Organization Redesign for Productivity Improvement: Method and Case Study

Abstract

This report is intended to provide training material for use by the Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness School and the Naval Postgraduate School to assist in training consultants in the redesign of organizational systems using the sociotechnical design method. It presents an overview of the sociotechnical system approach to organization design and redesign aimed at productivity improvement. Specific application is made to military settings. The report presents the theory, principles, and methods of sociotechnical system analysis and design, prerequisites for application of this technology and a strategy vital to successful implementation of it in military settings. A case study of an organization redesign project in a Navy ship repair organization is used to illustrate the concepts. A list of related readings is provided. Discussion of how to institutionalize a new design and transfer it to various organizational settings concludes the report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA161236

Entities

People

  • Bela Feher
  • Mark F. Levine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Case Studies
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Families (Human)
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Organizations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).