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New Technology and the Labour Process

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Editors:
  1. David Knights

    1. UMIST, Manchester, UK

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  2. Hugh Willmott

    1. Management Centre, Aston University, Birmingham, UK

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Part of the book series: Studies in the Labour Process (SLP)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Bernard Burnes, David Knights, Hugh Willmott
    Pages 1-19

  3. Computer Technology in Organisations: Some Critical Notes

    • Wanda J. Orlikowski
    Pages 20-49

  4. Work, Participation and Co-Determination in Computer-Based Manufacturing

    • Eckart Hildebrandt
    Pages 50-65

  5. Computer Numerical Control and Constraint

    • Fiona Wilson
    Pages 66-90

  6. Managerial Strategies, Information Technology and Engineers

    • Gloria L. Lee
    Pages 91-117

  7. Information Technology and the Control Function of Supervision

    • Patrick Dawson
    Pages 118-142

  8. How Much Change at the Store? The Impact of New Technologies and Labour Processes on Managers and Staffs in Retail Distribution

    • Steve Smith
    Pages 143-162

  9. Beyond Taylorism: Computerisation and QWL Programmes in the Production Process

    • Lorraine Giordano
    Pages 163-196

  10. Computer Redesign and ‘Labour Process’ Theory: Towards a Critical Appraisal

    • Martin Beirne, Harvie Ramsay
    Pages 197-229

  11. The Use of Technology and the Development of Qualifications: How the Debate about the Labour Process is Viewed in German Industrial Sociology

    • Lothar Lappe
    Pages 230-264

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 265-278
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About this book

The papers in this volume examine the conditions and consequences of micro-electronic technology within one or more of various spheres of the labour process.

Editors and Affiliations

  • UMIST, Manchester, UK

    David Knights

  • Management Centre, Aston University, Birmingham, UK

    Hugh Willmott

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: New Technology and the Labour Process

  • Editors: David Knights, Hugh Willmott

  • Series Title: Studies in the Labour Process

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-19242-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: David Knights and Hugh Willmott 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-42913-6Published: 01 June 1988

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-19242-7Published: 01 June 1988

  • Series ISSN: 2947-3535

  • Series E-ISSN: 2947-3543

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 278

  • Topics: Labor Economics

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