Executive Guide to Business Success through Human-Centred Systems

Andrew Ainger

ISBN 10: 3540199292 / ISBN 13: 9783540199298

Published by Springer London, Springer Berlin Heidelberg Sep 1995, 1995

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book is about people and skilled work. There has been much turmoil in the business environment about how to best manage the balance between people and technology, at a time when pressures for cost reduction are ever greater. Our argument is that people are central to business success, and the appropriate use of technology should support their needs. This is not always easy in practice. We work in a period when change occurs in ever-shortening cycles. Black-and-white solutions may seem attractive, but the long-term consequences are rarely advantageous. A new system is required, build ing on lessons from the past. Human-centred systems build upon core skills of the workforce within a rich, emancipatory environment, utilising the benefits of tech nology. Change can be embraced to achieve competitive advantage and mutual benefit. The three authors are, respectively, engineering director of an inno vative international manufacturing company; analyst for an inter national merchant bank; and university business school professor. The book is intended to offer a new synthesis of theory and practical experience, derived from recent British and European collaborative pro grammes. We are grateful to our colleagues and families for their tolerance during the writing of this book. Even human-centred books impose pressures on busy people. Old Windsor, Brighton and Kingston, June 1995 A.A. R.K.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 192 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Executive Guide to Business Success through Human-Centred Systems
• Publisher: Springer London, Springer Berlin Heidelberg Sep 1995
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540199292
• ISBN 13: 9783540199298
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

This book is about people and skilled work. There has been much turmoil in the business environment about how to best manage the balance between people and technology, at a time when pressures for cost reduction are ever greater. Our argument is that people are central to business success, and the appropriate use of technology should support their needs. This is not always easy in practice. We work in a period when change occurs in ever-shortening cycles. Black-and-white solutions may seem attractive, but the long-term consequences are rarely advantageous. A new system is required, build­ ing on lessons from the past. Human-centred systems build upon core skills of the workforce within a rich, emancipatory environment, utilising the benefits of tech­ nology. Change can be embraced to achieve competitive advantage and mutual benefit. The three authors are, respectively, engineering director of an inno­ vative international manufacturing company; analyst for an inter­ national merchant bank; and university business school professor. The book is intended to offer a new synthesis of theory and practical experience, derived from recent British and European collaborative pro­ grammes. We are grateful to our colleagues and families for their tolerance during the writing of this book. Even human-centred books impose pressures on busy people. Old Windsor, Brighton and Kingston, June 1995 A.A. R.K.

Synopsis

Technology has reached a stage where it can support, rather than dominate or replace, human knowledge, skill and decision-making. This book shows managers how, with the right management techniques, the introduction of human-centred systems at all levels can provide a competitive advantage.