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From: hnkst2@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Hanhwe N. Kim)
Newsgroups: comp.groupware
Subject: Re: coordination technology
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Date: 16 Mar 91 12:41:28 GMT
References: <1991Mar14.182538.29557@daimi.aau.dk> <103417@unix.cis.pitt.edu> <1991Mar15.225035.14944@daimi.aau.dk>
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I used the words 'Scandinavian perspective' in an ambiguous manner ..
I can't remember who actually coined the term (Greenbaum?) but in
several papers it refers to design processes that try to incorporate
user involvement. There is also mention of value orientation on the part
of the designer to try to promote certain types of organizations ...
workplace 'democracy', skills, autonomy etc. It seemed that hierarchies are 
seen as bad, and bureaucracies are to be avoided. I thought that 
'bureaucrtized unions' did not fit in the 'Scandanavian perspective'.

While I share the concerns of many in the field about the organizational
impact of computer technology, the lack of definitions for things like
autonomy, democracy(workplace) bureaucracy and etc. seem troubling. I'd
really appreciate if people posted more of their thoughts on how to deal
with the organizational impact of computer technology.
Thanks!
-Han Kim