social justice and an integration of technological and social considerations is missing. This work introduces the Intersectional Antiracist Technology Framework as a new tool and applies it to an …
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A Sociotechnical Systems Approach to Road Safety in a Low- and Medium- Income Country: Gauteng Province South Africa
… South Africa, from 2015 to 2020. Using a Sociotechnical Systems framework, the study examines how social and technical elements interact to influence road safety outcomes. Drawing on data analytics and mathematical modelling, the study transitions from traditional statistical methods: …
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Digital black boxes: apprehending fast and dynamic sociotechnical networks
… a world now dominated by complex and fast moving sociotechnical systems. This work considers the difficulties presented in even discussing such systems in an intelligible manner, especially given that many escape the immediate capabilities of human cognition to properly apprehend. Numerous means …
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Development of a predictive coalition building analysis for stakeholders of sociotechnical systems: case studies of high-speed rail development in the Northeast Corridor of the United States and the Tōhoku Shinkansen extension from Hachinohe to Shin-Aomori, Japan
… complex, multi-stakeholder high-speed rail (HSR) systems: 1) the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the United States, and 2) the Tōhoku Shinkansen extension from Hachinohe to Shin-Aomori, Japan. In the NEC case, we test PCBA for its sensitivity and robustness to perturbations, demonstrating that the …
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A Sociotechnical Approach to Evaluating the Effects of Managerial Time Allotment on Department Performance
… balance their time to meet greater demands. The sociotechnical systems principle of joint optimization states that organizations function optimally when design changes are made to meet the needs of both the social and technical subsystems in the context of the organization's environment. This …
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Using a system-theoretic approach to identify cyber- vulnerabilities and mitigations in industrial control systems
… power, gas and water distribution control systems. The traditional industrial practice to enhance security posture by utilizing IT security-biased protection methods narrowly focuses on improving cyber hygiene and individual component protection. Albeit essential and a good countermeasure …
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Sustainability Hacking: conceptual development and empirical exploration
… has systematically reviewed the literature on sociotechnical system change for sustainability. This review exposed and discussed 15 theoretical foundations that shape what changes are perceived as desirable and attainable, as well as how to navigate between all the coexisting pathways to drive …
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Designing for voice in the vacuum : property in citizenship for democratic equality for future spacefarers
… and the many operationally prescriptive systems needed to manage them. Such sociotechnical systems will be characterized by hierarchy, routine, and continuous monitoring. Any humans living in space will spend the entirety of their time under conditions characterized by such systems. Under …
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A framework for analyzing the sustainability of peer produced science commons
… for sustaining shared environmental resource systems, such as fisheries, pastures, and forests. This dissertation explores the commons as a governance model for sustaining shared resources in cooperative scientific research settings. It asks how governance models used in cooperative research …
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A New Framework: The Sociotechnical Approach to Nation Branding
… and collaboration of technical and social systems to assess if the principles of Sociotechnical Systems Theory advance the theory and practice of nation branding. Following a mixed-method and mixed-model approach, using interviews, questionnaire and documentary evidence the aim of this work …
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User-generated censorship : manipulating the maps of social media
… merely travels, are in fact contingent sociotechnical systems upon and through which users effect their politics through the power of algorithms. By strategically pulling the levers which make links to sites more or less visible, users recompose the representations of the world produced …
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