Computers, human interaction, and organizations : critical issues / edited by Vicente Berdayes and John W. Murphy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berdayes, Vicente.

Murphy, John W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computers and civilization.

Human-computer interaction.

Physical Description:

vi, 254 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.

Summary:

Analyzes the interplay between human interaction, organizations, and the process of computerization, while illuminating the social and political nature of computerization.

Contents:

1 Computers, Theorizing, and Practice / Vicente Berdayes, John W. Murphy 1

2 Life World: Computers, Logic, and Values / Algis Mickunas, Argueta B. Hernandez 15

3 Contemptus Mundi: Reality as Disease / Eric Mark Kramer 31

4 Common Sense, Formal and Nonformal Intelligence, and Computational Mimesis / Burt Hopkins, Jim Sheridan 55

5 From Dialogue to World: Theoretical Considerations on Dimensional Difference / Joseph J. Pilotta 83

6 Computer Reason and Rationality / Dee Vernberg 99

7 Computers, Foundationalism, and Legitimate Knowledge / John W. Murphy 119

8 Theories of Order, Computer Use, and Alienation / Jung Min Choi 131

9 Perspectives on Cyberspace as Constructed Reality / Karola M. Schwartz 143

10 On the Ethics of Constructing a Face in Cyberspace: Images of a University / Michael J. Hyde, Ananda Mitra 161

11 Hypertext and Radical Reading / Hugo Perez-Hernaiz, John W. Murphy 189

12 The Technological Worldview and Social-Scientific Reasoning: A Critical Appraisal / John T. Pardeck, Woo Sik Chung 197

13 Information and Behavioral Flows: The Historical Context of Workplace Computerization / Vicente Berdayes 207

14 Organizations, Management Philosophy, and the Use of Computers / Karen A. Callaghan 231.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-248) and index.

ISBN:

0275963853

OCLC:

43227503