Sociotechnical Cooperatives
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Sociotechnical Cooperatives
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Author : Madelyn Sanfilippo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Sociotechnical Cooperatives written by Madelyn Sanfilippo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
Cooperative arrangements structure many collaborative activities and address diverse collective action problems and social dilemmas, often around physical, natural, human, and data resources (e.g. Sykuta & Cook, 2001). Commons governance, as shared institutions around public resources or common property, represents one cooperative arrangement that often successfully addresses governance needs in context, particularly in distributed and rural contexts (Ostrom, 2015). Similarly, technology increasingly plays an important role in addressing these challenges (Bronson & Knezevic, 2016; Hollifield & Donnermeyer, 2003). This paper explores the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on cooperative organizations. In particular, we examine how technology addresses and creates challenges within cooperative organizations, examining: the impact of technology access and utilization on the economics of ownership; how technology impacts cooperatives' structure and their transactional nature; and technological adoption and innovation amongst cooperatives. In the process, we explore relationships between cooperatives, as they formally associate with one another, employing network analysis to understand interactions across many economic sectors and geographic distribution.This study includes two distinct empirical stages. The first includes high-level network analysis of interrelationships between cooperatives and characterizes cooperative organizations within the United States. The second, draws on interviews with a small subset of cooperatives, selected through a cross-sectional design between economic sector and cooperative structure, differentiating between producer, worker, consumer, purchasing or shared-service, and digital cooperatives (Vitaliano, 1983). These interviews provide insights into how technology along with other variables like exogenous governance, and constraints from geographic and economic factors influence cooperative organizational structure, as well as how they learn from one another. Interview questions were informed by the Governing Knowledge Commons (GKC) framework (e.g. Sanfilippo, Frischmann, & Strandburg, 2018).Our results emphasize the importance of structure in shaping outcomes and interactions with ICTs. We provide an overview of cooperative organizations in the United States, illustrating patterns by sector, structure, region, and location, such as the importance of sector-based umbrella and infrastructural cooperatives in supporting coordination and communicating best technological practices to cooperatives, over regional partnerships, which exist to navigate local regulatory environments. The paper discusses unexpected opportunities and challenges with respect to technology adoption and use in organizations associated with competing interests, and how these challenges and emerging technologies shape incentives for sharing knowledge within these cooperative organizations.
Knowledge Management In The Sociotechnical World
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Author : Elayne Coakes
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Knowledge Management In The Sociotechnical World written by Elayne Coakes and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Computers categories.
This book follows on from Elayne Coakes'previous book in the CSCW series, The New SocioTech (published April 2000). Whereas that book gave a broad introduction to the re-emerging area of sociotechnical design, this one applies these principles specifically to the area of Knowledge Management (KM). KM has been a key tool in ensuring that people and technology work together to optimum effect within organisations for many years, but recent studies have called for a more systemic approach to the topic. This book examines that problem via sociotechnical principles which have recently re-emerged as one of the most widely used approaches to information systems and organisational design. Including contributions from academics and practitioners, this book looks at key aspects of the field such as: - Knowledge management strategy formulation - Knowledge requirements - Case studies from corporate learning environments and industry It will be of interest to practitioners, researchers, and managers who are involved in any aspect of information systems/sociotechnical design or knowledge management. It will also useful for advanced students on information systems or related courses.
Trust In Technology A Socio Technical Perspective
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Author : Karen Clarke
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2006-03-02
Trust In Technology A Socio Technical Perspective written by Karen Clarke and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-02 with Business & Economics categories.
Computer systems can only deliver benefits if functionality, users and usability are central to their design and deployment. This book encapsulates work done in the DIRC project (Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration in Dependability), bringing together a range of disciplinary approaches - computer science, sociology and software engineering - to produce a socio-technical systems perspective on the issues surrounding trust in technology in complex settings.
Designing Healthcare That Works
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Author : Mark Ackerman
language : en
Publisher: Academic Press
Release Date : 2017-11-17
Designing Healthcare That Works written by Mark Ackerman and has been published by Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-17 with Medical categories.
Designing Healthcare That Works: A Sociotechnical Approach takes up the pragmatic, messy problems of designing and implementing sociotechnical solutions which integrate organizational and technical systems for the benefit of human health. The book helps practitioners apply principles of sociotechnical design in healthcare and consider the adoption of new theories of change. As practitioners need new processes and tools to create a more systematic alignment between technical mechanisms and social structures in healthcare, the book helps readers recognize the requirements of this alignment. The systematic understanding developed within the book’s case studies includes new ways of designing and adopting sociotechnical systems in healthcare. For example, helping practitioners examine the role of exogenous factors, like CMS Systems in the U.S. Or, more globally, helping practitioners consider systems external to the boundaries drawn around a particular healthcare IT system is one key to understand the design challenge. Written by scholars in the realm of sociotechnical systems research, the book is a valuable source for medical informatics professionals, software designers and any healthcare providers who are interested in making changes in the design of the systems. Encompasses case studies focusing on specific projects and covering an entire lifecycle of sociotechnical design in healthcare Provides an in-depth view from established scholars in the realm of sociotechnical systems research and related domains Brings a systematic understanding that includes ways of designing and adopting sociotechnical systems in healthcare
Facilitating Computer Supported Cooperative Work With Socio Technical Self Descriptions
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Author : Gabriele Kunau
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Facilitating Computer Supported Cooperative Work With Socio Technical Self Descriptions written by Gabriele Kunau and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with categories.
Handbook On Resilience Of Socio Technical Systems
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Author : Matthias Ruth
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
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Handbook On Resilience Of Socio Technical Systems written by Matthias Ruth and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
The goal to improve the resilience of social systems – communities and their economies – is increasingly adopted by decision makers. This unique and comprehensive Handbook focuses on the interdependencies of these social systems and the technologies that support them. Special attention is given to the ways in which resilience is conceptualized by different disciplines, how resilience may be assessed, and how resilience strategies are implemented. Case illustrations are presented throughout to aid understanding.
Socio Technical Networks
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Author : Fei Hu
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2010-11-17
Socio Technical Networks written by Fei Hu and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-17 with Computers categories.
While there are sporadic journal articles on socio-technical networks, there's long been a need for an integrated resource that addresses concrete socio-technical network (STN) design issues from algorithmic and engineering perspectives. Filling this need, Socio-Technical Networks: Science and Engineering Design provides a complete introduction to
Social Science Technical Systems And Cooperative Work
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Author : Geoffrey Bowker
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2014-05-12
Social Science Technical Systems And Cooperative Work written by Geoffrey Bowker and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-12 with Psychology categories.
This book is the first to directly address the question of how to bridge what has been termed the "great divide" between the approaches of systems developers and those of social scientists to computer supported cooperative work--a question that has been vigorously debated in the systems development literature. Traditionally, developers have been trained in formal methods and oriented to engineering and formal theoretical problems; many social scientists in the CSCW field come from humanistic traditions in which results are reported in a narrative mode. In spite of their differences in style, the two groups have been cooperating more and more in the last decade, as the "people problems" associated with computing become increasingly evident to everyone. The authors have been encouraged to examine, rigorously and in depth, the theoretical basis of CSCW. With contributions from field leaders in the United Kingdom, France, Scandinavia, Mexico, and the United States, this volume offers an exciting overview of the cutting edge of research and theory. It constitutes a solid foundation for the rapidly coalescing field of social informatics. Divided into three parts, this volume covers social theory, design theory, and the sociotechnical system with respect to CSCW. The first set of chapters looks at ways of rethinking basic social categories with the development of distributed collaborative computing technology--concepts of the group, technology, information, user, and text. The next section concentrates more on the lessons that can be learned at the design stage given that one wants to build a CSCW system incorporating these insights--what kind of work does one need to do and how is understanding of design affected? The final part looks at the integration of social and technical in the operation of working sociotechnical systems. Collectively the contributors make the argument that the social and technical are irremediably linked in practice and so the "great divide" not only should be a thing of the past, it should never have existed in the first place.
Social Science Technical Systems And Cooperative Work
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Author : Geoffrey Bowker
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2014-05-12
Social Science Technical Systems And Cooperative Work written by Geoffrey Bowker and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-12 with Psychology categories.
This book is the first to directly address the question of how to bridge what has been termed the "great divide" between the approaches of systems developers and those of social scientists to computer supported cooperative work--a question that has been vigorously debated in the systems development literature. Traditionally, developers have been trained in formal methods and oriented to engineering and formal theoretical problems; many social scientists in the CSCW field come from humanistic traditions in which results are reported in a narrative mode. In spite of their differences in style, the two groups have been cooperating more and more in the last decade, as the "people problems" associated with computing become increasingly evident to everyone. The authors have been encouraged to examine, rigorously and in depth, the theoretical basis of CSCW. With contributions from field leaders in the United Kingdom, France, Scandinavia, Mexico, and the United States, this volume offers an exciting overview of the cutting edge of research and theory. It constitutes a solid foundation for the rapidly coalescing field of social informatics. Divided into three parts, this volume covers social theory, design theory, and the sociotechnical system with respect to CSCW. The first set of chapters looks at ways of rethinking basic social categories with the development of distributed collaborative computing technology--concepts of the group, technology, information, user, and text. The next section concentrates more on the lessons that can be learned at the design stage given that one wants to build a CSCW system incorporating these insights--what kind of work does one need to do and how is understanding of design affected? The final part looks at the integration of social and technical in the operation of working sociotechnical systems. Collectively the contributors make the argument that the social and technical are irremediably linked in practice and so the "great divide" not only should be a thing of the past, it should never have existed in the first place.
The Design Of Computer Supported Cooperative Work And Groupware Systems
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Author : Dan Shapiro
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 1996-03-29
The Design Of Computer Supported Cooperative Work And Groupware Systems written by Dan Shapiro and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-03-29 with Computers categories.
The phrases the information superhighway and the the information societyare on almost everyone's lips. CSCW and groupware systems are the key to bringing those phrases to life. To an extent that would scarcely have been imaginable a few years ago, the contributions in this volume speak to each other and to a broader interdisciplinary context. The areas of ethnography and design, the requirements and principles of CSCW design, CSCW languages and environments, and the evaluation of CSCW systems are brought together, to bring to light how activities in working domains are really in practice, carried out. The aim above all is to do justice to the creativity and versatility of those whose work they aim to support.