This thesis is an exploration of the social and political processes involved in the introduction of new technology to the shopfloor. Through a series of case studies of applications of microelectronics to batch manufacture, it attempts to uncover the ways in which the values and interests of managers, engineers, workers and others profoundly influence the choice and use of technology, and thus the work organisation which emerges. Previous analyses have tended to treat new technology as if it had "impacts" on work organisation - especially skills - which are inevitable in particular technical and economic circumstances. It is in opposition to this view that technical change is here treated as a matter for social choice and political negotiat...
In the past, most innovations have resulted from empiricist procedures; the outcome of each trial yi...
Much of the core research on the determinants of innovation traditionally has focused on the role of...
This paper outlines different dimensions and historical features of the debate regarding worker orga...
The introduction of a micro-electronic based technology to the workplace has had a far reaching and ...
This thesis is based upon a case study of the introduction of automated production technologies at t...
This article reveals the research issues related to the implementation of technology-driven change, ...
This thesis explores the interrelationships between the labour process, the development of technolog...
Printing has a long and illustrious history as a craft industry. This study explores the effects of...
In the past, most innovations have resulted from empiricist procedures; the outcome of each trial yi...
Printing has a long and illustrious history as a craft industry. This study explores the effects of...
Printing has a long and illustrious history as a craft industry. This study explores the effects of...
Anyone undertaking ethnographic fieldwork in industrial contexts quickly finds activities are framed...
While most scholars agree that the development of increasingly sophisticated computer-based technolo...
Printing has a long and illustrious history as a craft industry. This study explores the effects of...
Much of the core research on the determinants of innovation traditionally has focused on the role of...
In the past, most innovations have resulted from empiricist procedures; the outcome of each trial yi...
Much of the core research on the determinants of innovation traditionally has focused on the role of...
This paper outlines different dimensions and historical features of the debate regarding worker orga...
The introduction of a micro-electronic based technology to the workplace has had a far reaching and ...
This thesis is based upon a case study of the introduction of automated production technologies at t...
This article reveals the research issues related to the implementation of technology-driven change, ...
This thesis explores the interrelationships between the labour process, the development of technolog...
Printing has a long and illustrious history as a craft industry. This study explores the effects of...
In the past, most innovations have resulted from empiricist procedures; the outcome of each trial yi...
Printing has a long and illustrious history as a craft industry. This study explores the effects of...
Printing has a long and illustrious history as a craft industry. This study explores the effects of...
Anyone undertaking ethnographic fieldwork in industrial contexts quickly finds activities are framed...
While most scholars agree that the development of increasingly sophisticated computer-based technolo...
Printing has a long and illustrious history as a craft industry. This study explores the effects of...
Much of the core research on the determinants of innovation traditionally has focused on the role of...
In the past, most innovations have resulted from empiricist procedures; the outcome of each trial yi...
Much of the core research on the determinants of innovation traditionally has focused on the role of...
This paper outlines different dimensions and historical features of the debate regarding worker orga...