Micro-Analysis of the Transformation of Tasks: Communication and Organizational Structure in a Small Enterprise
Aude Dufresne,Gérard Blais +1 more
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In this article, the impact on organizations of changes in communication practices becomes an interesting field of study, and the authors focus on the impact of new technologies in the workplace on the working conditions.Abstract:
An increasing number of studies are focusing on the impact of new technologies in the workplace. Vall6.e (1986) has stressed that it is in the tertiary sector (goods and services) that we observe the biggest changes following the arrival of technology, primarily for accounting operations. Office automation is very often seen as a means to increase productivity and to reduce the complexity of information processing; but it may also radically change the working conditions. As such the impact on organizations of changes in communication practices becomes an interesting field of study.read more
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