Organizational responses to technological change: A study of workplace relations in American newspapers.
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Title
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Organizational responses to technological change: A study of workplace relations in American newspapers.
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Identifier
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AAI9119679
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identifier
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9119679
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Creator
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Sleigh, Stephen R.
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Contributor
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Adviser: William Kornblum
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Date
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1991
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Sociology, Industrial and Labor Relations
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Abstract
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The American newspaper publishing industry underwent a fundamental transformation in production methods during the 1970s and 1980s with the change from letterpress to offset printing. Through four original case studies of workplace relations in American newspapers, the impact of labor-management relations on the process of changing technology is assessed.;The theoretical basis for assessing the organizational responses to technological change in the American newspaper industry is a micro-analytic view of employee, union, and management interaction. Focussing on the level of production, rather than at the macro-level of industrial relations systems theory, the case studies highlight the need for an understanding of the institutional mechanisms that mediate the common and conflicting interests of employees and employers.;With an understanding of the mechanisms of collective bargaining, the case is made for increased worker participation in areas of decision making traditionally reserved for management, especially over such decisions as the introduction of new technology.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
