Mindless : why smarter machines are making dumber humans
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Published
New York : Basic Books, [2013].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780465018444 (hardback), 0465018440 (hardback)
Physical Desc
vii, 230 pages ; 22 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Richland Hills Public Library - Nonfiction | SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY HEAD | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Basic Books, [2013].
Language
English
ISBN
9780465018444 (hardback), 0465018440 (hardback)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"We live in the age of Computer Business Systems (CBSs)-the highly complex, computer-intensive management programs on which large organizations increasingly rely. In Mindless, Simon Head argues that these systems have come to trump human expertise, dictating the goals and strategies of a wide array of businesses, and de-skilling the jobs of middle class workers in the process. CBSs are especially dysfunctional, Head argues, when they apply their disembodied expertise to transactions between humans, as in health care, education, customer relations, and human resources management. And yet there are industries with more human approaches, as Head illustrates with specific examples, whose lead we must follow and extend to the mainstream American economy. Mindless illustrates the shortcomings of CBS, providing an in-depth and disturbing look at how human dignity is slipping as we become cogs on a white collar assembly line. "--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Head, S. (2013). Mindless: why smarter machines are making dumber humans . Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Head, Simon. 2013. Mindless: Why Smarter Machines Are Making Dumber Humans. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Head, Simon. Mindless: Why Smarter Machines Are Making Dumber Humans Basic Books, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Head, Simon. Mindless: Why Smarter Machines Are Making Dumber Humans Basic Books, 2013.
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