The Computer and the Meaning of Work: Are We Creating the Factories of the Past?.

Sullivan, Virginia

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ERIC Number: EJ462089

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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The Computer and the Meaning of Work: Are We Creating the Factories of the Past?

Sullivan, Virginia

Journal of Education for Business, v68 n4 p197-201 Mar-Apr 1993

A study investigated the impact of computerization on administrative support positions through a survey of 529 university-educated individuals (166 responses). Results indicate that the majority did not experience the alienating influence of the computer and were enthusiastic about its integration into their work lives. (JOW)

Descriptors: Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Computers, Higher Education, Office Automation, Office Occupations, Work Environment

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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