Title: Thinkwork : working, learning, and managing in a computer-interactive society /
Authors: Phillips, Fred M.; Phillips, Fred, 1952-; IC² Institute.
Publisher: Praeger,
Year: 1992
Subjects: Management Data processing; Computer software Human factors; Electronic data processing Social aspects; Computers and civilization; Human-computer interaction
Abstract: "This volume explains how advances in computer technology will augment communication in person-to-person, organizational, and educational settings. It describes the convergence of "virtual reality" and group decision support, and how these will serve educational and organizational effectiveness. Contributors - experts from business and academia - examine what the computing/communications world will look like in the near future, what the specific needs of various industries will be, and how innovations will fit into organizations and society." "These three topics are addressed with attention to the following questions: What will be the size of initial and future markets for advanced computer and communications technology? What will be the future computing environment in manufacturing operations, in the executive suite, in the office, in the field and on the road, at the point of service, for the computer-integrated enterprise, at home, in the school, and in the global marketplace?"--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: The future of executive information systems / Richard R. Hair, Mark N. Wood -- The death of office automation / Clarence A. Ellis, Johann P. Malmquist -- Organizations and organizational support systems of the future : joint design of organizations and computer-communication-information systems / Charles C. Holt -- Meeting process augmentation : the real substance of GDSS / Gerald R. Wagner, Murli Nagasundaram -- Human-computer cooperative systems : conceptual basis, sample system evaluation, and R&D directions / Kiyoshi Niwa -- Education and technology : oil and water? / Robert L. Bell, John Carlton, Linda A. Lloyd -- Computer-supported intentional learning environments / Barbara Bowen, Carl Bereiter, Marlene Scardamalia -- Management roles, skills, and structures for advanced manufacturing technology / Adrian Campbell, Malcolm Warner.