Computerization, Work Values, and Changing Worklife

计算机化、工作价值观和不断变化的工作生活

• 批准号: 9321375
• 负责人: Rob Kling
• 金额: $ 5.84万
• 依托单位: University of California-Irvine
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-05-15 至 1996-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9321375&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Computerization; Work; Values; Changing; Worklife

9321375 Kling This study examines how computer specialists, managers and workers' values shape computerization projects and change working conditions. The key research questions are: To what extent and how do work values influence the selection and eevelopment of information technologies in the workplace, and how do people integrate these technologies into their worklives? Research activities include both theoretical and empirical components. Theoretical components focus on developing an understanding of some of the ethical implications of computerizing work and the ethical issues faced by key participants in computerization projects. Identification and analysis of these issues proceeds by examination of existing case studies and participation in discussion of the design and site selection for the empirical work as well as some of the field interviews. Empirical research involves surveys and field interviews of computerized work systems in three organizations. The organizations will represent three ideal types of work values: (a) rationalization, streamlining work for efficiency, organizing narrowly defined jobs, and computerizing so as to reduce workers' discretion; (b) flexible professionalization, organizing work to encourage responsibility, initiative taking and learning, and developing computer systems to support enhanced work; and (c) incremental accommodation, computerizing so as to support new services or activities while minimizing the changes in work relationships. The investigators will refine and pilot test their work values questionnaire in the two or three organizations selected, and undertake initial field studies. Results will be disseminated through presentations and case reports. One journal article will be developed. ***

9321375 Kling 这项研究探讨了计算机专家、管理者和工人的价值观如何塑造计算机化项目和改变工作条件。 关键的研究问题是：工作价值观在多大程度上以及如何影响工作场所信息技术的选择和发展，以及人们如何将这些技术融入他们的工作生活？ 研究活动包括理论和实证两部分。 理论部分侧重于加深对计算机化工作的一些伦理影响以及计算机化项目主要参与者所面临的伦理问题的理解。 通过检查现有案例研究并参与实证工作的设计和选址讨论以及一些现场访谈来识别和分析这些问题。 实证研究涉及三个组织中计算机化工作系统的调查和现场访谈。 这些组织将代表三种理想的工作价值观：(a) 合理化、简化工作以提高效率、组织狭义的工作以及计算机化以减少工人的自由裁量权； (b) 灵活的专业化、组织工作以鼓励责任、主动性和学习，并开发计算机系统以支持加强工作； (c) 增量便利、计算机化，以支持新的服务或活动，同时尽量减少工作关系的变化。 调查人员将在选定的两到三个组织中完善和试点测试他们的工作价值观问卷，并进行初步实地研究。 结果将通过演示和案例报告进行传播。将撰写一篇期刊文章。 ***