Technology and the Future of Work 1st Edition by Paul S. Adler (PDF)

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This book brings together a set of essays exploring the implications of new technologies in the workplace. The common premise of the contributions is that the effective implementation of automation in manufacturing and engineering operations will typically require a workforce with a higher skill profile. Examining the experience of countries in Europe, Australia, Asia, and the U.S., the book analyzes four themes: the new competencies required for effective implementation of new technologies; how firms can develop these new competencies; the implications of these changes for industrial relations; and how firms can weave together business strategy, technology strategy, and personnel strategy, to build competitive advantage. with greater rather than lesser skills. This argument contradicts the conventional assumption that automation will not only reduce the number of workers required to produce a given product but also require less skilled workers to do so.

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Editorial Reviews: Review “The contributions to his edited volume are commendable in their thoroughness and cosmopolitan in both their focus and authorship….As a sophisticated treatment of the subject, Adler’s collection is to be welcomed.”–Journal of General Management”This important book fills a major gap. It shoots down the mistaken belief that factories of the future will be staffed by large numbers of ‘low-skilled button pushers.’…Business executives, labor leaders, and employees will find this book a valuable guide for setting strategies to meet the challenges of rapid technological lchange and intense foreign competition.”–Edward E. Masters, President, National Planning Association”The message of this book is profound: information technology can transform the workplace–for better or worse. We must learn how to design technology to promote effective processes, such as empowerment, teamwork, and total quality. This important book is must reading for anyone concerned about either effective organizations or new technology. After reading the book they will be concerned with both!”–Richard E. Walton, Harvard University”An impressive roundup of analyses by an impressive group of experts. This subject could not be more important and Adler is to be congratulated for his leadership in bringing this fine group of papers into print.”–Robert B. McKersie, Sloan School of Management, MIT”Technology and the Future of Work makes it abundantly clear that smart machines will not overcome America’s competitiveness problems unless we also develop the smarts of our workers and organize our workplaces more intelligently and humanely. The message of this book could not be more timely or persuasive.”–Albert Shanker, President, American Federation of Teachers From the Back Cover Competitive pressure demands that firms create a good balance of their technology, people, and organization, and that they sustain it with well-meshed business, technology, and human resources strategies. But the acceleration of technological change over the last decade has made it more difficult to find this balance. Moreover, the intensification of global competition has made any imbalance debilitating for business performance. This book explores the emergent new models of balance among technology, people, and organization. The common premise of the contributions that the effective implementation of automation in manufacturing and engineering operations will typically require a work force with a higher skill profile. Examining the experience of countries in Europe, Australia, Asia, and the U.S., the chapters analyze four themes: the new competency required for effective implementation of new technologies; how firms can develop these new competencies; the implications of these changes for industrial relations; and how firms can weave together business strategy, technology strategy, and personnel strategy, to build competitive advantage. Integrating sociological, economic, and organizational perspectives, this book will interest both academics and professionals. It presents an up-to-date review of international trends in industry’s response to the challenge of the new technologies. It draws compelling conclusions regarding the changes needed in the management of operations, human resources, industrial relations, and business strategy. About the Author Paul S. Adler is at University of Southern California, School of Business Administration. Read more

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⭐This book is dated and hasn’t worn well with time. The essays are focused on manufacturing and there is little insight into the even the immediate future of work in the 1990s. None of the essays for see the changes that network technology would bring.

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