Author : William H. Dutton
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9780198774969
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (749 download)
Book Synopsis Information and Communication Technologies by : William H. Dutton
Download or read book Information and Communication Technologies written by William H. Dutton and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 1996 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information and Communication Technologies: Visions and Realities illuminates the social and economic implications of advances in information and communication technologies. It has been written and edited to reach a broad audience across the social sciences interested in constructive ways ofthinking about the social dynamics of the revolution in digital media. Based on a decade of research undertaken by the UK's Programme on Information and Communication Technologies (PICT), this book explains* how social factors influence technological innovation and convergence;* why organizations seek to transform work, services, and management;* ways in which households domesticate new media;* how public policy andregulation shape the impact of technology on employment, media concentration, privacy, and access in an information society.The thirty contributors include leading figures in the field.