Computers in the Workplace - Rilegato

Plotkin, Robert

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0816077584 ISBN 13: 9780816077588

Casa editrice: Facts on File, 2012

Riassunto

Explores how computers have changed the workplace, from robotic computers used in manufacturing and electronic medical records to word processors and computer programming.

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Product Description:

Both employees and employers in a wide variety of fields have benefited from computers and the Internet. According to a recent study by the Internet Advertising Bureau, the Internet contributes about $300 billion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the United States and has created 1.2 million jobs. At the same time, the rapid and radical nature of the advances in digital technology over the last 50 years has created significant challenges in the workplace, as both workers and business owners have needed to adapt to such technology or face losing to the competition. Computers in the Workplace is a brand-new, full-color resource that discusses how digital technology has affected business, addressing topics such as the systemization of work, the division of labor, outsourcing, and crowdsourcing. Chapters include: -Scientific Management: the Systematization of Work -Manufacturing: from Line Workers to Robots -Administrative Assistants: from Typist to Office Manager -and more

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Computers, Internet, and Society is a timely series that investigates the impact that computers and technology have on society and the directions that this will go as technology continues to advance at a significant rate. Titles in the series explain the history of the relevant computer technology, what such technology can do today, and how it works, along with how computers interact with human behavior in a particular social context. This series also encourages readers to develop socially responsible attitudes and behaviors in their roles as computer users and future developers of computer technology.

This new series is perfect for technology students or general readers wanting to learn more about the internet.

· This title features full-color photographs and line illustrations.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Facts on File
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0816077584
• ISBN 13: 9780816077588
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 172