Industrial Automation and the Transformation of Work Organization: Three Case Studies in West Malaysia

Based on qualitative discussions of three enterprises operating under different sets of imperatives in Malaysia, this article attempts to show how an integrative and developmental approach to the study of technology and its impact will provide a more meaningful understanding of the issues involved....

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Published in:Economic and industrial democracy 1990-02, Vol.11 (1), p.65-92
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ALL OR MOST INDUSTRY
Assembly lines
AUTOMATION
Computers
Effects
Industrial Automation
MALAYSIA
Production
Robots
Technological Change
TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
Work Organization
Workforce
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Computers
Effects
Industrial Automation
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Robots
Technological Change
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Work Organization
Workforce
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