This paper examines the impact of sociotechnical and business trends on work organization and ergonomics. This analysis is performed with the use of Balance Theory (Smith and Carayon-Sainfort, Int. J. Ind. Ergon. 1959, 4, 67-79). The impact on work organization and the work system of the following sociotechnical and business trends is discussed; re-structuring and re-organizing of companies, new forms of work organization, workforce diversity, and information and communication technology. An expansion of Balance Theory, from the design of work systems to the design of organizations, is discussed. Finally, the issue of change is examined. Several elements and methods are discussed for the design of change processes.
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机译：本文研究了社会技术和商业趋势对工作组织和人体工程学的影响。该分析使用平衡理论进行（Smith and Carayon-Sainfort，Int。J. Ind。Ergon。1959，4，67-79）。讨论了以下社会技术和商业趋势对工作组织和工作系统的影响;公司的重组和重组，新的工作组织形式，员工队伍多元化以及信息和通信技术。讨论了平衡理论的扩展，从工作系统的设计到组织的设计。最后，研究了变更问题。讨论了一些用于变更过程设计的元素和方法。
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