Reference:Evolution of socio-technical systems
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The evolution of socio-technical systems was originally published in 1980 by the Ontario Quality of Working Life Centre. Copyright was held by Eric Trist, now by his surviving family. Reproduced here with permission.
| Introduction | Foreword | The Historical Background | Primary work system | Whole organization systems | Macroscial level | References |
The evolution of socio-technical systems
a conceptual framework and an action research program
Eric Trist
Associate of the Ontario Quality of Working Life Centre
Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Social Ecology, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto
Professor Emeritus, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
This paper was first presented at the Conference on Organizational Design and Performance in April 1980, sponsored by the Centre for the Study of Organizational Innovation, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. It is due to be published in Perspectives on Organizational Design and Behaviour by Andy Van de Ven and William Joyce, Wiley Interscience, August 1981.
Reproduction rights of material from this paper should be negotiated directly with the author. For further copies of the paper and information related to QWL please contact the information service of the Ontario Quality of Working Life Centre.
Ontario Ministry of Labour
Ontario Quality of Working Life Centre
400 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario, M7A IT7 Telephone: (416) 965-5958 Telex: 06219730
ISSN 0227-4426 ISBN 0-7743-6286-3
