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New Technology @ Work book cover

1st Edition

New Technology @ Work

By Paul Boreham, Rachel Parker, Paul Thompson, Richard Hall Copyright 2008
240 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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New computer and communications technologies have acted as the catalyst for a revolution in the way goods are produced and services delivered, leading to profound changes in the way work is organized and the way jobs are designed. This important book examines the nature, setting and impact of new technologies on work, organization and management. Conventional debates about new technology... Read more
1. Technological Change at Work in the Twenty-First Century  2. New Technologies and New Patterns of Institutional Relationships in the Global Economy  3. The Evolution and Development of National Technological Systems  4. Organizational Change: The Macro Context of Technological Development and its Impact on Work Organization and Job Design  5. The Impact of New Technology on Labour Markets: Employment and Unemployment  6. Manufacturing Management: The Integration of Technical and Organizational Systems  7. New Information-Communication Technologies and the Future Organization of Managerial and Professional Work  8. Technological Innovation and Clerical Work: Call-Centres and the Reorganization of Clerical and Administrative Employment  9. New Forms of Work Organization and the Technological Revolution: Distributed Work Arrangements and Telework  10. Accommodation and Conflict in the New High Technology Workplace: Management and Labour in the Organization of the Future

Biography

Paul Boreham is Professor of Political Science and Director of the University of Queensland Social Research Centre. His research interests include employment and organization studies, comparative political economy and social inequality and he has published ten books and numerous articles and chapters on these topics.

Rachel Parker is Professor of Management in the Faculty of Business at Queensland University of Technology. Her research interests include innovation, technology transfer and entrepreneurship.

Paul Thompson is Professor of Organisational Analysis and Head of Department of Human Resource Management in the Business School at the University of Strathclyde. His research interests focus on skill and work organization, control and resistance, organizational restructuring and changing economies.

Richard Hall is Associate Professor of Work and Organisational Studies at the University of Sydney and is a Co-Director of the International Centre for Research in Organizational Discourse, Strategy and Change. His research interests concern work, employment, new technology and organizational change.

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