Workplace Studies: Recovering Work Practice and Informing System Design - Hardcover

 
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Synopsis

Workplace studies are of growing significance to people in a broad range of academic disciplines and professions, in particular those involved in the development of new technologies. This groundbreaking book brings together key researchers in Europe and the US to discuss critical issues in the study of the workplace and to outline developments in the field. The collection is divided into two parts. Part I contains a number of detailed case studies that not only provide an insight into the issues central to workplace studies but also some of the problems involved in carrying out such research. Part II focuses on the interrelationship between workplace studies and the design of new technologies. This book provides a valuable, multidisciplinary synthesis of the key issues and theoretical developments in workplace studies and a guide to the implications of such research for new technology design and the workplace.

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Review

'I enjoyed the book and recommend it for those interested in workplace studies and the role of workplace studies in the design of technologies to support teams and collaborative work.' Computer Supported Cooperative Work

Book Description

This groundbreaking book brings together key researchers in Europe and the US to discuss critical issues in the study of the workplace and combines a number of detailed case studies with an examination of the interrelationship between workplace studies and the design of new technologies.

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ISBN 10:  0521598214 ISBN 13:  9780521598217
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2000
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