Governing Through Technology: Information Artefacts and Social Practice (Technology, Work and Globalization)

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Information Produced And Disseminated By An Interlocking Ecology Of Computer-based Systems And Artifacts Currently Provides The Essential Means For Planning Organizational Operations And Controlling Organizational Performances. This Book Describes The Vital Importance-that Digital Information Acquires In Restructuring Organizations-- Technology As An Object Of Social Enquiry -- The Regulative Regime Of Technology -- Boundaries And Freedoms: Re-opening The Blackbox Of Technology -- Unpacking Information Packages: Rationalization And Governance -- Addendum On The Behavourial Implications Of Information Packages -- Control And Complexity In A Connected World -- Cognitive Foundations Of Work: The Workplace As Information -- Information Tokens And Reality: A Parable Of The Internet. Jannis Kallinikos. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 143-154) And Indexes.

Name in long format: Governing Through Technology: Information Artefacts and Social Practice (Technology, Work and Globalization)
ISBN-10: 0230280889
ISBN-13: 9780230280885
Book pages: 173
Book language: en
Edition: 2011
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions: Height: 0.7 Inches, Length: 9.2 Inches, Weight: 0.94137385874 Pounds, Width: 6.2 Inches

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