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Human-Centred Systems in the Global Economy

Proceedings from the International Workshop on Industrial Cultures and Human-Centred Systems held by Tokyo Keizai University in Tokyo 1990

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  • © 1992

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Editors:
  1. Yuji Masuda

    1. Faculty of Business Administration, Tokyo Keizai University, Tokyo 185, Japan

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Part of the book series: Human-centred Systems (HCS)

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Table of contents (24 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Industrial Cultures and Technology Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Use of New Technologies in the Development of Social Citizenship and of the Welfare State

      • Achille Ardigò
      Pages 3-10

    3. Working Women in Japan — After Enforcement of the Equal Opportunity in Employment Law

      • Yukiko Inoue
      Pages 11-20

    4. Adjustment in Foreign Assignment: A Comparative Study of Japanese and American Expatriates in Australia

      • Kuniko Mochimaru
      Pages 21-42

    5. Intercorporate Relations in Japan

      • Hiroshi Okumura
      Pages 43-49

    6. Social Structure under the New Information Technology

      • Fumihiko Satofuka
      Pages 51-57

    7. Can the Family Survive the New Communications Media? ‘Human Centredness’ and the Challenge of Consumer Technologies

      • David Smith
      Pages 59-69

    8. Anthropocentric Production Systems in the Context of European Integration

      • Werner Wobbe
      Pages 71-81

    9. The Beginning of the Third Industrial Revolution and Changes in Industrial Sociology: Towards a Better Environment for Man

      • Valery K. Zaitsev
      Pages 83-87

    10. Industry, Culture and Technology Transfer: Contemplation on Recent Changes in China’s Consumption Culture

      • Feng Zhao-Kui
      Pages 89-97

  3. New Technology and the Shaping of World Economy and Industrial Cultures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-99
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    2. The New Shape of Industrial Culture and Technological Development

      • Mike Cooley
      Pages 101-107

    3. The Coming New Age of Politico-Economic Interdependence in the Global Economy

      • Alexander Dynkin
      Pages 109-112

    4. High-Tech Development, Competition, and Industrial Culture in the Age of the Global Economy

      • Marc Giget
      Pages 113-121

    5. New Trends in the Producer-Consumer Relationship: A Vital Aspect of Industrial Cultures

      • András Hernádi
      Pages 123-130

    6. Impacts of Information Technology on Japanese Industrial Culture

      • Takao Nuki
      Pages 131-139

    7. Japanese Human Resource Management in the Cross-Cultural Interface: A Case Study of US-Sited Japanese Subsidiaries

      • Kazuo Takeuchi
      Pages 141-151

    8. Industrial Cultures in the Age of the Global Economy

      • Yuji Masuda
      Pages 153-161

  4. Human-Centred Shaping of New Technologies: The Praxis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-163
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About this book

The arrival of the information society in Japan has radically altered the industrial structure, work patterns and cultural values of its society. The innovation and implementation of information technology has accelerated this change and made its effects more profoundly felt. Because of this, there is now a need to widen the debate on human-centred manufacturing systems to include broader issues such as industrial culture, international economies and global knowledge. Human Centred Systems in the Global Economy contains the proceedings of an international workshop held at Tokyo Keizai University which looked at the design of human-centred systems in the context of these technological and social changes. The workshop attracted contributions from internationally known researchers in Europe, Japan, the USA, South East Asia, Eastern Europe and the USSR. The resulting volume is unique in that it addresses the relationship of information technology to Japanese society as a whole, rather than concentrating on technical issues. The papers have been divided into three areas, covering the structure, dimensions, and policies and perspectives of the information society. Specific areas covered include: social and cultural shaping of technology, economic interdependence, technology and knowledge transfer, computer-aided design, management culture and communication technologies. Human Centred Systems in the Global Economy provides a comprehensive assessment of the debates on human-centred systems and will be of interest to people in a wide variety of disciplines including information technology, economic development, management science and related studies of social science and humanities.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Business Administration, Tokyo Keizai University, Tokyo 185, Japan

    Yuji Masuda

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Human-Centred Systems in the Global Economy

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings from the International Workshop on Industrial Cultures and Human-Centred Systems held by Tokyo Keizai University in Tokyo 1990

  • Editors: Yuji Masuda

  • Series Title: Human-centred Systems

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1967-8

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London Limited 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-19745-4Published: 06 August 1992

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-1967-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1431-0856

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 272

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Artificial Intelligence, IT in Business

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