Robotization of Work?: Answers from Popular Culture, Media and Social Sciences

by Barbara Czarniawska and Bernward Joerges

Book Overview

In this timely book, Barbara Czarniawska and Bernward Joerges examine the hopes and fears around work and job security inspired by automation, from the original coining of the term 'robot' to the present day media fascination. Have these hopes and fears changed or do they remain the same? This discerning book investigates whether these changes in perception correlate to actual changes taking place in the field of robotics. Exploring several streams...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800882475
• ISBN13: 9781800882478
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 144 Pages