[PDF] Microprocessors Manpower And Society eBook

Author : Malcolm Warner
Publisher : Gower Publishing Company, Limited
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 42,64 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :

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Comparison of the impact of microelectronics technological change on employment and labour relations in the UK and other OECD countries - considers social implications; discusses industrial robots, computer aided design, flexible manufacturing systems, word processing and information technology in the context of industrial development, quality of working life, personnel management, collective bargaining, etc.; describes microprocessor applications in Australia, Canada, India, Japan, USA, and Western Europe. References.

Author : David Preece
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 21,71 MB
Release : 2018-03-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1351141546

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Originally published in 1989 this book gives an overview of the empirical work on new technology objectives, together with an analysis of management strategies for adoption at the corporate, technological and people levels. It also reviews previous work on the extent to which staff at different levels, and from different specialism, are involved in decision-making, as well as the adoption process more generally. The book looks at different approaches to analysing organizational contexts and provides a framework for studying the stages of the adoption process. The book includes case studies - two in financial services and two in engineering contexts.

Author : David Preece
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 11,67 MB
Release : 2020-10-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 100008843X

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First published in 1995, Organizations and Technical Change examines the key changes that have taken place in the external and internal contexts of organizations which have experienced technical change. It reviews and assesses major elements of new technology, including: the development of strategy; the setting of objectives; employee involvement; and the management of the adoption process. Through four case studies, the book considers in detail a variety of approaches and shows how the adoption of technology and the issues involved have changed since the 1980s.

Author : Paul S. Adler
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 47,18 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Employees
ISBN : 0195071719

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This book brings together a set of essays exploring the implications of new technologies in the workplace. The common premise of the contributions is that the effective implementation of automation in manufacturing and engineering operations will typically require a workforce with a higher skill profile. Examining the experience of countries in Europe, Australia, Asia, and the U.S., the book analyzes four themes: the new competencies required for effective implementation of new technologies; how firms can develop these new competencies; the implications of these changes for industrial relations; and how firms can weave together business strategy, technology strategy, and personnel strategy, to build competitive advantage. with greater rather than lesser skills. This argument contradicts the conventional assumption that automation will not only reduce the number of workers required to produce a given product but also require less skilled workers to do so.

Author : Nathan Weinberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 12,12 MB
Release : 2019-04-11
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0429710305

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This book examines the unfolding cultural and organizational impact of computers on human society. Through this analysis, it discusses the role of information technology in people's lives, interdependence between the society and its computer creations, and expectations in the information society.

Author : Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 35,56 MB
Release : 1985
Category :
ISBN : 1428923314

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This study assesses the consequences of the continuing and rapid introduction of information and telecommunications technologies in offices. The report of the study contains 12 chapters. After a brief look at the context of office automation from the perspective of history, the first chapter highlights some expectations about the technologies and their development over the next 15 years. It also introduces a framework that guides the assessment, summarizes the findings, and identifies policy issues for the next decade. Chapters 2 through 6 discuss the possible effects of office automation in more detail. They deal with potential effects on employment levels; the kind of training and education needed for office work; changes in work content, jobs, occupations, and organizations; the quality of work life, the office environment and labor management relations; and the security and confidentiality of information. Chapters 7 and 8 consider two alternatives to conventional offices, made feasible by office automation: home-based work and performance of data-entry operations in countries with lower paid workers. Chapter 9 and 10 look at office automation in the public sector, while Chapter 11 deals with office automation and small businesses. The final chapter considers the implications of office automation for two groups: working women and minorities. Appendix A describes office automation technology as it is now and as it is likely to develop between 1985 and 2000, while Appendix B summarizes case studies of the automation of several offices. (KC)

Author : Chris Hendry
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 38,75 MB
Release : 2012-09-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1136017305

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The majority of textbooks on HRM tend to focus on the administrative side of the subject and fail to examine its strategic importance. This book is intended to redress the balance and, taking strategy as its starting point, it looks at the overall role of HRM in the organization. The author explores strategic human resource management through chapters on managing change in strategy, structure, and culture; the role of human resource planning, and types of employment system. He also reviews some of the key issues in managing different employee groups. These themes are problem- and issue- focused and extensively illustrated throughout with case study examples. Dr Chris Hendry is the author of many reports, research papers and articles on HRM and strategic management.

Author : Noah Kennedy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 31,56 MB
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1351164864

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Originally published in 1989 The Industrialization of Intelligence is a spirited blend of the principles of social science and computer technology. Critically praised in the United States and England by leading lights both literary and technological, it develops an original and provocative model of the interplay between computer systems and social systems. Noah Kennedy has composed a compelling story from key episodes in the development of the computer, and coupled it with a probing analysis of the true role of automation in modem society. The result firmly plants computer technology in the soil of western culture and denies the shrill claims that the information age represents a sudden break with the historical past. He starts with biographical vignettes from the lives of five pivotal thinkers, weaving their crucial insights into the larger fabric of contemporary and future society. He then gives a provocative forecast of the role of artificial intelligence in future society, and examines the probable impact of new computer technologies on employment and on the relationships between nations. The result is a reasoned understanding of our imminent future through a thoughtful analysis of our historical past.