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Yankelovich, Daniel; Immerwahr, John – Society, 1984
Discusses job discretion (the degree of worker autonomy) and the American "work ethic" in a historical context and in regard to the current shift from a manufacturing economy to one based on information services and new technologies. (ML)
Descriptors: Incentives, Industrialization, Job Performance, Job Satisfaction
Sim, Yong Sup – 1975
After reviewing the current movement toward job enrichment, a system was designed for the technical services department of the Mercer County Community College Library. The Library Work Order Processing System, as tried between January and March, 1974, was designed to permit each worker more variety of jobs. The technical services department was…
Descriptors: Clerical Workers, College Libraries, Job Satisfaction, Job Simplification
Licata, Betty Jo – 1984
Automated office technologies, such as office automation systems, management information systems, teleconferencing, message systems, and robotics, are providing momentum for the trend towards the "paperless office" by allowing new means of carrying out office tasks and aiding in the management of time, data, and messages. The success of these…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Attitude Change, Automation, Change Strategies