Paul Boreham, Rachel Parker, Paul Thompson and Richard Hall.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
London :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiv, 224 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-219) and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"Conventional debates about new technology often invoke optimistic visions of enhanced democracy, rising skills and economic abundance; others predict darker scenarios such as the destruction of jobs through labour-eliminating devices. This book proposes an alternative perspective, arguing that technology can be powerful, but in and of itself has no independent causal powers. It considers the impact of new technologies on manufacturing, clerical, administrative and call centre employment, in both managerial and professional arenas, and introduces the growing phenomena of telework. The book also assesses the important political and economic forces that restrict or facilitate the flow of new technologies on national and global levels."--Jacket.
PARALLEL TITLE PROPER
Parallel Title
New technology at work
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Employees-- Effect of technological innovations on.
Technological innovations-- Social aspects.
Work environment.
Changement organisationnel.
Innovations.
Employees-- Effect of technological innovations on.