Social Dynamics of the IT Field : the Case of Denmark.

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Intro; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Perspectives on the IT Field; Part A. Information Technology Cultures; Introduction; Chapter I. Divergence and Convergence: A Community Analysis of the Structuring of the Danish IT Field; Chapter II. Organisational Cultures in Information Technology Firms; Chapter III. The Unisys Merger -- Cultural Perspectives on Information Technology Firms in Transition; Chapter IV. Organisational Adaptation and Learning within Danish IT Firms.

Chapter V. Understanding the IT People, their Subcultures, and Implications for Management of Technology and InnovationPart B. Actors, Networks and Organisations at the Edge of the IT Field; Introduction; Chapter VI. Small Enterprises Coping with the Challenges of Information Technology; Chapter VII. Trade Associations as Mediators of Information Technology to Small and Medium Sized Firms; Chapter VIII. Purposive and Potential Networks in Small Firms' Adoption of IT; Part C. The IT People Strategies, Skills and Careers; Introduction.

Chapter IX. Strategies of IT People in Denmark -- Trade Unionism, Craftsmanship and ProfessionalismChapter X. Beyond Taylorism: The IT Specialists and the Deskilling Hypothesis; Chapter XI. Understanding the Employment Position of Computer Programmers: A Managerial Strategies Approach; Chapter XII. The IT People -- Historical Development and Present Characteristics; Appendix; Data and Methods of the Study; References; Bibliographical Notes; Index.

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