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| Title | In the age of the smart machine: the future of work and power Heinemann business paperbacks |
| Author | Shoshana Zuboff |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Heinemann Professional, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Aug 23, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0434924865, 9780434924868 |
| Length | 468 pages |
| Subjects | › › Automation Computers / Social Aspects / General Labor supply Machinery in industry Organizational effectiveness |
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