Technological Change

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Introduction
3. 1 The Human and Social Sciences in the Face of Technological Change
   1. 1.1. Approaches to technological change
   2. 1.2. A brief history of technological change
4. 2 Technological Change and Society
   1. 2.1. Powers, institutions and technological change
   2. 2.2. Ethics in the face of technology
   3. 2.3. Technological change and diversity
   4. 2.4. Technological change and ecology
5. 3 Technological Change and Organization
   1. 3.1. Omnipresence of the technical object in work activities
   2. 3.2. The interaction of technological and organizational systems
   3. 3.3. Technology as a liberator and control agent
   4. 3.4. Technological change as a social process
6. 4 Technological Change and the Individual
   1. 4.1. Activity and technical object
   2. 4.2. The encounter between the individual and the technical object
   3. 4.3. Beyond the content of activities, a transformation of working structures
   4. 4.4. Technological changes and individual skills
7. 5 Experiencing Technological Change
   1. 5.1. Threats and opportunities associated with technological change in organizations
   2. 5.2. Reconciling technical and social issues
   3. 5.3. Managing responsible technological change
8. References
9. Index
10. End User License Agreement