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The Participation of Users in Systems Design: An Account of the Origin, Evolution, and Use of the ETHICS Method
Published in Douglas Schuler, Aki Namioka, Participatory Design, 2017
The methodology is not necessarily aimed at producing a computer-based solution as the emphasis is on obtaining the right balance between the social and technical aspects of the complete system. ETHICS incorporates the joint philosophies of participation and sociotechnical design. The following statement expresses my own definition of the design task (Mumford, 1983b): Good organizational design requires a decision STRUCTURE that incorporates all interested groups affected by the new system; a PROCESS which enables the design task to be smoothly carried forward from identification of need to change to successful operation of the new system, and a CONTENT that enables business efficiency and employee job satisfaction improvements to be considered in parallel and given equal weight.
Academic Training Contribution to the Development of a Leadership Profile
Published in Carolina Machado, J. Paulo Davim, Higher Education, 2023
João Fernando Louro, Carolina Feliciana Machado
Thus, leadership has aroused the interest of a large number of researchers (Cunha, Rego, Cunha & Cabral-Cardoso, 2007). In the current context, specifically within organizations, the centrality of this concept is extremely important, since, according to Syroit (1996), given the incomplete nature of organizational design, in terms of regulating the behaviour of its individuals, leadership acquires special importance in the balance, control and stability of a given organization.
Enablement Phase
Published in John Jeston, Business Process Management, 2022
Organization design could be defined as a formal, guided process for integrating the people, information, and technology of an organization. It is used to match the form of the organization as closely as possible to the objective(s) the organization seeks to achieve. Through the design process, organizations act to increase the probability that the collective efforts of members will be successful.
Managing international manufacturing at plant and plant network levels – insights from five case studies
Published in Production Planning & Control, 2019
Marja Blomqvist, Virpi Turkulainen
We take an organization design approach to develop understanding of international manufacturing. Organization design, in general, refers to (1) the division of tasks and assignment of roles and responsibilities to the organizational units, and (2) integration and coordination of organizational units to achieve the objectives of the organization (Mintzberg 1983). Taking this to the context of international manufacturing, organization design involves making decisions about the structure (number, location, specialization and roles of units), infrastructure (centralization, policies, control, incentives), and ownership (Hayes et al. 2005, 139). In this study, we focus especially on the structure of the international manufacturing network1 (i.e. division of tasks as well as roles and responsibilities).
Understanding and addressing complexity in problem solving
Published in Quality Engineering, 2021
Roger Hoerl, Willis Jensen, Jeroen de Mast
Some organizations are large conglomerates that span many physical locations around the world. Beyond many locations in different regions and countries, you may find that the supply chain spans many different suppliers, vendors, partners and customers. The complexity of a physical product (say a smartphone) can lead to a wide variety of groups both within and outside the organization involved in some portion of its development, manufacture, sales and distribution. Organizational design is one approach to organize individuals in a way to reduce complexity and give clear roles and responsibilities, including responsibilities for solutions to problems.