| Information Society and the Workplace: Spaces, Boundaries and Agency Contributor(s): Hearn, Jeff (Editor), Heiskanen, Tuula (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415272238 ISBN-13: 9780415272230 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: In recent years there has been a great deal of talk about information society-in business, workplaces, organizations, management, government, academia, media and politics. This book look at how the twin notions of information and society are entwined in workplaces and organizations. "Information Society and the Workplace" brings together studies of everyday local practices in workplaces within the information society, with a special focus on social space and the agency of actors. This book makes use of both theoretical review and detailed qualitative research from Finland, which is at the forefront of the information society. Key chapter include: *Bounded or empowered by technology? Information system specialists' views on people's freedom within technology *Control or commitment in high-tech IT firms *Women and technological pleasure at work? *Fulfillment or slavery? The changing sense of self at work Highlighting the political challenges of the information society that are likely to become increasingly pressing worldwide, this book will be of essential interest to advanced students and researchers in the fields of Business and Management Studies, Technology Studies and Sociology of Work and Organizations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics - Computers | Information Technology - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 303.483 |
| LCCN: 2003047220 |
| Lexile Measure: 1280 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in Technology, Work and Organizations |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.22" W x 9.5" (1.12 lbs) 230 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Much has been written on the grand prospects for "Information Society"; much less on what this might mean in everyday terms. So what do we find when we look at what is happening in a society, Finland, that is one of closest to an information society? Bringing together studies of everyday local practices in workplaces within information society, this book has a special focus on social space and the agency of actors. It includes both theoretical reviews and detailed qualitative research. It also highlights the political challenges of the information society, challenges which are likely to become subjects of international concern. |
