Employee attitudes toward new technology in a unionized manufacturing plant
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The most important elements that influence how employees view technological change within organizations are formal advance notices of new technology, pre-existing job and power structure differences during the implementation of the changes, and work environment. Employee attitudes toward new technology in the workplace are more strongly affected by organizational rather than technical factors as commonly thought. Labor unions, contrary to popular belief, view technological change positively, and can be a contributing factor to the facilitation of change within the firm.
Publication Name: Journal of Engineering and Technology Management (JET-M)
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0923-4748
Year: 1996
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An object-oriented multitasking control environment for multirobot system programming and execution with 3D graphic simulation
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An object-oriented distributed control environment for multirobot system programming and execution that can be used in the robot-based workcell was created towards the realization of human-friendly, advanced robot system control software. The proposed object-oriented multitasking control environment was shown to be effective for robotic tasks in vision-based robot positioning and pick and place operations for exchange of a workpiece.
Publication Name: International Journal of Production Economics
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0925-5273
Year: 1999
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Pre-implementation attitudes toward the introduction of robots in a unionized environment
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The introduction of robots in manufacturing organizations is one way to maintain competitiveness. The successful implementation of this technology is studied in terms of the pre-implementation attitudes and their effects on a unionized environment. Understanding these attitudes is useful in planning the strategies needed for a smooth introduction.
Publication Name: Journal of Engineering and Technology Management (JET-M)
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0923-4748
Year: 1995
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