Search Results - subject:"socio‐technical systems"

A complex systems theory perspective of lean production

Saurin, Tarcisio Abreu; Rooke, John; Koskela, Lauri - In: International journal of production research 51 (2013) 19, pp. 5824-5838

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Promoting decision making through a Sustainable Remediation Assessment Matrix (SRAM)

Kalomoiri, Aspasia; Braida, Washington - In: International journal of innovation and sustainable … 7 (2013) 3, pp. 252-270

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Breaking out of the national: Foundations for a multi-scalar perspective of socio-technical transitions

Raven, Rob; Schot, Johan; Berkhout, Frans - Eindhoven Centre for Innovation Studies (Ecis), … - 2012

socio-technical systems. Key to explanations of change is the interaction between nested levels (niche, regime, landscape …) constituting socio-technical systems over time. This paper proposes a second generation MLP that explicitly incorporates a spatial … on notions of space as being relational, fluid and contested by institutionally-situated actors. Dynamics in socio-technical …

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The innovation potential of new infrastructure development: An empirical study of Heathrow airport's T5 project

Gil, Nuno; Miozzo, Marcela; Massini, Silvia - In: Research Policy 41 (2012) 2, pp. 452-466

potential to innovating large socio-technical systems. Drawing on an in-depth empirical analysis of Heathrow airport's Terminal … tension: on the one hand, they offer a one-off opportunity to invest in cutting-edge technologies and innovate socio-technical … systems; on the other hand, project stakeholders have limited time to develop capacity to absorb novel technologies and …

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Socio-technical analysis of Korea's broadband convergence network: Big plans, big projects, big prospects?

Shin, Dong-Hee; Jung, Jaemin - In: Telecommunications Policy 36 (2012) 7, pp. 579-593

The goal of this study is to investigate the policy objectives of the broadband convergence network (BcN) and the realization of objectives. The Korean government launched the BcN project with the objective of converting Korea into an information society with ubiquitous broadband convergence for...

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Governing the transition of socio-technical systems: A case study of the development of smart grids in Korea

Ngar-yin Mah, Daphne; Vleuten, Johannes Marinus van der; … - In: Energy Policy 45 (2012) C, pp. 133-141

This paper examines the motivations, processes and outcomes of the development of smart grids in South Korea through the perspectives of governance and innovation systems. Drawing on desktop research and semi-structured interviews, this paper has two major findings. First, the development of...

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Managing emergent knowledge through deferred action design principles : The case of ecommerce virtual teams

Patel, Nandish V.; Ghoneim, Ahmad - In: Journal of Enterprise Information Management 24 (2011) 5, pp. 424-439

considered when designing KMS. It also derives socio‐technical systems design principles based on the theory of deferred action …

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Struggling to perform a warehouse: buildings as symbols and tools

Kjellberg, Hans - In: Construction Management and Economics 28 (2010) 6, pp. 675-694

The built environment and the way in which it is understood critically affect many business enterprises. Despite its importance, few studies have explicitly investigated the process through which changes to the built environment are introduced into ongoing businesses. To this end the...

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Actors and objects: a socio-technical networks approach to technology uptake in the construction sector

Schweber, Libby; Harty, Chris - In: Construction Management and Economics 28 (2010) 6, pp. 657-674

We explore the contribution of socio-technical networks approaches to construction management research. These approaches are distinctive for their analysis of actors and objects as mutually constituted within socio-technical networks. They raise questions about the ways in which the content,...

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From the imperial to the empty calorie: how nutrition relations underpin food regime transitions

Dixon, Jane - In: Agriculture and Human Values 26 (2009) 4, pp. 321-333

of socio-technical systems in shaping a set of value relations that are central to class relations. Contestation over one …

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