ISBN10: 9027724377, ISBN13: 9789027724373, [publisher: Springer] Hardcover Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, some traces of use. Sj 789 9027724377 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550
[Löbnitz, Germany] [Publication Year: 1987]
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ISBN10: 9027724377, ISBN13: 9789027724373, [publisher: Springer] Hardcover
[Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1987]
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Dordrecht D. Reidel Publishing Company 1987 1987 ed. Hardcover Ding to bottom of front cover, "released" stamp on front endpaper, else very good, clean and sound condition without dust jacket 330pp.

ISBN10: 9027724377, ISBN13: 9789027724373, [publisher: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht] Hardcover 330pp. Ding to bottom of front cover, "released" stamp on front endpaper, else very good, clean and sound condition without dust jacket
[Baldwin City, KS, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1987]

ISBN10: 9027724377, ISBN13: 9789027724373, [publisher: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland / Boston] Softcover First Edition Dordrecht, Holland / Boston: D. Reidel Publishing Company, 1987. Near Fine condition. Flat spine. No creases. Clean, square, and tight. EX-LIBRARY copy, stamped "WITHDRAWN" on endpapers. 6" wide by 9" tall. Pages are fresh and crisp, probably unread. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated throughout with diagrams, drawings, and tables. Bibliographical references. Index. . First Edition. Softcover. Original printed blue wraps/No dust jacket. (ix), 330pp.
[Henderson, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1987]

ISBN10: 9027724377, ISBN13: 9789027724373, [publisher: Springer Netherlands] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - In 1985 it was 20 years since Nobel Laureate Herbert A. Simon published: 'THE SHAPE OF AUTOMATION: For Men and Management'. This short but important and still topical book dwells on three subjects: - The Long-Range Economic Effects of Automation; - Will the Corporation be Managed by Machines - The New Science of Management Decision. In contrast with George Orwell, who was a critic of contemporary political systems rather than a prophet, Simon portrays a far more rosy picture of our 'brave new world'. Simon's work breathes optimism. First, computer technology; looking back it is aoubtful whether even the professor expected the hardware development ~e have wittnessed. Secondly, our ability to 'tame the beast'; there is now not much reason for complacency and satisfaction. Offices and factories can by no means be called automated, at most semi-automated. Thirdly the organizational and social implications of these rapid technological developments; referring to what he then called: 'The Computer and the new decision making techniques .- ' Concerning this last point, there is little need to emphasize that had been less practical application in organizations than the often impressive theoretical developments would lead one to believe. In Europe this situation is even more accute than in the US ...
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ISBN10: 9027724377, ISBN13: 9789027724373, [publisher: Springer Netherlands] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - In 1985 it was 20 years since Nobel Laureate Herbert A. Simon published: 'THE SHAPE OF AUTOMATION: For Men and Management'. This short but important and still topical book dwells on three subjects: - The Long-Range Economic Effects of Automation; - Will the Corporation be Managed by Machines - The New Science of Management Decision. In contrast with George Orwell, who was a critic of contemporary political systems rather than a prophet, Simon portrays a far more rosy picture of our 'brave new world'. Simon's work breathes optimism. First, computer technology; looking back it is aoubtful whether even the professor expected the hardware development ~e have wittnessed. Secondly, our ability to 'tame the beast'; there is now not much reason for complacency and satisfaction. Offices and factories can by no means be called automated, at most semi-automated. Thirdly the organizational and social implications of these rapid technological developments; referring to what he then called: 'The Computer and the new decision making techniques .- ' Concerning this last point, there is little need to emphasize that had been less practical application in organizations than the often impressive theoretical developments would lead one to believe. In Europe this situation is even more accute than in the US ...
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