Description: Software by Design : Shaping Technology and the Workplace, Hardcover by Salzman, Harold; Rosenthal, Stephen R., ISBN 0195083407, ISBN-13 9780195083408, Brand New, Free shipping in the US As computers become more and more integral to business and other organizational operations around the world, software design must increasingly meet the social demands of the workplace. This book provides an informative, cogent examination of how various social factors--such as organizational structure, workplace relations, and market conditions--together shape software developers' technical design decisions. Through a survey of major software companies and in-depth case studies of the banking, hospital, and equipment field service industries, the authors identify factors that influence specific design strategies and examine the significant consequences that engineering decisions have on users' work, workplace quality of life, and opportunities for autonomy and skill development. Th concludes with a chapter devoted to exploring how a progressive design approach can improve both the performance and working conditions of an organization. By providing an important empirical study of the social construction of technology, the authors offer an insightful understanding of the challenges inherent in effective software design. Th will appeal to professionals and students in software design, information systems management, computer science, and the sociology of work and technology.
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Book Title: Software by Design : Shaping Technology and the Workplace
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
Publication Name: Software by Design : Shaping Technology and the Workplace
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 1994
Subject: Management Information Systems, General
Item Height: 1.2 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 26.6 Oz
Subject Area: Computers
Item Length: 6.7 in
Author: Harold Salzman, Stephen R. Rosenthal
Item Width: 8.9 in
Format: Hardcover
