Socio-Technical Perspectives in Work Organisations

Ezeanya, Ifenna and Ogbuka, Ikenna Mathew and Okoroafor, Kingsley (2018) Socio-Technical Perspectives in Work Organisations. Nigerian Journal of Psychology,, 21 (1). pp. 75-82.

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Abstract

This paper examined the concept of socio-technical perspectives in work organizations. Socio-technical system is concerned with the interventions between the psychological and social factors and the needs and demands of the human parts of the organization, and of the structural and technological requirements. The theory is founded on two main principles. First is that the interaction of social and technical factors creates the conditions of successful or unsuccessful organizational performance. Second is that optimization of only one aspect of the system will create unpredictable and undersigned relationships which can be injurious to the system's performance. The principle states that an organization will function optimally only if the social and technological subsystems of the organization are designed to fit the demands of each other and the environment. This implies that organization should interact with its environment and also adapt to environmental changes so as to accommodate both the present and future demands of the environment. The socio-technical system intervention not only promotes the life of the organization but those of its members. In this regard, organization been an open system will continue to learn and adapt to continue structural rearrangement of people and technology as it upgrade to modern structures and design. This tends to add value in the life of both the organization and its individual member. In summery. socio-technical perspective is geared towards designing work in organization in a manner that promotes performance and quality of work life.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	J Political Science > JC Political theory
Divisions:	Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User:	miss Rita Enih
Date Deposited:	31 Aug 2025 20:01
Last Modified:	31 Aug 2025 20:01
URI:	http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/5401

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