André Ullrich

• Wandlungsfähigkeit beschreibt die Fähigkeit eines Systems, proaktiv oder reaktiv Maßnahmen für die Modifikation seiner Eigenschaften schnell und effizient zu entwickeln, umzusetzen und anzuwenden sowie sich proaktiv darauf vorzubereiten, inaktiv zu sein und passiv Einwirkungen aus der Umwelt zu tolerieren. Die Eigenschaften wandlungsfähiger Systeme werden häufig als Indikatoren (z.B. Modularität, Wissen) verwendet. Dabei existiert eine Vielzahl potenzieller Indikatoren, deren jeweilige Relevanz jedoch ungeklärt ist. Hier setzt die Zielstellung der vorliegenden Arbeit an. Das Erkenntnisziel ist die Erklärung der Wandlungsfähigkeit sozio-technischer Systeme. Zu diesem Zweck wird ein Erklärungsmodell der indikatorbasierten Wandlungsfähigkeit erstellt, das zum Nachweis von Wandlungsfähigkeit, zur Bewertung dieser sowie zur Systemanalyse genutzt werden kann. Weiterhin wird exemplarisch eine positive Korrelation von Wandlungsfähigkeit und Schnelligkeit sowie Effizienz bei Veränderungsprojekten nachgewiesen.
• Change capability describes the ability of a system to proactively or reactively develop, implement, and apply measures for the modification of its properties quickly and efficiently, as well as be proactively prepared to be inactive and passively tolerate environmental impacts. The properties of changeable systems are often used as indicators (e.g. modularity, knowledge) of change capability. Thus, diverse potential indicators exist. However, there is no reliable evidence of the relevance of any one in particular. This is exactly where the goal of this thesis sets in. The goal is the explanation of socio-technical systems’ change capability. For this purpose, an explanatory model of the indicator-based change capability is developed, that enables (1) empirical evidence of change capability, (2) evaluation of change capability, and (3) can be used for system analysis. Furthermore, an exemplary proof of a positive correlation between a system's high change capability and its high velocity and efficiency in implementing change projectsChange capability describes the ability of a system to proactively or reactively develop, implement, and apply measures for the modification of its properties quickly and efficiently, as well as be proactively prepared to be inactive and passively tolerate environmental impacts. The properties of changeable systems are often used as indicators (e.g. modularity, knowledge) of change capability. Thus, diverse potential indicators exist. However, there is no reliable evidence of the relevance of any one in particular. This is exactly where the goal of this thesis sets in. The goal is the explanation of socio-technical systems’ change capability. For this purpose, an explanatory model of the indicator-based change capability is developed, that enables (1) empirical evidence of change capability, (2) evaluation of change capability, and (3) can be used for system analysis. Furthermore, an exemplary proof of a positive correlation between a system's high change capability and its high velocity and efficiency in implementing change projects is identified.…