Digitalization in Industry Between Domination and Emancipation /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Meyer, Uli (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Schaupp, Simon (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Seibt, David (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Digital media.; Technology-Sociological aspects.; Management.; Industrial management.; Economic policy.; Digital/New Media.; Science and Technology Studies.; Innovation/Technology Management.; R & D/Technology Policy.
• Physical Description: XIII, 289 p. 2 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783030282585
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-28258-5

This book traces how the current wave of industrial digitalization relates to processes of domination and emancipation. It aims to counter techno-deterministic narratives that would connect a perceived new 'industrial revolution' with clear-cut societal consequences. In order to do this, the volume intervenes into three ongoing discussions which pertain to emancipation and domination in the workplace, promises of emancipation through digital fabrication, and the idea of emancipating, configuring, and infrastructuring the users of industrial products. Within this framework it addresses topics including democratic participation, management thinking, gamification, the maker movement, reshoring, digital platforms, and the automation of healthcare.