Software by Design: Shaping Technology and the Workplace - Couverture rigide

Salzman, Harold; Rosenthal, Stephen R.

 
9780195083408: Software by Design: Shaping Technology and the Workplace
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0195083407 ISBN 13 : 9780195083408
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1994

Synopsis

This book provides a general examination of the critical role played by software and computer technology in the workplace. The authors assess the key social factors that contribute to workplace technology design, including organization structure, workplace relations, and market conditions. They then offer in-depth case studies to identify the factors that influence particular design decisions and the impact of these decisions on the quality and conduct of work, opportunities for skill development, and worker autonomy and satisfaction. The issue of technology design is addressed at both the theoretical and practical level, making this book an appealing aid for students as well as an insightful account for software designers, managers, and computer science engineers.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book provides a general examination of the critical role played by software and computer technology in the workplace. The authors assess the key social factors that contribute to workplace technology design, including organization structure, workplace relations, and market conditions. They then offer in-depth case studies to identify the factors that influence particular design decisions and the impact of these decisions on the quality and conduct of work, opportunities for skill development, and worker autonomy and satisfaction. The issue of technology design is addressed at both the theoretical and practical level, making this book an appealing aid for students as well as an insightful account for software designers, managers, and computer science engineers.

Revue de presse

Excellent reference list. Recommended. (H.J. Bender, University of Maryland, Choice Oct '94 - Vol 32, No 2)

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press Inc
Date d'édition
1994
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195083407
ISBN 13 
9780195083408
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
368
Coordonnées du fabricant
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