UID:
edocfu_9960072763702883
Format:
1 online resource (987 p.)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
1-281-03317-0
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9786611033170
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0-08-050263-6
Content:
The Second Edition of Computerization and Controversy: Value Conflicts and Social Choices is a collection of 78 articles that examine the social aspects of computerization from a variety of perspectives, many presenting important viewpoints not often discussed in the conventional literature. A number of paired articles comprise thought-provoking head-on debate. Fields represented include computer science, information systems, management, journalism, psychology, law, library science, and sociology.This volume introduces some of the major controversies surrounding the computeri
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgments; Part I: Heads Up! Mental Models for Traveling through the Computer World; Chapter A. Heads-Up versus Heads-In Views of Computer Systems; Chapter B. A Reader's Guide to Computerization and Controversy; Chapter C. Social Controversies about Computerization; Chapter D. Computers as Tools and Social Systems:; Chapter E. The Seductive Equation of Technological Progress with Social Progress; Chapter F. Learning about the Possible Futures of Computerization from the Present and the Past
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Chapter G. Information and Computer Scientists as Moral Philosophers and Social AnalystsPart II: The Dreams of Technological Utopianism; Chapter A. Hopes and Horrors: Technological Utopianism and Anti-Utopianism in Narratives of Computerization; Chapter B. 2001: A Meetings Odyssey; Chapter C. Boom Time on the New Frontier; Chapter D. The Electronic Hive: Embrace It; Chapter E. The Electronic Hive: Refuse It; Chapter F. Electronic Office: Playpen or Prison; Chapter G. Computerization Movements and Tales of Technological Utopianism
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Part III: The Economic, Cultural, and Organizational Dimensions of ComputerizationChapter A. The Centrality of Organizations in the Computerization of Society; Chapter B. Israel: of Swords and Software Plowshares; Chapter C. Getting the Electronics Just Right: Wells Fargo Is a Case Study in How a Company Can Exploit the Information Revolution; Chapter D. How Information Technologies Can Transform Organizations; Chapter E. B of A's Plans for Computer Don't Add Up; Chapter F. Groupware Goes Boom; Chapter G. Learning from Notes: Organizational Issues in Groupware Implementation
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Chapter H. How Much Will a Truly Empowering Technology-Rich Education Cost?Chapter I. Technology Refusal and the Organizational Culture of Schools; Chapter J. Great Expectations: PCs and Productivity; Chapter K. Information Technology and the Productivity Challenge; Chapter L. Where Are the Payoffs from Computerization? Technology, Learning, and Organizational Change; Chapter M. Can Computer Science Solve Organizational Problems? The Case for Organizational Informatics; Part IV: Computerization and the Transformation of Work; Chapter A. Computerization at Work
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Chapter B. Computerization, Office Routines, and Changes in Clerical WorkChapter C. The Case of the Omniscient Organization; Chapter D. Mr. Edens Profits from Watching His Workers' Every Move; Chapter E. Interface Development in a Large Organization: An Observational Study; Chapter F. Groupware in Practice: An Interpretation of Work Experiences; Chapter G. Computing at Work: Empowering Action by Low-Level Users; Chapter H. Supporting Articulation Work; Part V: Social Relationships in Electronic Forums
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Chapter A. Social Relationships in Electronic Forums: Hangouts, Salons, Workplaces, and Communities
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-415040-3
Language:
English
