Human-Centred Systems in the Global Economy: Proceedings from the International Workshop on Industrial Cultures and Human-Centred Systems Held by Toky

ISBN-13: 9783540197454 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 272 str.

Yuji Masuda; M. Cooley

Opis

The arrival of the information society in Japan has radically altered the industrial structure, work patterns and cultural values of its society. The innovation and implementation of information technology has accelerated this change and made its effects more profoundly felt. Because of this, there is now a need to widen the debate on human-centred manufacturing systems to include broader issues such as industrial culture, international economies and global knowledge. Human Centred Systems in the Global Economy contains the proceedings of an international workshop held at Tokyo Keizai University which looked at the design of human-centred systems in the context of these technological and social changes. The workshop attracted contributions from internationally known researchers in Europe, Japan, the USA, South East Asia, Eastern Europe and the USSR. The resulting volume is unique in that it addresses the relationship of information technology to Japanese society as a whole, rather than concentrating on technical issues. The papers have been divided into three areas, covering the structure, dimensions, and policies and perspectives of the information society. Specific areas covered include: social and cultural shaping of technology, economic interdependence, technology and knowledge transfer, computer-aided design, management culture and communication technologies. Human Centred Systems in the Global Economy provides a comprehensive assessment of the debates on human-centred systems and will be of interest to people in a wide variety of disciplines including information technology, economic development, management science and related studies of social science and humanities.

Spis treści

Section I. Industrial Cultures and Technology Development.- 1. The Use of New Technologies in the Development of Social Citizenship and of the Welfare State.- 2. Working Women in Japan — After Enforcement of the Equal Opportunity in Employment Law.- 3. Adjustment in Foreign Assignment: A Comparative Study of Japanese and American Expatriates in Australia.- 4. Intercorporate Relations in Japan.- 5. Social Structure under the New Information Technology.- 6. Can the Family Survive the New Communications Media? ’Human-centredness’ and the Challenge of Consumer Technologies.- 7. Anthropocentric Production Systems in the Context of European Integration.- 8. The Beginning of the Third Industrial Revolution and Changes in Industrial Sociology: Towards a Better Environment for Man.- 9. Industry, Culture and Technology Transfer: Contemplation on Recent Changes in China’s Consumption Culture.- Section II. New Technology and the Shaping of World Economy and Industrial Cultures.- 10. The New Shape of Industrial Culture and Technological Development.- 11. The Coming New Age of Politico-Economic Interdependence in the Global Economy.- 12. High-Tech Development, Competition, and Industrial Culture in the Age of the Global Economy.- 13. New Trends in the Producer-Consumer Relationship: A Vital Aspect of Industrial Cultures.- 14. Impacts of Information Technology on Japanese Industrial Culture.- 15. Japanese Human Resource Management in the Cross-Cultural Interface: A Case Study of US-Sited Japanese Subsidiaries.- 16. Industrial Cultures in the Age of the Global Economy.- Section III. Human-centred Shaping of New Technologies: The Praxis.- 17. Theoretical Reflections from Experiences with Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing.- 18. Human Centredness: A 21st Century Paradigm for Industrial Cultures.- 19. The Evolution of Information in Human and Artefactual Systems.- 20. A Conceptual Framework for the Concept of the Artificial.- 21. Dialogue and Design of Computer-Based Technology.- 22. Applying Human Centred Concepts to the Development of Expert Systems in Manufacturing.- 23. Anthropocentric Principles — Tools and Organisation of Industrial Design.- 24. Skill in Software Production — The Deskiller is Deskilled.