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: While "automating" replaces human labor with technology for continuity and control, "informating" simultaneously generates information about the work process itself. This creates a deeper level of transparency, making operations visible and knowable in new ways. : Carries the Hardcover/Paperback for roughly $31

: Computer-mediated work results in a comprehensive "textualization" of the work environment. This "electronic text" becomes a symbolic surrogate for an organization's daily life, which can either be used for radical creativity or intense managerial scrutiny. In the Age of the Smart Machine -

In her seminal book, In the Age of the Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power , Harvard social scientist explores how computerized technology fundamentally alters the landscape of business and labor.