The Impact of Computers on the Work Organisation:Centralisation or Decentralisation?
The first generation of large mainframe computers certainly acted as a centralising force within companies. The arrival of cheaper minicomputers and the development of online terminals to mainframes had a "decentralising" effect in the sense that machines could be purchased and operated at...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Industrial management + data systems 1984-11, Vol.84 (11/12), p.13-15 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The first generation of large mainframe computers certainly acted as a centralising force within companies. The arrival of cheaper minicomputers and the development of online terminals to mainframes had a "decentralising" effect in the sense that machines could be purchased and operated at departmental site level. |
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| ISSN: | 0263-5577 1758-5783 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/eb057382 |