Techlash [electronic resource] : The Future of the Socially Responsible Tech Organization / by Ian I. Mitroff, Rune Storesund.
By: Mitroff, Ian I [author.]
Contributor(s): Storesund, Rune [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service)
Material type: TextSeries: Management, Change, Strategy and Positive Leadership: Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020Edition: 1st ed. 2020Description: XIX, 55 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783030432799Subject(s): Leadership | Social responsibility of business | Quality control | Reliability | Industrial safety | Business Strategy/Leadership | Corporate Social Responsibility | Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and RiskAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 658.4092 LOC classification: HD28-70Online resources: Click here to access onlineCh 1: Threats of Imaginable and Unimaginable Proportions -- Ch 2: Beyond the Hype -- Ch 3: Pluses and Minuses -- Ch 4: Technological Messes -- Ch 5: Managing Tech -- Ch 6: The Socially Responsible Tech Company -- Ch 7: The Moral Underpinnings of Technology -- Epilogue: The Future of Technology. .
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Technology has made human lives incomparably better. Civilization as we know it would utterly collapse without it. However, if not properly managed, technology can and will be systematically abused and misuse and thereby become one of the biggest threats to humankind. This open access book applies proactive crisis management to the management of technology organizations to make them more sustainable and socially responsible for the betterment of humankind. It forecasts the unintended consequences of technology and offers methods to counteract it.
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