Abstract
Addressing the findings of the other articles included in this special issue devoted to sociotechnical systems (STS), the author discusses how STS has grown and developed since its early applications to mechanized production systems. The author finds that STS research and applications are now moving toward service organizations and automated production, transorganizational systems, the identification of conditions necessary for the success of STS, and self-design and action learning by workers. He concludes that the field will continue to remain eclectic and diverse, held together by shared beliefs in work-place democracy and the importance of organizational choice.
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