Computers and Control in the Work Environment
Year: 1984
Type: article
Abstract: The computer has become the essential symbol and perhaps the crucial driving force of post-industrial society. Despite the centrality of the computer, there is continuing disagreement regarding the overall impact of computers on social and personal life. On the one hand, the computer is presented as a technology whose protean applications will create an increasingly dehumanized and technocratic world. On the other hand, computer technology is credited with the capacity to produce goods and services with great efficiency and rationality, facilitating a life of abundance and leisure.
Source: Public Administration Review
DOI: 10.2307/975659
Authors: Kenneth L. Kraemer, James N. Danziger
Institutions: University of California, Irvine, Columbia University
Language: English
Subfield: General Social Sciences
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2040796063