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Social and organisational implications of CAD usage: a grounded theory in a fashion company
Author(s) -
Bertolotti Fabiola,
Macrì Diego Maria,
Tagliaventi Maria Rita
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/j.0268-1072.2004.00131.x
Subject(s) - deskilling , grounded theory , process (computing) , cad , ethnography , knowledge management , sociology , computer science , engineering , qualitative research , social science , engineering drawing , anthropology , work (physics) , mechanical engineering , operating system
This paper focuses on the process of Computer Aided Design (CAD) diffusion into a group engaged in the development of innovative products. Adopting an ethnographic approach, we build a grounded theory for interpreting CAD usage in terms of the interplay between variables such as management orientation, training, actors’ specialisation and deskilling, availability of shared archives, technological discontinuities between organisational areas.