Author : Margaret S. Elliott
Publisher : Information Today, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781573873116
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (731 download)
Book Synopsis Computerization Movements and Technology Diffusion by : Margaret S. Elliott
Download or read book Computerization Movements and Technology Diffusion written by Margaret S. Elliott and published by Information Today, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " "Computerization movement" (CM) refers to a special kind of social and technological movement that promotes the adoption of computing within organizations and society. ... Through theoretical analyses, systematic empirical studies, field-based studies, and case studies of specific technologies, the book shows CMs to be driven by Utopian visions of technology that become part of the "ether" within society. The empirical studies presented here show the need for designers, users, and the media to be aware that CM rhetoric can propose grand visions that never become part of a reality and reinforce the need for critical and scholarly review of promising new technologies."--Back cover.