Office Technology and People: Volume 3 Issue 1

SKILL FORMATION IN U.S. ACCOUNTING FIRMS: PRESSURES, TRENDS AND OPTIONS

Paul S. Adler

This report discusses technological, market and strategic factors encouraging change in the dynamics of skill formation in large U.S. accounting firms. Changes in recruiting…

REFRAMING THE ROLE OF COMPUTERS IN ORGANIZATIONS — THE TRANSACTION COSTS APPROACH

Claudio U. Ciborra

The traditional role of computer‐based information systems is to provide support for individual decision making. According to this model, information is to be seen as a valuable…

DATA TECHNOLOGY AND WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT

Tamar Bermann

According to a prevalent thesis, women's employment will be affected by the introduction of new technology because lowly qualified, repetitive “women's jobs” are becoming…

A TWO‐FACTOR MODEL OF THE EFFECTS OF OFFICE AUTOMATION ON EMPLOYMENT

Alan L. Porter

We distinguish two factors through which new information technologies will affect office employment. On one hand, office automation will enhance productivity, meaning a given…