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Author: | Prasad, P. |
Title: | Symbolic processes in the implementation of technological change: a symbolic interactionist study of work computerization |
Journal: | Academy of Management Journal
1993 : DEC, VOL. 36:6, p. 1400-1429 |
Index terms: | IMPLEMENTATION TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE COMPUTERS |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | This study examined the symbolic processes involved in the computerization of work in a health maintenance organization. Guided by symbolic interaction as a methodological framework, this inductive study used the methods of participant observation and in-depth interviewing for gathering data. It documents the multiple symbols associated with computerization in the organization and discusses local interpretations of those symbolic realities. It also explores the influence of this symbolism on the computerization process. |
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