White collar productivity: The search for the holy grail

The search for increased productivity has led to a great many claims about how it might be accomplished. Nowhere have the claims been more brazen and yet less well supported empirically than those made on behalf of the technologies designed to support office work. The paper examines some of the argu...

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Main Author: Conrath, David W. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 1984
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1984, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 29-33
Further subjects:B Holy Grail
B Office Work
B Great Efficiency
B Economic Growth
B White Collar
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