Engineering as a Social Enterprise

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Publication Year:1991

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How is society influenced by engineering and technology? How in turn does society shape engineering and technology? This book from the National Academy of Engineering explores ways in which technology and society form inseparable elements in a complex sociotechnical system.
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Front Matter	i-x
Introduction	1-4	(skim)
1. Systems Perspective	5-6	(skim)
From Deterministic Dynamos to Seamless-Web Systems	7-25	(skim)
Cultural and Sociotechnical Values	26-38	(skim)
2. Organizational Perspectives	39-40	(skim)
Business, Consumers, and Society-at-Large: New Demands and Expectations	41-57	(skim)
Technology and Government	58-70	(skim)
3. Practitioners	71-72	(skim)
The Social Function of Engineering: A Current Assessment	73-88	(skim)
Pondering the Unpredictability of the Sociotechnical System	89-100	(skim)
Appendix A: Tribute to J. Herbert Holloman	101-103	(skim)
Appendix B: Engineering	104-110	(skim)
Contributors	111-113	(skim)

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How is society influenced by engineering and technology? How in turn does society shape engineering and technology? This book from the National Academy of Engineering explores ways in which technology and society form inseparable elements in a complex sociotechnical system.
The essays in this volume are based on the proposition that many forces move and shape engineering, technology, culture, and society. Six specialists both inside and outside the field of engineering offer views on how engineering responds to society's needs and how social forces shape what engineers do and what they can achieve.

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