摘要:

Competition from Japanese manufacturers has been particularly fierce in the automotive industry. Consequently, many British manufacturers are now emulating the production and employment policies of their Japanese rivals. But there are limits to such a process, especially in the sphere of labour‐management relations and the control of wor

ISSN:0268-1072    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.1988.tb00084.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

The clothing industry has been saved largely as a result of the introduction of new technology in response to an increasingly competitive market place. But what affect has this restructuring had upon jobs? We explore how women workers have experienced this change and why policy‐making should consider job desig

ISSN:0268-1072    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.1988.tb00085.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

The findings from a study of the consequences of the introduction of CAD† on the organisation of work in three Swedish engineering companies are consistent with European empirical research but not with the predictions of either the advocates or critics of the technology. Here the author offers two possible explanation

ISSN:0268-1072    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.1988.tb00086.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This article analyses the use made of computer based information systems in hospitality management. The findings indicate that, rather than replacing the middle management role, computer systems are used as support mechanisms which remove uncertainty associated with decisions based on hunch or inadequate information.

ISSN:0268-1072    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.1988.tb00087.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This article summarises features of the current debate over whether new technology upgrades or downgrades skill and knowledge requirements and reports on how 1,700 tradespeople (craftspeople) interviewed in 1983–85 in NSW, substantially reported an upgrading effec

ISSN:0268-1072    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.1988.tb00088.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Many factors other than technology can influence the forms of work organisation at several key stages during the process of change. This article discusses developments in the design of intelligent knowledge‐based systems (IKBS) and argues that these new forms of computerisation will undermine the position of a number of management functions in the enterpris

ISSN:0268-1072    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.1988.tb00089.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This study describes the human and organizational implications of introducing robots into an Israeli plant. Findings point at several gaps between the perceptions of senior management, middle management and rank and file employees.

ISSN:0268-1072    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.1988.tb00090.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Book review in this ArticleInformation Technology; A Luddite AnalysisEnterprising InnovationThe Development of High Technology IndustriesUnions, Unemployment&InnovationSDI and Industrial Technology Policy

ISSN:0268-1072    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.1988.tb00091.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

数据来源: WILEY