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Computer-Aided Manufacturing and Women's Employment: the Clothing Industry in Four EC Countries
Swasti . Ed(S): Mitter
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Paperback. Drawing on the experience of four major EC countries, this book documents the way computer technology has changed the pattern of women's work in the manufacturing sector. The contributors assess the aspects of computerization that particularly affect women's employment opportunities. Editor(s): Mitter, Swasti. Series: Human-Centred Systems. Num Pages: 236 pages, 50 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFSJ1; JHBL; TGPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 441.
Drawing on the experiences of four major EC countries, this book documents the way computer technology has changed the pattern of women's work in the manufacturing sector. The sixteen contributors are leading authorities on the subject and analyse how technology has transformed employment in the clothing industry, which is still the major employer of female blue-collar workers in the EC. The contributors assess the aspects of computerisation that particularly affect women's employment opportuni- ties: flexible hours, flexible work locations and flexible specialisation. The book also contains evaluations of post-Fordism and human-centred technology, two leading issues in the debate about the ... Read more
Drawing on the experiences of four major EC countries, this book documents the way computer technology has changed the pattern of women's work in the manufacturing sector. The sixteen contributors are leading authorities on the subject and analyse how technology has transformed employment in the clothing industry, which is still the major employer of female blue-collar workers in the EC. The contributors assess the aspects of computerisation that particularly affect women's employment opportuni- ties: flexible hours, flexible work locations and flexible specialisation. The book also contains evaluations of post-Fordism and human-centred technology, two leading issues in the debate about the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Series
Human-Centred Systems
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540196563
SKU
V9783540196563
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