TY - BOOK AU - Borum,Finn AU - Boch,Frans AU - Borum,Finn AU - Friedman,Andrew L. AU - Friedman,Andrew Lloyd AU - Monsted,Mette AU - Mønsted,Mette AU - Pedersen,Jesper Strandgaard AU - Pedersen,Jesper Strangaard AU - Risberg,Marianne TI - Social Dynamics of the IT Field: The Case of Denmark T2 - de Gruyter Studies in Organization SN - 9783110129816 PY - 2018///] CY - Berlin, Boston : PB - De Gruyter, KW - Corporate culture KW - Denmark KW - High technology industries KW - Information technology KW - Dänemark KW - Informationstechnik KW - Sozialer Wandel KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Introduction: Perspectives on the IT Field --; Part A. Information Technology Cultures --; Introduction --; Chapter I. Divergence and Convergence: A Community Analysis of the Structuring of the Danish IT Field --; Chapter II. Organisational Cultures in Information Technology Firms --; Chapter III. The Unisys Merger - Cultural Perspectives on Information Technology Firms in Transition --; Chapter IV. Organisational Adaptation and Learning within Danish IT Firms --; Chapter V. Understanding the IT People, their Subcultures, and Implications for Management of Technology and Innovation --; Part B. Actors, Networks and Organisations at the Edge of the IT Field --; Introduction --; Chapter VI. Small Enterprises Coping with the Challenges of Information Technology --; Chapter VII. Trade Associations as Mediators of Information Technology to Small and Medium Sized Firms --; Chapter VIII. Purposive and Potential Networks in Small Firms' Adoption of IT --; Part C. The IT People Strategies, Skills and Careers --; Introduction --; Chapter IX. Strategies of IT People in Denmark - Trade Unionism, Craftsmanship and Professionalism --; Chapter X. Beyond Taylorism: The IT Specialists and the Deskilling Hypothesis --; Chapter XI. Understanding the Employment Position of Computer Programmers: A Managerial Strategies Approach --; Chapter XII. The IT People - Historical Development and Present Characteristics --; Appendix --; Data and Methods of the Study --; References --; Bibliographical Notes --; Index; restricted access UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110850468 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110850468 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110850468/original ER -