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People and Information

Pergamon General Psychology Series

  • 1st Edition - January 1, 1970
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Harold B. Pepinsky
  • Language: English

People and Information focuses on the problems in information-processing. The selection first takes a look at generalized information systems, including the composition of… Read more

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People and Information focuses on the problems in information-processing. The selection first takes a look at generalized information systems, including the composition of generalized information systems; initial quantification of information transfer; quantitative consideration of information transfer; and decision making. The text surveys the problems in management development training programs. Concerns include managerial role competence; rationales of management training programs; and role competence in a foreign environment. The book describes the relationship of sociology and attitude of everyday life, including research conducted on this concern. The text also focuses on the factors that affect data-processing system development. Applications of data-processing in the courts, restricted access, delay, and methodology are explained. The book also evaluates the relationship between information-processing and political thoughts and actions. The selection is a vital reference for readers interested in information-processing.

Table of contents


Contents

Preface

Part I. General: Methodological and Expository

1. Generalized Information Systems: Consequences for Information Transfer

2. The Everyday World as a Phenomenon

3. The Twigging of Overload

4. Writing with a Helping Hand

Part II. Notable Particulars

5. When Competence Precedes Education, A Problem in Management Development Training Programs

6. Informing What We Make

7. Some Fringe Factors Affecting Data-Processing System Development

8. Psychological Help-Giving as Informed Definition of the Situation

Part III. Epilogue

9. Some Leaves from a Political Scientist's Notebook

Name Index

Subject Index

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  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: December 27, 2013
  • Language: English

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