Towards the Development of a Sociotechnical Systems Model in Woodlands Mechanical Harvesting
- 1 September 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Human Relations
- Vol. 33 (9) , 623-645
- https://doi.org/10.1177/001872678003300902
Abstract
An empirical study was conducted among eight similarly organized work groups numbering between 17 and 23 mechanics, operators, and supervisors each and employing similar and very sophisticated mechanical-harvesting equipment. Productivity of the higher-performing groups was double that of the lower performers. This article identifies key variables and their interactions in a model designed to explain the productivity variance. The model is developed from a sociotechnical systems perspective.Keywords
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