THE ENGINEERING SCIENCES AND THE WORK SCI ENCES

How have engineers in industry and research become aware of the need t o move beyond the limits of their training and thus open up toward the social sciences? What kind of formalized, well-argued know-how will f uture engineers need? Two examples are cited in response: automation a nd engineering. To understand the sociotechnical mix in the engineerin g universe, a framework of interdisciplinary reflexion is proposed tha t defines work so as to include the notions of responsibility and orga nization.