Information technology & people : designing for the future / edited by Frank Blackler and David Oborne.
Contributor(s): Blackler, F. H. M
| Oborne, David J | IEEE Xplore (Online Service) [distributor.] | MIT Press [publisher.].
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BookPublisher: Letchworth, Hertfordshire, UK : British Psychological Society, 1987Distributor: [Piscataqay, New Jersey] : IEEE Xplore, [2003]Description: 1 PDF (viii, 262 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780262255752.Other title: Information technology and people.Subject(s): Electronic data processing -- Social aspects | Information technology -- Social aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification: 303.4/834 Online resources: Abstract with links to resource Also available in print.Summary: Today's rapid growth in information technology has occurred without a full understanding of the human consequences of its use -- on individuals, on organizations, and on society as a whole. As a result, initial expectations have frequently not been met, and a backlash has developed. Clearly a more realistic approach to information technology is needed, and applied psychology can offer great help in this effort.This book takes a problem-centered approach to questions of usability, applicability, and acceptability, giving an overview of current research on information technology at work, at home, in education, and in medicine, and where possible, making recommendations for the future. Chapters cover psychology and information technology; management, workers, and the new technologies; factory automation; ergonomics and the new technologies; office systems; expert systems in the health field; health care; the disabled; computers in education; attitudes toward the new technologies; information technology and home-based services; and information technology in the home.Distributed for The British Psychological Society.
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Today's rapid growth in information technology has occurred without a full understanding of the human consequences of its use -- on individuals, on organizations, and on society as a whole. As a result, initial expectations have frequently not been met, and a backlash has developed. Clearly a more realistic approach to information technology is needed, and applied psychology can offer great help in this effort.This book takes a problem-centered approach to questions of usability, applicability, and acceptability, giving an overview of current research on information technology at work, at home, in education, and in medicine, and where possible, making recommendations for the future. Chapters cover psychology and information technology; management, workers, and the new technologies; factory automation; ergonomics and the new technologies; office systems; expert systems in the health field; health care; the disabled; computers in education; attitudes toward the new technologies; information technology and home-based services; and information technology in the home.Distributed for The British Psychological Society.
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