what-when-how
In Depth Tutorials and Information
Chapter 13
DesignToolsof
SociotechnicalNetworks
Ling Xu and Fei Hu
Contents
13.1
Introduction ........................................................................................... 314
13.2
Analysis of Sociotechnical Systems [1] .................................................... 314
13.2.1
Zing: A Facilitated Group Decision Support
System [2] ................................................................................. 314
13.2.2
Q-Method: Capture of Subjective Perceptions and Factor
Analysis [3] ............................................................................... 315
13.2.3
Social Network Analysis: Relationship Capture and
Visualization ............................................................................. 316
13.2.4
Leximancer: Concept Mapping from Content
Analysis [4] ............................................................................... 316
13.2.5
Stella Systems Modeling: Systems hinking and Dynamic
Simulations [5].......................................................................... 317
13.2.6
Go*Team-Gaming, Team Building, and Cooperative
Profiling .................................................................................... 317
13.2.7
Eviva: A Web-Based Groupware System for
Communities ............................................................................ 317
13.3
Robustness Modeling of Sociotechnical Systems .................................... 317
13.4
Design of Sociotechnical Systems........................................................... 319
13.4.1
STWT Concepts ...................................................................... 319
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