CADCAM integration and the practical politics of technological change

Tantoush, T; Clegg, S

CADCAM integration and the practical politics of technological change

Tantoush, T Clegg, S

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Citation:: Journal of Organizational Change Management, 2001, 14 (1), pp. 9 - 27
Issue Date:: 2001-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Tantoush, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Clegg, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6083-4283	en_US
dc.date.issued	2001-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Organizational Change Management, 2001, 14 (1), pp. 9 - 27	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0953-4814	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/5327
dc.description.abstract	Discusses the issue of computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CADCAM) integration from an organizational point of view. The installation of cross-functional integrating technology in manufacturing organizations involves technical problems related to hardware, software and database interfacing, as well as data exchange and communication requirements. Such technical problems are perhaps more obvious and widely recognised than the organizational challenges involved in the process of organizational change that accompanies implementation. This paper uses a case study approach to analyse data gathered from two UK manufacturing companies over a five-year period. The aim here is to compare and contrast the experiences of the two companies with a view to explaining how organizational processes contribute or otherwise to the adoption of CADCAM integration as a business strategy. A conceptual model is devised to analyse the data from the cases using a grounded qualitative research methodology. It is concluded that the crucial technological change competencies are political rather than either technological or economic. Some tactical elements of these are elaborated from the case studies.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Organizational Change Management	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1108/09534810110367075	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Business & Management	en_US
dc.title	CADCAM integration and the practical politics of technological change	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
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Abstract:

Discusses the issue of computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CADCAM) integration from an organizational point of view. The installation of cross-functional integrating technology in manufacturing organizations involves technical problems related to hardware, software and database interfacing, as well as data exchange and communication requirements. Such technical problems are perhaps more obvious and widely recognised than the organizational challenges involved in the process of organizational change that accompanies implementation. This paper uses a case study approach to analyse data gathered from two UK manufacturing companies over a five-year period. The aim here is to compare and contrast the experiences of the two companies with a view to explaining how organizational processes contribute or otherwise to the adoption of CADCAM integration as a business strategy. A conceptual model is devised to analyse the data from the cases using a grounded qualitative research methodology. It is concluded that the crucial technological change competencies are political rather than either technological or economic. Some tactical elements of these are elaborated from the case studies.

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