Automation and Industrial Workers: v.2
Published in July 1986
Book
Hardback
911 pages
978-0-08-028094-3 (ISBN)
Description
The second volume of this 15-nation study presents cross-national comparative findings from a major research project investigating work content, working conditions, worker attitudes and behaviour as they have been affected by the introduction of automated technology within the two socio-economic and political systems of Eastern Europe and Western Europe/the United States. While the authors do not seek to provide commonly agreed conclusions, their studies provide a valuable contribution to the debate on the determinism of technology and the importance of the socio-economic context.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-08-028094-3 (9780080280943)
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Content
(partial) Purpose, scope and methodology of the project, S C Mills et al. Some general aspects of automation, V Krevenich. Workers' values in work, J Forslin. Work content and work requirements, T Heiskanen. Worker satisfaction, G W England. How people feel about technological change, W Grossin. Interpersonal relations, A M Whitehill. Impetus for worker participation, P E Jacob et al. Position and activities of trade unions in the socialist countries, B Koval. Automation, the socio-economic system and workers' interest in social issues, F Adler.