Works
- The principles of sociotechnical design, Human Relations 29(8), 783 to 792, 1976
- Principles of sociotechnical design revisited, Human Relations 40(3), 153 to 161, 1987
In Organizational Structures
Known for
The principles of sociotechnical design
Ideas
Principles of sociotechnical design. Cherns's 1976 principles of sociotechnical design mostly stood the test of experience but needed revision: the principles governing the design process and the design team are bound up with those governing the design itself, and the organization's needs as a society deserve more attention. Caveat: The 1976 principles themselves were not read.
Principles of sociotechnical design. Cherns stated design principles such as minimal critical specification and control of variances close to their source. Caveat: Principles for design, not findings.
In this section, “read” means read by the Organizational Structures series: where a line says a work, or part of one, was not read, the series did not read it.