Identifying barriers hindering the Aquaponics as an emerging value-conscious socio-technical system in the Netherlands

In the current times when "facts [are] uncertain, values in dispute, stakes high and decisions urgent" (Funtowicz & Ravetz 1990) humanity reaches for new ways of improving our life through resilient technology enhancements embedded in a socio-technical landscape. This thesis presents an effort to develop a theoretical framework that can be...

Transformation 4.0: A Closer Look at Mode of Operations in Nokia GOPS

The fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) is in full swing and organisations across the world pour efforts into the digitisation of manufacturing operations and services. The working practice changes and entails an increasing interaction of humans with technology. At the same time, from across society actors exert growing pressure on...