The information society is real. Information - as a marketable commodity - is quickly taking up the powerful role once held by heavy industry and manufactured products. How this revolution is affecting society, and how both society and government are responding to it, is the subject of this book.
The information society is real. Information - as a marketable commodity - is quickly taking up the powerful role once held by heavy industry and manu...
Knowledge Workers in the Information Society addresses the changing nature of work, workers, and their organizations in the media, information, and knowledge industries.
Knowledge Workers in the Information Society addresses the changing nature of work, workers, and their organizations in the media, information, and kn...
Knowledge Workers in the Information Society addresses the changing nature of work, workers, and their organizations in the media, information, and knowledge industries.
Knowledge Workers in the Information Society addresses the changing nature of work, workers, and their organizations in the media, information, and kn...
This book addresses the changing nature of work, workers, and their organizations in the media, information, and knowledge industries. It begins with a concise analysis of the meaning of knowledge work and of an information society.
This book addresses the changing nature of work, workers, and their organizations in the media, information, and knowledge industries. It begins with ...
This volume takes a critical look at the specific forecasts and broader perspecives that shape popular understanding of a communications revolution. The book concentrates on the area of videotex, an outgrowth of cable television that makes use of computers, television, and telephone technology to produce a powerful information/communication system. Videotex draws on the major developments in microelectronics for information processing and communication used by many businesses and governments throughout the world. The potential of videotext for mass market penetration makes it an excellent...
This volume takes a critical look at the specific forecasts and broader perspecives that shape popular understanding of a communications revolution...
Dallas W. Smythe has made important contributions to the study of the political economy of communications, as well as to the critical study of communication and information. His work has probed the neglected corners of the academic study of communication research, challenging and inspiring students and researchers for nearly 50 years. Celebrating Dallas Smythe, this volume includes 19 articles that draw on his work and furthur challenge existing communications structures and policies. The contributions examine case studies of the political economy of communication and information from...
Dallas W. Smythe has made important contributions to the study of the political economy of communications, as well as to the critical study of comm...