147 Pages
by
Routledge
156 Pages
by
Routledge
147 Pages
by
Routledge
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Is any image in modern times more evocative of social change than the computer? Popular mythology ascribes extraordinary powers to computers in the ordering of human affairs. Computers are seen as instruments of social transformation and economic change. Indeed, it is hard not to find computers in the modern workplace, let alone in the home. They are ubiquitous in government offices, businesses... Read more
Acknowledgments, 1. Introduction, 2. The New York Study: Design and Execution, 3. What Computers Do; How Computing Changes, 4. Monitoring and Control of Work, 5. Employment and Efficiency, 6. Management and Structure, 7. Conclusions, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Debra Gimlin
