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Reviews about "Employment (K.4.2...)":
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Viewpoint: exploring the telecommuting paradox
Khalifa M., Davison R. Communications of the ACM 43(3): 29-31, 2000. Type: Article
In exploring the paradox that telecommuting is heavily promoted by many organizations, but only seven percent of employees telecommute, Khaifa and Davidson interviewed 28 North American telecommuters. They based their interviews on a p...
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Mar 1 2000 |
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IT and changing professional identity
Walsham G. Journal of the American Society for Information Science 49(12): 1081-1089, 1998. Type: Article
Understanding information technology (IT) is difficult. Understanding information technology in the context of how it shapes, or reshapes, work and workers may be more difficult. This paper engages the problem with regard to white-coll...
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Mar 1 1999 |
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The no-nonsense guide to computing careers
Rettig M., ACM Press, New York, NY, 1992. Type: Book (9780897914635)
The primary audience for this book is students about to graduate with a concentration in computer science. It provides a comprehensive list of topics that a job seeker attempting to enter the world of computing needs to address....
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Dec 1 1992 |
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The electronic sweatshop
Garson B., Penguin Books, New York, NY, 1989. Type: Book (9789780140121452)
Garson considers some of the social effects of the use of computer technology to automate more and more skilled tasks. Her intended audience is the general public. The style is provocative: she raises many serious issues and documents ...
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Mar 1 1991 |
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Work at home for computer professionals: current attitudes and future prospects
Olson M. (ed) ACM Transactions on Information Systems 7(4): 317-338, 1989. Type: Article
This author explores, somewhat superficially and somewhat naively, the subject of telecommuting. She defines telecommuting to mean work at home with work assignment and work delivery being accomplished through a personal computer and c...
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Jul 1 1990 |
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Computers, jobs and skills: the industrial relations of technological change
Baldry C., Plenum Press, New York, NY, 1989. Type: Book (9789780306429637)
Those of us in the data processing industry, that is those of us who either build the machines or design and write the programs that run in them, tend to view computers as wonderful things, or at least as the tools by which we earn our...
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Feb 1 1990 |
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Computerization, productivity, and quality of work-life
Kraut R. (ed), Dumais S., Koch S. Communications of the ACM 32(2): 220-238, 1989. Type: Article
Anyone who has tried to evaluate the impact of a newly installed computerized information system on an organization and on the work experiences of the employees who use the system has become aware of the many difficulties that such a s...
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Oct 1 1989 |
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Work group structures and computer support: a field experiment
Eveland J., Bikson T. ACM Transactions on Information Systems 6(4): 354-379, 1988. Type: Article
Eveland and Bikson describe an interesting field experiment. They wanted to ascertain if the use of technology would affect the structure of a task group. They selected workers who were about to retire or had recently retired and assig...
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Aug 1 1989 |
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Computer technology and jobs: an impact assessment model
Weber R. Communications of the ACM 31(1): 68-77, 1988. Type: Article
Weber summarizes previous research that attempts to describe the impact of computer technology upon jobs. This area is divided into two types of research: macro and micro. Macro-level research explores the impact of computerization upo...
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Jul 1 1988 |
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The complete computer career guide
Norback J., TAB Books, Blue Ridge Summit, PA, 1987. Type: Book (9789780830626540)
The author states that the purpose of the book is to provide “current information of vital interest to persons already in computer careers and individuals wanting to work with computers.” However, I cannot imagine ...
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Jun 1 1988 |
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