New technology and job design: the case of CNC

Citation

Burnes B (1988) New technology and job design: the case of CNC. New Technology, Work and Employment, 3 (2), pp. 100-111. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-005X.1988.tb00093.x

Abstract
This article is based on a three-year study of the introduction and use of computer numerically controlled machine tools (CNC) into nine engineering companies. It rejects the view that technology determines job design and instead highlights the role of managerial values and competence and organisations'own structures and practices.

Journal
New Technology, Work and Employment: Volume 3, Issue 2