Journal articles: 'Socio-technical change'

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Williams, Susan P., and Catherine Hardy. "Public eProcurement as socio-technical change." Strategic Change 14, no. 5 (2005): 273–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsc.728.

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Kemper, Joya A., and Paul W. Ballantine. "Socio-Technical Transitions and Institutional Change." Journal of Macromarketing 37, no. 4 (June 21, 2017): 381–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0276146717715746.

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Obesity, climate change and poverty are some of the most serious health, environmental and social issues of the 21st century. Current initiatives to address these wicked issues typically focus on the individual and community, with social marketing being a common tool. However, the effectiveness of social marketing in helping to combat these wicked issues has been mixed at best. We use the multi-level perspective on socio-technical transitions (MLP) to further our understanding of how macro-social marketing might be used to address the wicked problem of obesity. In doing so, we further conceptualize how formal and informal institutions might contribute to the emerging field of macro-social marketing.

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Weilbach, Lizette, and Machdel Matthee. "Understanding Change from a Socio-technical Perspective." International Journal of Systems and Society 3, no. 1 (January 2016): 80–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijss.2016010106.

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In this paper the authors report on a socio-technical analysis of the change caused by an e-textbook implementation in a secondary school in South Africa. The Punctuated Socio-Technical Change (PSIC) model was considered because it affirms the socio-technical nature of existing educational research on ICT enabled change, and also extends it by recognising the episodic nature of change. On a vertical level the model allowed the authors to identify and distinguish between the factors and events which influenced the change in the organisation on four different levels. On a horizontal level, the model makes the disequilibrium between the socio-technical system components visible as they happen over time. Data was collected during the first phase of action research and analysed using the PSIC model. It is found that, despite the preparatory events leading to the full roll out, as well as the positive affordances of the new technology, the equilibrium of the socio-technical components of the work system was severely disrupted. The technology infrastructure did not support the e-textbook platform and the implementation of more than one platform clearly caused confusion. The experience of the teachers was that they were not offered sufficient support and that the e-textbooks they were expected to use, did not support the teaching and learning task. Consequently, the authors suggested some interventions to stabilise the socio-technical work system, of which some have already realised. As the ST-model used within the PSIC model fails to address the vertical gaps between levels in sufficient detail, the authors intend to apply ANT in future research to overcome this shortcoming.

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Rouse, William B., and Nicoleta Serban. "Understanding change in complex socio-technical systems." Information Knowledge Systems Management 10, no. 1-4 (2011): 25–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/iks-2012-0184.

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Fischer, Gerhard, and Thomas Herrmann. "Socio-Technical Systems." International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development 3, no. 1 (January 2011): 1–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jskd.2011010101.

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Meta-design of socio-technical systems complies with the need to integrate two types of structures and processes: technical systems, which are engineered to provide anticipatable and reliable interactions between users and systems, and social systems, which are contingent in their interactions and a subject of evolution. Meta-design is focused on objectives, techniques, and processes to allow users to act as designers. It provides, rather than fixed solutions, frameworks within which all stakeholders can contribute to the development of technical functionality and the evolution of the social side, such as organizational change, knowledge construction, and collaborative learning. This paper combines the theoretical framework of meta-design and its underlying principles with the consideration of methodological aspects and practical cases. Five different principles are explored: (1) cultures of participation, (2) empowerment for adaptation and evolution, (3) seeding and evolutionary growth, (4) underdesign of models of socio-technical processes, and (5) structuring of communication. Design collaboratories and knowledge management are used as examples to analyze meta-designed systems representing socio-technical solutions as well as frameworks within which socio-technical solutions can be developed. The combination of theoretical and methodological considerations leads to a set of practical guidelines for meta-designers.

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Lyytinen, Kalle, and Mike Newman. "Explaining information systems change: a punctuated socio-technical change model." European Journal of Information Systems 17, no. 6 (December 2008): 589–613. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/ejis.2008.50.

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Sørensen, Ole H. "The governance of socio-technical systems: explaining change." European Planning Studies 25, no. 2 (November 3, 2016): 349–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2017.1253326.

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Bednar, Peter, and Christine Elizabeth Welch. "Contextual inquiry and socio-technical practice." Kybernetes 43, no. 9/10 (November 3, 2014): 1310–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/k-07-2014-0156.

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Purpose – During discussions at the ASC 2013 Conference, the authors were stimulated to consider acting, learning and understanding in the context of organizational change, and in particular the relationship between organizational actors and external analysts. The purpose of this paper is to review from a cybernetic perspective how a socio-technical toolbox can help to facilitate organizational change, and to examine issues involved in use of such a toolbox by organizational actors supported by expert analysts. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is conceptual and adopts a critical stance, i.e. to provide support for emancipation of individuals through ownership and control of their own analyses. Findings – Drawing on work by e.g. Bateson, the authors consider organizations as dynamic and complex human activity systems, and how actors can be helped to develop a productive learning “spiral” of acting and reflecting by means of a proposed socio-technical toolbox. Acting and reflecting upon action can be seen to form a “double helix” of learning, leading to richer understandings of contextual dependencies. Engaged actors need support to surface their contextually dependent understandings, individual and collectively and engage in a “dance of change”. Practical implications – Change is endemic in organizational life. When engaging with change activity that attempts to address complexity (as opposed to complicatedness), contextual experts need to be the key decision takers. This means a redistribution not only of responsibility and action but also decision-taking power. Originality/value – The paper suggests augmentation of traditional socio-technical methods to address dynamic complexity.

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Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen, and Gary Massey. "Socio-technical issues in professional translation practice." Translation Spaces 6, no. 1 (October 13, 2017): 104–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/ts.6.1.06ehr.

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Abstract According to the International Ergonomics Association, a focus on organizational ergonomics recognizes that people work within socio-technical systems that encompass tools, equipment, and computer interfaces as well as other actors in their professional environment and networks. In recent research, we have started investigating such socio-technical factors from an ergonomic perspective. Observations at professional workplaces, responses to questionnaires, and in-depth interviews with translators suggest that their perceived self-determination is more important to the success of socio-technical change than the technological developments themselves. A lack of involvement in decision-making at the workflow level may explain why so many translators have been resistant to taking new technology on board. We discuss how a feedback culture could mitigate many socio-technical issues by giving translators a voice in change and empowering them to contribute to organizational learning and growth.

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Steghofer, Jan-Philipp. "Change is Afoot: Applying Change Management Theories to Self-Organizing Socio-Technical Systems." IEEE Technology and Society Magazine 36, no. 3 (September 2017): 56–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/mts.2017.2728735.

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Gersonius, B., R. Ashley, and C. Zevenbergen. "The identity approach for assessing socio-technical resilience to climate change: example of flood risk management for the Island of Dordrecht." Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 12, no. 7 (July 10, 2012): 2139–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-12-2139-2012.

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Abstract. Recent EU guidance on adaptation calls for the enhancement of socio-technical resilience to climate change. However, socio-technical resilience is relatively poorly defined and this makes it difficult to apply in practice. This paper uses the concept of identity as a vehicle to advance the definition and assessment of socio-technical resilience. Identity comprises four aspects (components, relationships, innovation, and continuity) that constitute the minimum of what has to be identified and specified if resilience is to be assessed. Characterising the identity of a socio-technical system requires the conceptualisation of these four aspects in relation to the particular function provided by the system (e.g. flood risk management) and also the identification of the specific variables and thresholds that reflect changes in identity. We have demonstrated the utility of the identity approach, using the example of flood risk management for the Island of Dordrecht, the Netherlands. Based on the results, socio-technical resilience has been redefined as the ability of the system to continue to function as expected in the face of change. This definition implies that a system is resilient when it can deliver performance without a change of identity by continuing compliance with standards and expectations.

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Büscher, Christian, Michael Ornetzeder, and Bert Droste-Franke. "Amplified socio-technical problems in converging infrastructures." TATuP - Zeitschrift für Technikfolgenabschätzung in Theorie und Praxis 29, no. 2 (July 17, 2020): 11–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.14512/tatup.29.2.11.

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Converging infrastructures illustrate the complexity of the processes involved in both operational sector coupling and socio-technical sector integration. What consequences of this development can technology impact research estimate today and what difficulties will arise in doing so? This article introduces the TATuP special topic as well as the individual contributions and also addresses socio-political aspects, beyond the usual questions of technical feasibility and efficiency: What strategies are developed to initiate and control comprehensive change? What are the mechanisms to maintain the ability to act despite great uncertainties for all those concerned with future converging infrastructures for energy, transport, and heating/cooling. The interdisciplinary approach to the topic focuses on three central “socio-technical problems” and gives a first insight into the conditions under which converging infrastructures emerge and what consequences these processes might have.

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Avgerou and McGrath. "Power, Rationality, and the Art of Living through Socio-Technical Change." MIS Quarterly 31, no. 2 (2007): 295. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/25148792.

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McLeod, Laurie, and Bill Doolin. "Information systems development as situated socio-technical change: a process approach." European Journal of Information Systems 21, no. 2 (March 2012): 176–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/ejis.2011.43.

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Mcloughlin, Ian, Richard Badham, and Paul Couchman. "Rethinking Political Process in Technological Change: Socio-technical Configurations and Frames." Technology Analysis & Strategic Management 12, no. 1 (March 2000): 17–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/095373200107210.

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Luna-Reyes, Luis F., Jing Zhang, J. Ramón Gil-García, and Anthony M. Cresswell. "Information systems development as emergent socio-technical change: a practice approach." European Journal of Information Systems 14, no. 1 (March 2005): 93–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000524.

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Rutherford, Jonathan, and Olivier Coutard. "Urban Energy Transitions: Places, Processes and Politics of Socio-technical Change." Urban Studies 51, no. 7 (April 22, 2014): 1353–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098013500090.

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Kanger, Laur, and Johan Schot. "Deep transitions: Theorizing the long-term patterns of socio-technical change." Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 32 (September 2019): 7–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2018.07.006.

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Leeuwis, Cees, and Noelle Aarts. "Communication as intermediation for socio-technical innovation." Journal of Science Communication 15, no. 06 (December 16, 2016): C02. http://dx.doi.org/10.22323/2.15060302.

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The academic interest in 'science and technology communication' has evolved from different societal domains and fields of application, giving rise to different scholarly traditions. This contribution introduces current issues and agendas in a field that has its origin at the interface of (agricultural) innovation studies, rural development sociology and the communication sciences. The paper starts with a brief sketch of the history of the field. When compared to earlier approaches, current thinking about 'communication, innovation and development' pays greater attention to limitations in the potential of orchestrating change and innovation in pre-planned directions, and to political and institutional dimensions of both communication and innovation. In relation to this, new lines of questioning are discussed. The article ends with a reflection on the usefulness of the thinking from different historical periods today. It is argued that approaches to science and technology communication need to be matched with the level of complexity of the issue at hand.

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Wang, Liqiao, and Peter Wells. "Automobilities after SARS-CoV-2: A Socio-Technical Perspective." Sustainability 12, no. 15 (July 24, 2020): 5978. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12155978.

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This paper presents an analysis, informed by socio-technical transitions theory and the socially derived concept of automobility, of the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and resulting COVID-19 pandemic on automobility in Europe. The paper argues that the concept of a pervasive, sudden, and powerful crisis has not previously be explored in the socio-technical transitions literature. The strong behavioural changes in physical and virtual mobility associated with the pandemic are argued to be particularly significant, representing a ‘living lab’ in which to explore the possibilities for disintegrating the boundaries of the automobility system, thereby breaking the enduring structures and practices that have enabled automobility to remain largely unchallenged in the policy arena. Change processes previously underway in the automotive industry and in automobility are not impacted equally by the pandemic. We present initial evidence that mobility sharing will reduce, while the acceptance of electric cars will increase. However, it is also concluded that the hegemony of private automobility is not in itself threatened by pandemic outcomes.

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Doherty, Neil F., and Malcolm King. "From technical to socio-technical change: tackling the human and organizational aspects of systems development projects." European Journal of Information Systems 14, no. 1 (March 2005): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000517.

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Abdelnour-Nocera, José, and Helen Sharp. "Understanding Conflicts in Agile Adoption through Technological Frames." International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development 4, no. 2 (April 2012): 29–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jskd.2012040104.

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In this paper, adoption of a new software development method is viewed as socio-technical innovation and change; a framework based on Bijker’s Technological Frames (TF) is developed and used to model this innovation and change. To illustrate this process findings from one case study of a large organization adopting the agile software development method are presented. Qualitative data were collected from observations, interviews, and documents and analysed using TFs. The authors’ findings show that viewing agile adoption as socio-technical innovation and change provides results that resonate with existing research in the area and extends it. The key contribution of this case study to the socio-technical literature on systems development is a practical demonstration of how TFs can be used to facilitate the socio-technical understanding and identification of conflicts between stakeholder groups while going through the adoption of a new software development method.

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Chappin, Emile J. L., and Telli van der Lei. "Adaptation of interconnected infrastructures to climate change: A socio-technical systems perspective." Utilities Policy 31 (December 2014): 10–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2014.07.003.

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Bugge, Markus M., Lars Coenen, and Are Branstad. "Governing socio-technical change: Orchestrating demand for assisted living in ageing societies." Science and Public Policy 45, no. 4 (February 28, 2018): 468–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scy010.

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Marcel de Arruda Torresa, Pablo. "Design for Socio-technical Innovation: A Proposed Model to Design the Change." Design Journal 20, sup1 (July 28, 2017): S3035—S3046. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14606925.2017.1352811.

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Markard, Jochen, Marco Suter, and Karin Ingold. "Socio-technical transitions and policy change – Advocacy coalitions in Swiss energy policy." Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 18 (March 2016): 215–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2015.05.003.

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Elzen, Boelie, Bert Enserink, and Wim A. Smit. "Socio-Technical Networks: How a Technology Studies Approach May Help to Solve Problems Related to Technical Change." Social Studies of Science 26, no. 1 (February 1996): 95–141. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030631296026001006.

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Spoerri, Andy, Daniel J. Lang, Beat Staeubli, and Roland W. Scholz. "Technological change in Swiss thermal waste treatment: An expert-based socio-technical analysis." Waste Management 30, no. 7 (July 2010): 1382–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2010.02.008.

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Jain, Sanjay. "From Creative Destruction to Convoluted Construction: Socio-technical change in the music industry." Academy of Management Proceedings 2019, no. 1 (August 1, 2019): 12944. http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2019.12944abstract.

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Geels, Frank W., and René Kemp. "Dynamics in socio-technical systems: Typology of change processes and contrasting case studies." Technology in Society 29, no. 4 (November 2007): 441–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2007.08.009.

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Jain, Sanjay. "Fumbling to the future? Socio-technical regime change in the recorded music industry." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 158 (September 2020): 120168. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120168.

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Bawden, David. "Tools for change and progress. A socio-technical approach to business process reengineering." International Journal of Information Management 16, no. 2 (April 1996): 159. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0268-4012(96)90087-0.

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Horne, Ralph, and Tony Dalton. "Transition to low carbon? An analysis of socio-technical change in housing renovation." Urban Studies 51, no. 16 (January 8, 2014): 3445–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098013516684.

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Chilvers, Jason, Helen Pallett, and Tom Hargreaves. "Ecologies of participation in socio-technical change: The case of energy system transitions." Energy Research & Social Science 42 (August 2018): 199–210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.03.020.

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Dias, Marcelo, and Matias Ramirez. "Niche evolution, external circumstances, and network transformation." Revista Brasileira de Inovação 19 (July 6, 2020): e0200011. http://dx.doi.org/10.20396/rbi.v19i0.8657550.

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This article analyses the impact of external factors on niche evolution and, in particular, the change from a technical niche into a socio-technical niche. When we review the literature on niche evolution, we find that discussions on the impact of external factors on niche evolution are not clear, particularly, on new financial sponsors’ expectations. Therefore, this paper attempts to answer the following research question: Do changes in public financial resources contribute to transforming a technical niche into a socio-technical niche? We analysed an agricultural innovation niche case based on Butiá Native Fruits (e.g. Butiá odorata and others species), developed mainly by Temperate Climate Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) to understand whether and how external factors might contribute to an evolution of a niche. We found that new financial sponsors’ expectations can cause an important change in the evolution of a niche. Before the existence of a new external finance sponsor, the technical network niche was composed of research organisations and researchers working on isolated projects. However, after a new external finance sponsor was found, the network or organisations moved into experimental activities, upscaling, and outscaling, and began to incorporate multilevel organisations and people. Consequently, a more complex, coordinated organisation was created that incorporated social co-production, democracy, and participation, and the niche progressed towards a socio-technical niche.

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Coakes, Elayne, and Jim Coakes. "Exploring Meaning The Implications of a Hyphen for Socio-Technical Theory and Practice." International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development 2, no. 2 (April 2010): 1–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jskd.2010040101.

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In this paper, the authors explore the hyphenated spelling variant on papers taken from the Business Source Complete (BSC) repository. This paper finds that the hyphenated spelling variant is popular with more recent authors and that in total, socio-technical article publishing has recently recovered from the relative decline of the 1980s and 1990s. Within the socio-technical area, the topics of Work and Technology are receiving increased attention and studies of Behaviour, Change and major Stakeholder Groups are waning. The authors have critiqued the articles that indicated in their BSC Subject terms that their contents are related to Methodology but have found that few actually consider the socio-technical methodologies. Systems and socio-technical theory papers are critiqued, including papers by Enid Mumford and her work. Also discussed are lessons learned when using online repositories, such as the need to save search results to manage the surprising level of volatility of such academic databases. Finally, opportunities for future analysis are discussed, including trends; changes of emphasis within topics; researching into other academic search engines; and US based analysis.

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Greene, Mary. "Socio-technical transitions and dynamics in everyday consumption practice." Global Environmental Change 52 (September 2018): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2018.05.007.

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Weimer-Jehle, Wolfgang, Stefan Vögele, Wolfgang Hauser, Hannah Kosow, Witold-Roger Poganietz, and Sigrid Prehofer. "Socio-technical energy scenarios: state-of-the-art and CIB-based approaches." Climatic Change 162, no. 4 (March 2, 2020): 1723–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02680-y.

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Abstract Energy conversion is a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and energy transition scenarios are a key tool for gaining a greater understanding of the possible pathways toward climate protection. There is consensus in energy research that political and societal framework conditions will play a pivotal role in shaping energy transitions. In energy scenario construction, this perspective is increasingly acknowledged through the approach of informing model-based energy analysis with storylines about societal futures, an exercise we call “socio-technical energy scenario construction” in this article. However, there is a dispute about how to construct the storylines in a traceable, consistent, comprehensive, and reproducible way. This study aims to support energy researchers considering the use of the concept of socio-technical scenarios in two ways: first, we provide a state-of-the-art analysis of socio-technical energy scenario construction by comparing 16 studies with respect to five categories. Second, we address the dispute regarding storyline construction in energy research and examine 13 reports using the Cross-Impact Balances method. We collated researcher statements on the strengths and challenges of this method and identified seven categories of promises and challenges each.

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Mattia, Angela. "A Multi-Dimensional View Of Socio-Technical Information Systems Research And Technochange." Review of Business Information Systems (RBIS) 15, no. 4 (September 28, 2011): 11–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/rbis.v15i4.6008.

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Technical change is almost always the catalyst for organization change. Technochange is the use of information technology to drive improvements in organizational performance. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to continue the movement from socio-technical thinking to technochange thinking by analyzing the socio-technical research on information technology projects from different viewpoints. This is accomplished by using a multi-dimensional framework that delivers a fresh research perspective into the information technology, human and organization aspects of technochange. The results are a socio-technochange conceptual frame for the types of statistical analysis employed, the level of analysis conducted, the logical relationships between the causes and the outcomes, and the impact on the organization. This provides a coherent synopsis of the tools and interpretations needed to give us sufficient background to better understand technochange and its relationship to improved organizational performance.

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Cairns, Rose C. "Climate geoengineering: issues of path-dependence and socio-technical lock-in." Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 5, no. 5 (June 27, 2014): 649–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wcc.296.

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Alimi, T., AS Bamire, and AB Ayanwale. "Socio-economic consequences of technical change in palm fruit processing in Osun State, Nigeria." South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences 8, no. 3 (August 19, 2014): 310–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v8i3.1198.

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The traditional palm fruit processing method is basically manual, but is currently undergoing changes. This study identifies the stages that have been mechanised in traditional processing methods and the socio-economic implications of the technical change to assist decision-making on the superiority or otherwise of the mechanised (modern) method over the traditional method used by processors in Osun State of Nigeria. Primary data were collected during the 2004 production season with the aid of a structured questionnaire on the production resources and outputs of the two methods. These were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics, budgetary technique dominance and sensitivity analyses, and attitudinal measure. Results indicate that only two (pounding to form paste and cracking) of the stages identified in the traditional method were mechanised in the modern method. This resulted in greater efficiency of palm oil extraction, higher labour productivity, more income to stakeholders, greater market orientation, increased volume of operation and unchanged product types and quality. Other consequences are the creation of one additional group of stakeholders (machine owners), dominance, resilience to adverse yield and machine charges by 27 per cent and 150 per cent, respectively; more favourable attitude, less drudgery and health hazards, less labour requirements (female) and lower processing time in the modern method than the traditional method. This made the modern method a better choice, which could boost palm oil production at the aggregate level.

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Phillips, Fred. "Change in socio-technical systems: Researching the Multis, the Biggers, and the More Connecteds." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 75, no. 5 (June 2008): 721–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2008.03.005.

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Chappin, Emile J. L., and Andreas Ligtvoet. "Transition and transformation: A bibliometric analysis of two scientific networks researching socio-technical change." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 30 (February 2014): 715–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2013.11.013.

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Manoff, Marlene. "Human and Machine Entanglement in the Digital Archive: Academic Libraries and Socio-Technical Change." portal: Libraries and the Academy 15, no. 3 (2015): 513–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/pla.2015.0033.

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Weber, K. Matthias. "The Success and Failure of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands: Revisiting Stewart Russell’s Perspective on Technology Choices in Society." Science & Technology Studies 27, no. 3 (January 1, 2014): 15–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.23987/sts.55313.

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Stewart Russell’s research work on combined heat and power / district heating (CHP/DH) in the UK was among the first empirical contributions to demonstrate that technological change is not just determined by seemingly objective technical and economic performance characteristics, but rather the result of social choices. His rich conceptual thinking is reconstructed in a coherent framework, and its explanatory power explored by analysing the innovation diff usion paradox of CHP/DH: in spite of very similar technical and economic characteristics, the patterns of innovation and diff usion diff er signifi cantly across countries. To this end, the evolution of CHP/DH in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands is compared. Russell’s ideas can be regarded as a predecessor of recent multi-level approaches to the analysis of socio-technical change. He put much emphasis on studying power relations for explaining the (non-) occurrence of socio-technical change; an issue that is still debated today.

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Bos, J. J., and R. R. Brown. "Realising sustainable urban water management: Can social theory help?" Water Science and Technology 67, no. 1 (January 1, 2013): 109–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2012.538.

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It has been acknowledged, in Australia and beyond, that existing urban water systems and management lead to unsustainable outcomes. Therefore, our current socio-technical systems, consisting of institutions, structures and rules, which guide traditional urban water practices, need to change. If a change towards sustainable urban water management (SUWM) practices is to occur, a transformation of our established social-technical configuration that shapes the behaviour and decision making of actors is needed. While some constructive innovations that support this transformation have occurred, most innovations remain of a technical nature. These innovative projects do not manage to achieve the widespread social and institutional change needed for further diffusion and uptake of SUWM practices. Social theory, and its research, is increasingly being recognised as important in responding to the challenges associated with evolving to a more sustainable form of urban water management. This paper integrates three areas of social theories around change in order to provide a conceptual framework that can assist with socio-technical system change. This framework can be utilised by urban water practitioners in the design of interventions to stimulate transitions towards SUWM.

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Lenton, Timothy M. "Tipping positive change." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 375, no. 1794 (January 27, 2020): 20190123. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0123.

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Tipping points exist in social, ecological and climate systems and those systems are increasingly causally intertwined in the Anthropocene. Climate change and biosphere degradation have advanced to the point where we are already triggering damaging environmental tipping points, and to avoid worse ones ahead will require finding and triggering positive tipping points towards sustainability in coupled social, ecological and technological systems. To help with that I outline how tipping points can occur in continuous dynamical systems and in networks, the causal interactions that can occur between tipping events across different types and scales of system—including the conditions required to trigger tipping cascades, the potential for early warning signals of tipping points, and how they could inform deliberate tipping of positive change. In particular, the same methods that can provide early warning of damaging environmental tipping points can be used to detect when a socio-technical or socio-ecological system is most sensitive to being deliberately tipped in a desirable direction. I provide some example targets for such deliberate tipping of positive change. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Climate change and ecosystems: threats, opportunities and solutions'.

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Gigante, Gabriella, Domenico Pascarella, Marta Sánchez Cidoncha, Miquel Angel Piera, Gabriella Duca, Nicola Lettieri, Luiz Manuel Braga, and Jose Luis Muñoz Gamarra. "ATM change management: An evolutionary and agent-based approach." MATEC Web of Conferences 259 (2019): 02005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201925902005.

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Air Traffic Management (ATM) is a complex socio-technical system, whose behaviour depends on a combination of various subsystems of different nature: societal, technical, and human. Due to such aspects, it is difficult to understand which could be the part to be changed in order to improve performances, or which is the impact of a change on the overall performances. Such tasks are though issues, and cannot be easily performed. In this work, a new approach for the ATM change management process is proposed. It aims to introduce an innovative multidisciplinary process by combining the following different paradigms: the agent-based paradigm for the modelling of a change solution and the assessment of the achieved performances; the evolutionary computing paradigm for the tuning of the change: the sensitivity analysis to understand which part of the ATM system should be changed in order to match the targeted performance levels.

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Xiang, Junlian, Norm Archer, and Brian Detlor. "Business process redesign project success: the role of socio-technical theory." Business Process Management Journal 20, no. 5 (August 26, 2014): 773–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bpmj-10-2012-0112.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to seek to advance business process redesign (BPR) project research through the generation and testing of a new research model that utilizes formative constructs to model complex BPR project implementation issues. Instead of looking at management principles, the paper examines the activities of improving business processes from the project perspective. Design/methodology/approach – A survey of 145 managers and executives from medium and large-sized USA and Canadian companies was used to validate the model. Findings – The model, based on socio-technical theory, includes three implementation components (change management, process redesign, and information and communication technology infrastructure improvement), and links the effects of these components to BPR project outcomes. The empirical findings indicated that all three implementation components had a significant impact on BPR project success, with change management having the greatest effect. Interestingly, the results also showed that productivity improvement was no longer the main focus of companies carrying out BPR projects; instead, improvement in operational and organizational quality was more important. Research limitations/implications – The main limitation of this study is its generalizability with respect to company size and organizational culture. The sample in this study was drawn from medium- and large-sized companies in Canada and the USA, but small-sized organizations were excluded from this study due to their distinct features (e.g. superior flexibility or ability to reorient themselves quickly). Also, this study controlled the variable of organizational culture by limiting respondents to Canada and US companies. It would be very interesting to investigate BPR project implementations in other countries where the organizational working culture may be different. Practical implications – Based on the findings of this study, BPR practitioners can refer to the three BPR project implementation components and then prioritize and sequence the tasks in a BPR project to achieve their preset BPR goals. Originality/value – This is the first study which utilizes formative constructs to validate the important BPR project components.

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Vögele, Stefan, Dirk Rübbelke, Kristina Govorukha, and Matthias Grajewski. "Socio-technical scenarios for energy-intensive industries: the future of steel production in Germany." Climatic Change 162, no. 4 (January 30, 2019): 1763–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10584-019-02366-0.

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