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Socio-Technical Systems

In organizational development, socio-technical systems (or STS) is an approach to complex organizational work design that recognizes the interaction between people and technology in workplaces.

Some topics in STS

job design
task analysis
job enrichment
job enlargement
job rotation
motivation
satisfaction
autonomy
process improvement
self-managing teams

The term sociotechnical systems was coined by Eric Trist and Fred Emery, founders of the Tavistock Insitute[?] in London.

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