Computer Supported Cooperative Work or 100 Career Success

Computer Supported Cooperative Work: Issues and Implications for Workers, Organizations, and Human Resource Management

Author: Michael D Coovert

This volume, intended for students and business professionals, provides an introduction to Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW). The authors illustrate CSCW in action and discuss general trends in computer support systems including artificial intelligence, extended realities, and new strategies for interacting with technology. The changing job and worker requirements that accompany CSCW are examined from both a behavioral and technical standpoint. In addition, the authors discuss the implications for various aspects of human resource management including personnel selection, training, leadership, and performance appraisal. Written for the non-computer specialist, the book is easy to understand and will be useful to students in business, psychology, and computer courses and to business professionals implementing CSCW technologies.

Booknews

Psychologists Coovert (U. of South Florida) and Thompson (East Carolina U.) introduce the concept to students and business professionals. They focus on general trends in computer support, the characteristics and technology requirements of workers engaged in different levels of cooperation, the current and future directions, and the implications for human resource management. They do not assume a deep knowledge of computers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Preface
1	Overview of CSCW	1
2	Computer Support	7
3	Cooperative Work	31
4	CSCW Now and Later	43
5	Human Resource Management in a CSCW Environment	65
6	Concluding Remarks	95
	References	97
	Index	105
	About the Authors	113

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100% Career Success

Author: Amy Solomon

100% Career Success is part of the new 100% Success Series that is directed at the development of professional skills and characteristics that begin in college and extend through the job search and into the lifelong learning environment of the workplace. 100% Career Success provides guidelines for self and professional development that creates the foundation for success in professional and personal life. Like the other two books in the series, 100% Career Success emphasizes practical application and provides exercises that encourage the reader to gain experience by applying the concepts in the book. The book provides these hands-on activities to help develop professional characteristics. Supplements include a Professional Portfolio to assist in the job search, as well as an online companion and web tutors. The Professional Portfolio can be continuously revised as readers enter into and progress in their careers. The content applies to developing general professional traits or can be applied to specific fields. Readers will benefit from the hands-on, practical approach of the text that will support them from the learning process into a successful career.