The Socio-Economic Impact of Microelectronics

The Socio-Economic Impact of Microelectronics
Author: J. Berting
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1483146537

The Socio-Economic Impact of Microelectronics contains papers presented at an international conference on socio-economic problems and potentialities of the application of micro-electronics held in Zandvoort, the Netherlands, in September 1979. Organized into eight sections, this book begins with the technological evaluation of microelectronics. Subsequent sections focus on the social economic and political consequences of the widespread use of microelectronics; opportunities and problems for socialist countries brought about by microelectronics technology; effects of microelectronics on developing countries; as well as problems connected with industrial relations and organization of work. The influence of the technology on political/economic, epistemological, ethical/moral, and esthetic values and a broad concept of informatics introducing the notions of living and non-living environments as well as of human, non-human, constructed, natural, and abstract systems are explained. The last section contains the conclusions of the chairman of the conference on the application of microelectronics.

All Change at Work?

All Change at Work?
Author: Alex Bryson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2002-09-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134625146

This book is the latest publication reporting the results of a series of workplace surveys. Comprehensive in scope, the results are statistically reliable and reveal the nature and extent of change in all bar the smallest British workplaces.

Microelectronics at Work

Microelectronics at Work
Author: Colin Norman
Publisher: Better English Language Teaching
Total Pages: 76
Release: 1980
Genre: Electronic industries
ISBN: 9780916468385

Research paper surveying recent trends in the development and application of microelectronics technology and the concomittant implications for employment and re-industrialization policy in both the UK and developing countries - estimates the impact of technological change on jobs, working conditions of office workers and industrial workers, productivity, factory organization, etc. References.

Labour Information

Labour Information
Author: International Labour Office
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1991
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789221072744

This reference book provides a core list of publications in the labour field covering both reference materials and selected ILO publications in English. It covers employment training, labour relations, labour administration, working conditions and environment, social security, promotion of equality and workers' education.

Monthly Labor Review

Monthly Labor Review
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 422
Release: 1988
Genre: Labor laws and legislation
ISBN:

Publishes in-depth articles on labor subjects, current labor statistics, information about current labor contracts, and book reviews.

The Social and Economic Impact of New Technology 1978–84: A Select Bibliography

The Social and Economic Impact of New Technology 1978–84: A Select Bibliography
Author: Leslie Grayson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1468482580

Silicon chip technology; microprocessor technology; information technology; or quite simply new technology. These are some of the names representing the microelectronics revolution depending upon the audience being addressed by speaker or writer. No previous new industrial development has caused such widespread publicity and discussion amongst users and researchers as the new technology. Concern is being expressed about the effects of new technology on employment, job satisfaction, social life, leisure activities and the economics of commerce and industry. The late 70s saw many doom-laden predictions of those effects but by 1983 both management and trade unions were taking a more objective view of the social and economic impacts, and many correspondents now see the new technology as a means of opening up new industries and overcoming the effects of world recessions. The "chip" has involved the factory floor, the office, the supermarket and the home. Electronic funds transfer, electronic shopping, microelectronic domestic appliances, word processors and microprocessor-controlled machinery mean that the new technology has pervaded all aspects of social and economic life, and the developed countries are now coming to accept it as part of society as a whole. Inevitably the flood of literature on the social and economic impacts of new technology has been overwhelming. Unfortunately the quality of information and arguments propagated at conferences, in journal papers and research reports has indicated that there has been little quantifiable evidence available on the effects of these impacts.

Innovation, Economic Development and Policy

Innovation, Economic Development and Policy
Author: Jan Fagerberg
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 431
Release: 2018-04-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1788110269

This authoritative and enlightening book focuses on fundamental questions such as what is innovation, who is it relevant for, what are the effects, and what is the role of (innovation) policy in supporting innovation-diffusion? The first two sections present a comprehensive overview of our current knowledge on the phenomenon and analyse how this knowledge (and the scholarly community underpinning it) has evolved towards its present state. The third part explores the role of innovation for growth and development, while section four is concerned with the national innovation system and the role of (innovation) policy in influencing its dynamics and responding to the important challenges facing contemporary societies.