9/21/21, 10:11 PM Unit 6: Research Analysis

Unit 6: Research Analysis

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Introduction
Each chapter contains a Research Analysis assignment based on some of the theory presented in that
chapter. One of your assignments each unit (1 through 8) will be to review related research as
directed and write an interpretation of your results. After completing your write up, please submit it
by 11:59 p.m. Sunday CT.

Directions
Using the cited research from the textbook as a starting point, you are to find a current (as recent as
possible) related journal article, preferably on the same topic. You should then read the current article
and compare its’ results and findings to those summarized in the text. After determining whether the
results and findings are the same or different from those cited in the textbook, you then need to explain
what those similarities or differences mean, in plain English.

All cited material must include both internal citations and a complete reference list at the end of the
paper. A cover sheet should minimally indicate the name of the Research Report, the name of the
course, the student's name and the date.

Article Specific Directions

Chapter 18, Research Report 18.1 – Sociotechnical systems

The Trist and Bamforth (1951) article is a foundation article, so it should be possible to find something
more recent than this article. The point of the exercise is to find another article dealing with
sociotechnical systems.

To that end it may be helpful to:

1. Use the library databases to search on “sociotechnical systems” as well as the authors’ names to
find related articles. “Social systems” and “technical systems” might also be used, but “sociotechnical

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systems” is the term usually used in the literature.

2. Use Research report 18.1 to generate search terms, as previously suggested. The narrative has
useful phrases that can be used for a literature search.
3. You do not want to merely summarize the article. You want to indicate whether the article you found
is consistent or inconsistent with the Trist and Bamforth (1951) findings. Then you want to discuss
what these results, as a whole (both articles together), mean to leaders and managers in terms of
being able to consider sociotechnical systems successfully when planning change efforts.

Due Date and Submission Requirements

Submit by 11:59 p.m. Sunday CT.

MBA636 Case Study/Research Analysis Rubric

Criteria Ratings Pts

Interpretation 7
pts 6.25
pts 5.5
pts 4.75
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