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How does the pace and pervasiveness of new technology impact on the individual? To answer this question, this volume focuses on the computerization of offices, the use of robots in factories and advanced technology in the aerospace industry. Fascinating perspectives on how technology infiltrates everyday life are provided, together with stimulating reports on the latest research in this rapidly changing and diverse field.
List of contents
People¿s Reactions to Technology - Shirlynn Spacapan and Stuart Oskamp
PART ONE: FACTORIES
The Human Side of Flexible Factory Automation - Ann Majchrzak and Donald D Davis
Research and Management Practice
Factory Automation and Production Jobs - Veronica F Nieva, Paul D Newman and Geza Bottlik
A Longitudinal Study
PART TWO: OFFICES
Computer Use, Control Over Computers, and Job Satisfaction - Barbara A Gutek and Susan Winter
Informal Communication in Organizations - Robert E Kraut, Robert S Fish, Robert W Root and Barbara L Chalfonte
Form, Function, and Technology
PART THREE: AEROSPACE
Crew Factors in the Aerospace Workplace - Barbara G Kanki and H Clayton Foushee
Human-Machine Interactions in Space Flight - Harvey Wichman
About the author
Stuart Oskamp (Ph.D., Stanford University) has focused his research interests in the areas of attitudes and attitude change, applied social psychology, behavioral aspects of energy and resource conservation, and social issues and public policy. His books include Attitudes and Opinions and Applied Social Psychology. He has been elected a member of the American Psychological Association (APA) Council of Representatives and President of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) and of the APA Division of Population and Environmental Psychology. He has also served as editor of the Journal of Social Issues and of the Applied Social Psychology Annual. Since 1984 he has organized the Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology and co-edited the resulting annual volume published for many years by Sage Publications and now published by Erlbaum.
Summary
Examining the reactions people have to new technology, this book focuses on computerization in the office environment, the use of robots in factories and advanced technology in the aerospace industry. The authors also provide information on the latest research in this growing field.
