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“The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments” by Fred E. Emery and Eric L. Trist (1965)

https://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/64/04702605/0470260564.pdf

Discussion will be led by @trondhjort — who has been bringing many of these classics in sociotechnical systems to broader attention in our field. Very excited that Trond will lead this!

Monday April 6, 1-2pm Eastern Time (US/Canada).

More info/sign up: https://ti.to/bredemeyer/causaltextureofenvironments

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Ruth — of systems & design

"A main problem in the study of organizational change is that the environmental contexts in which organizations exist are themselves changing, at an increasing rate, and towards increasing complexity"

-- Fred Emery and Eric Trist

1965... And today!