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... , 24-32 Alternate work sites (AWS) , 38-50 American Express Company case study, 8-15 American labor force, 112 APECS (Allied Professionals Educational Consulting Services)
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... , 98; see also Control Data Corporation entries Center for Futures Research, 9 Centralized message centers, 127 CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Trninillg Act) , 14 Chamot, Dennis, 76-84,85,88, 89, 92, 93 Change accelerating, 6 continuity versus, 74 technological, 133 Child care,113-114 Child labor, 79-80 laws, 62 Choice, 68, 78 freedom of, 21 Clerical positions, 134 Clerical workers, female, 112-124 Clustered work force, 16 Coaxial cable, 108 Collective bargaining, 63 Communications, 40, 54-55 costs, 109-110 devices, 27 difficulty of, 36-37 procedures for, 50 technology, 108 Competition, overseas, 91-92 Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)
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... case study, 51-56 File storage evolution, 106-107 Flexibility, work, 118 H Hackman, J R., 70 Handicapped, Federation of the, 90-91 Handicapped population, 9-10 Handsets, telephone, 108-109 Hawthorn Effect, 137n Health, occupational, 64, 114-115, 142 Health insurance benefits, 20 High-resolution display, 108 Hine, Lewis W., 79 "Hold harmless" agreements, 27, 31 Home-based work, see Homework Home workstations law and, 13-14 printing capability of, 109 use and misuse of, 76-84 word processing, 8-15 Homebound, Project, 8-15 Homework abuses of, 88-89 attractiveness of, 137-138 ban on, 88-90 "Computer Homework" resolution, 78, 152-153 electronic concept of, 7 future of, 87-88, 103-144 limits on, 78-79 strengths of, 55-56 weaknesses of, 55 Homework program, Control Data Corporation's, 41-42 Hours and wages, 85-87 "Flexiplace," 1 Human resources organizations, 1?
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... R., 70 Olson, Margrethe, H., 1-2, 114 125-132, 141 Optical character reader, 89 Optical fiber, 108 Optical storage, 106-107 Organizational needs and pressures, 128-129 M Magnetic recording, vertical, 107 Management, 2, 17, 40-41, 48, 100, 138-140 Manager Interview Protocol, Control Data AWS, 149-151 Manning, Ronald A., 38-50, 95, 97, 98 McDavid, Mary, 24-32, 95, 98 Medical insurance, 63-64 Message centers, centralized, 127 Micronet, 53 Microprocessors, price of, 105-106 Microwave technology, 108 l~DEX p "Paperless" insurance claims, 18 Participation, level of, 49 Part-time work, 91, 94 Part-time workers, 119-120
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... , 82 Shirley,V.S., 51-56,95, 96, 99, 138 Shoji, Nancy, 95, 96, 98 Social interaction, 70-71 Social progress, 6-7 Social status, 71-72 Software, system, 108 Suburbanization, office, 120-121 Supervision console, 10-12 Support structures, 7 Sweatshops, 92 T Technological change, 133 Technology attitudes toward, 17- 18 communications, 108 female clerical workers and, 112124 Technology forecast, 105-111 Technology push, 1-2 Telecommuting, 1, 135-136 advent of, 6 costs of, 138 female, 141-142 future of, 2, 143 growth of, 99-100 origin of, 1 Telecopiers, 10-11 "Telemanaging," 14 Telephone handsets, 108-109 Telephone installation costs, 47 Telephone lines, 12 "Telework," 1 Terminal costs, 47 Terminals, video display (VDT)
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... H., 66 W Wages, 67-68, 72-73,82,85-87, 116 comparison of, 22 minimum, 62, 79-80 Wang WP-5,10 Wideband bypass carriers, 110 Wisconsin Physicians Service (WPS) , 114 Withington, Frederic G., 105-111 Women, see Female entries Word processing workstations, 8-15 INDEX characteristics of, 66-67 new forms of, 1 office, decentralization of, 120 part-time, 91, 94 remote, for professionals, 125132 Work environment, 93 Work flexibility, 118 Work force categories of, 77-78 clustered, 16 productivity of, see Productivity reorganization of, 16-17 Work location and motivation, 66-75 Work pickup and delivery, 43 Work productivity, see Productivity Work schedule, 53 Work selection criteria, 40 Work sites, alternate (AWS)
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Key Terms

  • clerical workers
  • video display
  • occupational safety
  • home workstations
  • data corporation

  • display terminal
  • printing capability
  • efficiency rate
  • equal employment
  • professional employees

  • remote work
  • employee survey
  • manager interview
  • industry council
  • comprehensive employment

  • laser beam
  • message centers
  • connect time
  • continuity versus
  • standards act

  • health administration
  • data aws
  • insurance claims
  • child labor
  • labor standards

  • readiness command
  • wisconsin physicians
  • service employees
  • word processing
  • employees international


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