Psychological and organizational aspects of computer-aided manufacturing

Clegg, Chris W.; Corbett, Martin

doi:10.1007/bf02686613

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“…More recent analyses tend to emphasize the strategic choices open to management during the implementation process. The outcomes of technological change are influenced by managerial choices, which themselves depend on a range of factors (Buchanan & Boddy, 1983;Child, 1984;Clegg & Corbett, 1986;McLoughlin & Clark, 1988). Thus, research into technological change now examines implementation processes as well as outcomes.…”

Section: Organizations and Technological Changementioning

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Technology‐led change: A study of the implementation of CADCAM

Symon¹,

Clegg²

1991

Journal of Occupational Psychology

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Many authors have emphasized that new technology implementations in organizations are predominantly ‘technology led' (e.g. Blacker & Brown, 1986; Clegg & Kemp, 1986). However, few analysts have attempted to account for this approach or, indeed, to spell out its consequences. In this study, we describe the implementation of a CADCAM system in a light engineering company over an 18‐month period, focusing specifically on the reasons for the adoption of a technology‐led implementation style. Using a variety of methods and data‐gathering techniques, we argue that this ‘technology‐led’ implementation is a form of ‘satisficing’ (March & Simon, 1961) and that this approach was adopted as a result of the differentiated and political environment, the scarcity of organizational resources, the existing managerial style and the complexity of the problem. We present a model of this implementation approach and its outcomes based on this interpretation.

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Section: Organizations and Technological Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Technology‐led change: A study of the implementation of CADCAM

Symon¹,

Clegg²

1991

Journal of Occupational Psychology

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“…Early research in this latter vein examining the effects of IT on the nature of work focused on the manufacturing sector, and the introduction of numerically controlled machines on blue‐collar work (Clegg and Corbett, 1986; Liker et al ., 1999). Reflecting a labour process perspective (e.g.…”

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Information technology change, work complexity and service jobs: a contingent perspective

Marler

Liang

2012

New Technol Work Employ

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We examine the contingent impact of implementing an enterprise‐wide information technology system (Enterprise Resource Planning) on perceptions of work complexity in clerical, technical and managerial service sector jobs. Using matched and control samples of employee survey data, we compare pre‐ and post‐intervention perceptions of work complexity and importance of analytical skills across three hierarchical job levels: clerical, technical and managerial. We find that employees in clerical jobs, at the lowest level in the hierarchy, experience a significant increase in work complexity and need for analytical skills, whereas those in technical and managerial service jobs do not. Implications for theory, management of technology and employment policy are discussed.

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“…These findings can be influenced by employees' attitude and it is the organization's duty to provide such facilities and lacking such facilities the work will face problems. Zuboff (1988) and Clegg & Corbett (1986) showed that IT can increase employees satisfaction in terms of mechanical aspects, but can not influence their motivation and attitude positively. Accordingly, Wall & et.…”

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“…Typology studies of Zuboff (1988) and Clegg & Corbett (1986) are among the first studies on the influence of Information Technology (IT) on individual function. They found that automated technology reduces the employees' motivation, while it increases the mechanistic aspects of the job and hence decreases the employees' attitudes.…”

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The Level of Desirability of Information Technology Systems and Its Relation with Organizational Commitment

Allammeh¹,

Shavaran²,

Dabaghi³

et al. 2011

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Purpose -This paper aims to define Information Technology (IT) desirability and determine IT relationship with organizational commitment. The existence of such a relationship between IT & organizational commitment can guide the organizational leaders to promote and to develop the IT potentials in order to improve the performance of employees, and elevate job satisfaction, commitment and organizational effectiveness.Design /methodology /approach -The design of the research is descriptive -correlational and the statistical sample consists of 84 educational service experts working at educational service offices in the University of Isfahan. They were selected based on purposeful sampling.Findings -The results showed that among IT desirability components, two components of training and fitness had a significant relationship with continuance commitment (one of the organizational commitment dimensions).Research limitations -since the statistical sample was selected purposefully and the research was done on educational service experts, any generalization of the results to other organizations and employees requires caution.Practical implications -Since the results of the research show the existence of only one of the dimensions of organizational commitment ( continuance commitment ) and two components of desirability of IT ( fitness and training), managers can try to improve the levels of these dimensions of IT.Originality / value -many researchers have investigated different effects and relations between IT and employees, but in this research the aim has been to investigate a more complete account as well as different aspects of employees' perceptions about IT (i.e. desirability of the system).

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Psychological and organizational aspects of computer-aided manufacturing

Cited by 26 publications

References 10 publications

Technology‐led change: A study of the implementation of CADCAM

Technology‐led change: A study of the implementation of CADCAM

Information technology change, work complexity and service jobs: a contingent perspective

The Level of Desirability of Information Technology Systems and Its Relation with Organizational Commitment

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