This book, originally published in 1984, established the need for a strategic managerial response to the new technology, which relies on an understanding of the real effects of technology - on organisational structure, manageemnt style and employee relations. It assesses the impact of the new information technology on manufacturing systems, employment levels and types, industrial relations and finally on marketing and external relationships.
Edited by:
Nigel F. Piercy
Imprint: CRC Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 40
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 159mm,
Weight: 780g
ISBN: 9780815354017
ISBN 10: 0815354010
Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Economics and Business of Technology
Pages: 332
Publication Date: 27 March 2018
Audience:
College/higher education
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Further / Higher Education
,
A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. Management and New Information Technology Nigel Piercy Part 1: The New Information Technology and Production Systems 2. Information Technology in Engineering Prodcution and Production Management Denis R. Towill 3. The Impact of Robots on Manufacturing Processes and Society at Large Paul Drazan 4. Intelligent Sensors Bruce Batchelor and Simon Cotter Part 2: Management Implications - Employment Issues 5. The Impact of Information Technology on the Work Place Frank Land 6. The Application of Microelectronics to the Office: Organisational and Human Implications Richard J. Long 7. New Technology and Future Work Patterns Paul Blyton Part 3: Management Implications in Industrial Relations 8. New Technology and Industrial Relations: Theoretical and Empirical Issues Michael Poole 9. The Impact of New Technology on Participative Institutions and Employee Involvement Malcolm Warner 10. The Management/Union Relationship in the Introduction of New Technology Annette Davies Part 4: Management Issues - Information, Control and Structure 11. Emerging Trends in Managing New Information Technologies Michael Earl 12. Changes in Information Technology, Organisational Design and Managerial Control Roger Mansfield 13. Control, Structure and Identity: Managerial Problems in Technological Innovation Ian Nicholas 14. Microcomputers in Retailing: A Case Study Lesley Sawers 15. New Information Technology and Marketing Systems Nigel Piercy
