The human side of factory automation : managerial and human resource strategies for making automation succeed /
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| Author / Creator: | Majchrzak, Ann |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1988. |
| Description: | xviii, 390 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Jossey-Bass management series |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/982251 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- The Author
- Part 1. Understanding the Human Infrastructure in Factories
- 1. The Clear Links Between Proper Human Resource Planning and Successful Automation
- 2. Assessing Automation2s Impact on People in Organizations: A Framework
- Part 2. First-Order Effects: How Job Tasks Change
- 3. Keeping Machine Operations Involved: Nine Options
- 4. How Technical and Administrative Support Jobs Are Affected
- 5. The Changing Role of Supervisors and Managers
- Part 3. Second-Order Effects: Organizational Adaptations to Job Changes
- 6. Specifying New Job Skills and Selection Criteria
- 7. Developing Training Programs That Match New Job Needs
- 8. Adapting Personnel Policies to Facilitate Automation
- 9. Altering the Organizational Structure to Enhance Performance
- Part 4. Implementing Factory Automation Successfully
- 10. Overcoming Resistance to Factory Automation
- 11. Structuring Automation Project Teams and the Change Process
- 12. Realizing the Potential of Factory Automation: Key Strategies for Success
- AppAndix: Human Infrastructure Impact Statement
- References
- Index