THE COMPUTER OBJECTS LOOKING FOR THEIR SOCIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL IMPLICATIONS

Authors

  • César Medina Salgado Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Azcapotzalco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25113/farol.v2i4.2709

Keywords:

Things, Object, Phenomenology, Computer

Abstract

To establish the characterization of the computing objects from a phenomenological, anthropological and organizational vision is the main object of this article. In order to reveal its essence that is what remains constant despite variations. The research hypothesis is a set of individual, organizational and social changes wrought by the advent of computer objects to family, work and organizational environment. Also to specify its implications in today's organizations, mainly the information process.

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2015-08-04

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Vol. 2 No. 4 (2015): Agosto

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