Sociotechnical Systems Approach
In organizational development, the term sociotechnical systems describes an approach to complex organizational work design that recognizes the interaction between people and technology in workplaces. The term also refers to the interaction between society's complex infrastructures and human behavior. In this sense, society itself, and most of its sub-structures, are complex sociotechnical systems.
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