As computers become more prevalent throughout society, the issue
of computer-human interaction has become paramount to computer
scientists and professionals furthering the computerization of
organizations. "Computers, Human Interaction, and Organizations"
revisits important theoretical and conceptual issues that have not
been resolved in discussions of the increasing computerization of
society. The authors here move beyond the technical issues relating
to computerization to examine the social and political nature of
information and computer technology using contemporary critical
theory. This unique volume, therefore, offers a serious reflection
on the proper scope and nature of computerization and the proper
adjustment to and utilization of these instruments.
According to the authors, without the guiding use of theory,
computer use will be misguided and socially disruptive. Without a
critical analysis of the issues involved in computer-human
interaction, the current push to have computers support intimate
interaction among workers and other groups may never come to
fruition. By contrast, recognizing the computer as an expression of
the technological worldview allows one to recognize the limits as
well as the promise of these instruments and to define the proper
scope of computerization. The authors of this volume help the
reader understand the social nature of computer technology and the
limits of its application while circumscribing socially responsible
uses of the new technology.
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