The Internet, Organizational Change and Labor : The Challenge of Virtualization

ISBN-13: 9780415269988 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 192 str.

David Jacobs;Jacobs and Yudken; Joel Yudken

Opis

The focus of The Internet, Social Intelligence and Labor is the impact of the Internet on human resources and the balance of power between labor and management. The Internet has contributed to the organization and mobilization of workers facing multinational corporations; it has permitted instantaneous contact across borders; it also facilitates communication among managers and permits the coordination of dispersed workplaces. Managers may more easily control an international network of production sites on-line. The Internet provides opportunities for managers and workers to pursue their overlapping and conflicting goals. Beyond its influence on the relative power of labor and management, the Internet may also have the capacity to extend intelligence in organizations. It permits the individual to acquire information from disparate sources and to evaluate it with the assistance of a personal computer. Knowledge is cumulative; every advance in understanding rests upon the contributions of others. The Internet facilitates the dissemination of information and innovative software alike and accelerates the processes of analysis, innovation, and improvement.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Goals and Methodology 2. Technology and Dystopia 3. Industrial Revolutions 4. Economizing, Sociologizing and Praxis 5. Technology, Social Choice and History 6. Labor Problems 7. Industry Stories 8. Open Source and 'Social Intelligence' 9. Internet Unionism 10. Desktop Enterprise and the Revival of Craft 11. Conclusions

O autorze

David C. D. Jacobs, Joel Yudken