Formalization of Multi-Dimensional Responsibility Taylorism versus Socio-Technical Systems Design

We analyze the organizational structure and explain the added value and the effects of such structure on the involved agents. We argue that organizational structures should be seen along at least three dimensions, instead of just one: integrality, power and information. The main aim of the research...

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Published inIEEE Workshop on Distributed Intelligent Systems: Collective Intelligence and Its Applications (DIS'06) pp. 309 - 314
Main Authors Royakkers, L., Verkerk, M.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2006
Subjects
Cultural differences
Design engineering
Electrical equipment industry
Innovation management
Intelligent systems
Process design
Production
Sociotechnical systems
Technological innovation
Technology management
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Summary:We analyze the organizational structure and explain the added value and the effects of such structure on the involved agents. We argue that organizational structures should be seen along at least three dimensions, instead of just one: integrality, power and information. The main aim of the research is to provide a formal analysis of the individual responsibilities. We show how the three dimensions of an organizational structure determine the responsibilities within a Tayloristic and a socio-technical organization
ISBN:9780769525891
076952589X
DOI:10.1109/DIS.2006.31