Computer Technology and Social IssuesInterconnected political, economic. Social and human factors are paramount in determining the success of information technology. As global economic competition has become ever more important, the social issues of computing combine to make public policymaking more urgent in computer-related domains. Though often perceived in purely technological terms, when it comes to computing, political issues are pervasive. |
Contents
The Potential of Computing to Threaten | 1 |
B Do Computers Generate Alienation and Dehumanization? | 8 |
The Disemployment Issue | 23 |
Political Conflict as a Way of Life | 31 |
The Potential of Computers to Democratize | 40 |
B The Vision of a Network Nation | 47 |
Is Computing Democratizing America? | 64 |
Summary | 70 |
E Quality of Work Life Issues | 174 |
The Social Impacts of Computing | 180 |
Computing and Organizational Change | 187 |
B Information Technology and Organizational Change | 197 |
Success Factors for Information Technology | 211 |
Information Technology and Global Competition | 223 |
B National Electronic Communications Policy | 234 |
Limits to Computer Enhancement of Productivity | 248 |
B Computers Privacy and Electronic Surveillance | 83 |
The Commoditization Issue | 93 |
The CostRecovery Issue | 99 |
Computer Matching and National Computer Databases | 106 |
Computer Crime Information Security | 119 |
The Role of Ethics in Balancing | 142 |
Social Impacts of Information Systems | 149 |
Managerial Liability for Information Systems | 163 |
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