Software by Design: Shaping Technology and the Workplace - Tapa dura

Salzman, Harold; Rosenthal, Stephen R.

 
9780195083408: Software by Design: Shaping Technology and the Workplace
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ISBN 10: 0195083407 ISBN 13: 9780195083408
Editorial: OUP USA, 1994

Sinopsis

This book provides a general examination of the critical role played by software and computer technology in the workplace. The authors assess the key social factors that contribute to workplace technology design, including organization structure, workplace relations, and market conditions. They then offer in-depth case studies to identify the factors that influence particular design decisions and the impact of these decisions on the quality and conduct of work, opportunities for skill development, and worker autonomy and satisfaction. The issue of technology design is addressed at both the theoretical and practical level, making this book an appealing aid for students as well as an insightful account for software designers, managers, and computer science engineers.

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Acerca del autor

Harold Salzman is Director of the Technology, Work, and Organizations Program at the University of Louisville Center for Urban and Economic Research.

De la contraportada

As computers become more and more integral to business and other organizational operations around the world, software design must increasingly meet the social demands of the workplace. This book provides an informative, cogent examination of how various social factors - such as organizational structure, workplace relations, and market conditions - together shape software developers' technical design decisions. Through a survey of major software companies and in-depth case studies of the banking, hospital, and equipment field service industries, the authors identify factors that influence specific design strategies and examine the significant consequences that engineering decisions have on users' work, workplace quality of life, and opportunities for autonomy and skill development. The book concludes with a chapter devoted to exploring how a progressive design approach can improve both the performance and working conditions of an organization. By providing an important empirical study of the social construction of technology, the authors offer an insightful understanding of the challenges inherent in effective software design. The book will appeal to professionals and students in software design, information systems management, computer science, and the sociology of work and technology.

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Editorial
OUP USA
Año de publicación
1994
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0195083407
ISBN 13 
9780195083408
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
368
Contacto del fabricante
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