ABSTRACT

The United States Internal Revenue Service introduced a multi-million dollar program to automate its operations in the early 1980s. This book describes a multidisciplinary study of the experiences of several thousand users in this program, based primarily on questionnaires, observation and interviews. The case study gives valuable guidance to managers and their consultants involved in planning introduction of new office technology, as well as providing more academic insights into aspects of human behaviour under changing working conditions.

part I|39 pages

Background

chapter 1|12 pages

Automation, Beliefs and Values

chapter 2|10 pages

The Background to Automation

chapter 3|8 pages

The Politics of Automation *

part II|53 pages

Automation Implementation

chapter 5|10 pages

The Automated Collection System

chapter 6|12 pages

Personnel Recruitment and Retention

chapter 7|6 pages

Human Factors

chapter 8|8 pages

Training

chapter 9|11 pages

Team Building and Resources

chapter 10|5 pages

Organization and Management

part III|33 pages

Lessons Learned

chapter 11|12 pages

Automation and Leadership

chapter 12|13 pages

Motivation and Productivity