Dedications |
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Preface |
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Disclaimer |
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Acknowledgements |
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Chapter 1 Automation, Beliefs and Values |
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1 Management beliefs and values |
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2 Employee beliefs and values |
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3 Behavioral science as a tool of management |
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4 Models of technology and human factors |
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5 Patterns in the implementation of automation |
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Chapter 2 Background to Automation |
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1 The Internal Revenue Service |
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2 The Collection Division |
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3 The impetus for automation |
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Chapter 3 The Politics of automation |
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25 | (8) |
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Chapter 4 The Human Resources Technology Staff |
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2 Measuring the impact of automation |
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Section II Automation Implementation |
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Chapter 5 The Automated Collection System |
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2 The technology of automation |
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3 The organization of the ACS |
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4 The management structure of the ACS |
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5 The work structure of the ACS |
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6 The transition from COF to ACS |
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Chapter 6 Personnel Recruitment and Retention |
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3 Data analysis procedures |
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4 Results: summary statistics |
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5 Results: relationships among items |
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7 Recommendations on recruitment and staff turnover |
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1 Ergonomic considerations |
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2 The workstation environment |
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3 Changes in job satisfaction |
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3 Training functions and objectives |
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Chapter 9 Team Building and Resources |
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1 Background to the Focused Group Interview |
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2 Focused Group Interview procedures |
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3 Applying the Focused Group Interview technique |
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Chapter 10 Organization and Management |
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Section III Lessons Learned |
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Chapter 11 Automation and Leadership with Larz Pearson |
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1 The role of the supervisor |
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2 General considerations for managing |
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3 Managing in an automated environment |
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4 Performance characteristics |
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5 Organizational culture and management |
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Chapter 12 Motivation and Productivity |
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2 The structure of employee participation |
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3 The degree of participation |
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4 The process of participation: why it works |
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5 Some organizational programs to improve motivation and satisfaction |
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6 Summary and conclusions |
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Chapter 13 Looking Back: Summary and Recommendations |
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1 Success factors in retrospect |
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2 Lessons learned in retrospect |
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Appendix 1 Human Factors in Automation: Recommendations |
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The Human Resources Technology Staff |
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Appendix 2 "What's Your Opinion?" Attitude Survey |
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Appendix 3 Recruitment/Retention Instruments |
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References |
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Additional Resources |
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Index |
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