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OverviewIn this meticulously researched study of computers and computing, authors James B. Rule, Debra Gimlin, and Sylvia Sievers present a fascinating, entertaining, and thought-provoking survey of the use of perhaps mankind's most powerful tool in today's workplace. In the chapter entitled ""The New York Study: Design and Execution,"" the authors describe their inspiration for the undertaking of their study, how they designed their research methods, and how they obtained funding for the project. In the chapter ""What Computers Do; How Computing Changes,"" case studies involving businesses that adopted greater computer usage are related, and the authors include Full Product DetailsAuthor: Debra Gimlin , James B. Rule , Sylvia J. SieversPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: Transaction Publishers Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.450kg ISBN: 9780765801418ISBN 10: 0765801418 Pages: 156 Publication Date: 15 June 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments, 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, IndexReviewsAuthor InformationJames B. Rule is professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and is a member of the editorial board of Dissent magazine. Debra Gimlin holds a doctorate in sociology, and is vice president of V2, Inc., a strategic consulting and marketing research firm for the pharmaceutical industry. She is the author of Body Work: Beauty and Self-Image in American Culture. Sylvia Sievers is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in sociology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She is an experienced researcher in computing use and has had several articles published in scholarly journals. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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