New Technology and the Labour Process
Published on 1. June 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
XI, 278 pages
978-0-333-42913-6 (ISBN)
Description
The papers in this volume examine the conditions and consequences of micro-electronic technology within one or more of various spheres of the labour process.
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Series
Edition
1988 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XI, 278 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
372 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-42913-6 (9780333429136)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-19242-7
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David Knights
Technology of the Labour Process
Book
06/1988
Palgrave Macmillan
€52.62
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Content
Introduction; B.Burnes, D.Knights & H.Willmott - Computer Technology in Organizations: Some Critical Notes; W.J.Orlikowski - Work, Participation and Co-Determination in Computer-Based Manufacturing; E.Hildebrandt - Computer Numerical Control and Constraint; F.Wilson - Managerial Strategies, Information Technology and Engineers; G.L.Lee - Information Technology and the Control Function of Supervisors; P.Dawson - How Much Change at the Store? The Impact of New Technologies and Labour Processes on Managers and Staff in Retail Distribution; S.Smith - Beyond Taylorism: Computerization and QWL Programs in the Production Process; L.Giordano - Computer Redesign and 'Labour Process' Theory: Towards a Critical Appraisal; M.Beirne & H.Ramsay - The Use of Technology and the Development of Qualifications: How the Debate about the Labour Process is Viewed in German Industrial Sociology; L.Lappe - Index