Socio Technical Design Theory - Assignment
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What is the relation between the structural parameters and the variables of De sitter?
Evaluate STSD by De Sitter based on pragmatic validity.
- Visual; draws how organizational structures should look like
- Narrative is debatable; in the original book of De Sitter he gives a lot of examples, but in the book of Achterbergh & Vriens a few illustrative examples are given. So then its (+/-)
What are the benefits and drawbacks of De Sitter's theory?
- good systematically developed theory on structure and outcomes
Drawbacks:
- LPV are not always attainable
-Abstract theory
- It's about structure and outcomes, but not about all variations in outcome that can be related to the structure
- Its all about improving HVP (reducing high parameter value into lower parameter values), but not about improving LVP's.
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Van Strien distinguishes three different theories: abstract, problem and context. What is the difference between those, also in relation when you need scientific empirical evidence?
Problem theories are e.g. Organizational design, which are applicable to a specific category of systems.
Context related theories are applicable to a specific context.
The more specific a theory becomes, the more it relies on a specific context, including empirical information. Therefore, it can be stated that no empirical information is needed for abstract theories. Thompson and De Sitter are problem oriented, but rely heavily on the abstract side. However, Lean management is also problem theory, but relies more on the context side.
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