ABSTRACT
This chapter explores exactly what sort of system a sociotechnical system is. Is it as synonymous with Network Enabled Capability (NEC) as the literature and studies might suggest? In various contemporary readings on NEC a distinction is made between concepts such as 'classic C2' and so-called 'edge organisations'. In a sense, they are to commercial organisations what classic C2 might be to NEC. However, NEC is not merely about computing and networked technology and these two aspects are not necessary precursors to being able to occupy distinctly 'edge organisation' regions of the approach space, as will be noted shortly. The comparison of NEC against legacy data on commercial organisations contributes to knowledge in terms of helping to define what the octants of the approach space might mean in practice, and how organisations may develop over time and with increasing size.
