Office Technology and People: Volume 2 Issue 2
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THE INVASION OF THE MIND: A WORST POSSIBLE SCENARIO FOR THE OFFICE OF THE FUTURE
Ian I. MitroffThe very first issue of this journal struck an important and vibrant chord. It contained a series of “statements of concern” by a number of the members of the editorial board…
COMMENTS ON “THE INVASION OF THE MIND” BY I.I. MITROFF
Paul A. StrassmannThe central statement of Mitroff's article is that “… a Faustian bargain is indeed involved in obtaining the positive benefits of office technology.” Mitroff says that “… the…
COMMENTS ON “THE INVASION OF THE MIND” BY I.I. MITROFF
Ida R. HoosMitroff's proposal that we exercise all our wits and not just half of them, i.e. the portion presumed to reside in the left hemisphere of the brain, is indisputable. One would…
COMMENTS ON “THE INVASION OF THE MIND” BY I.I. MITROFF
E. Burton SwansonIn their well‐known classic article, Mason and Mitroff proposed that individual psychological type be recognized as an information system (IS) variable of fundamental importance…
REPLY TO COMMENTS ON “THE INVASION OF THE MIND”
Ian I. MitroffHaving been trained in both engineering and philosophy, I am extremely sensitive to the use of words. I choose words as a result very carefully. One of the key words in my article…
USER NEEDS WORKSHOPS: A NEW APPROACH TO ANTICIPATING USER NEEDS FOR ADVANCED OFFICE SYSTEMS
Robert Johansen, Ellen BakerUser needs or requirements analysis is a subject about which intelligent people are beginning to admit their ignorance. An approach to this thorny problem is proposed, along with…
SOCIOTECHNICAL CHANGE AND PERCEIVED WORK SITUATIONS: SOME CONCEPTUAL PROPOSITIONS AND AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION IN DIFFERENT OFFICE SETTINGS
Joerg SydowIncreasingly office work is subject to sociotechnical change. The layout and the results of an empirical study are presented; this study is particularly concerned with the micro…
PROCEDURES AND PROBLEMS IN THE OFFICE
Lucy Suchman, Eleanor WynnClerical workers in an office scheduled for the installation of an office information system were interviewed regarding the social and technical organization of their work. The…
THE EMERGING KEY ROLE OF WHITE‐COLLAR COMPUTER WORKERS VIS‐A‐VIS ORGANIZED LABOR
Theodor D. SterlingComputer‐based automation may be decisive in making an enterprise strike resistant. As a consequence it is in a union's interest to include as many as possible data processing and…