Car Crashes Without Cars

Author : Paul M. Leonardi
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262017849
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Car Crashes Without Cars written by Paul M. Leonardi and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel theory of organizational and technological change, illustrated by an account of the development and implementation of a computer-based simulation technology. Every workday we wrestle with cumbersome and unintuitive technologies. Our response is usually "That's just the way it is." Even technology designers and workplace managers believe that certain technological changes are inevitable and that they will bring specific, unavoidable organizational changes. In this book, Paul Leonardi offers a new conceptual framework for understanding why technologies and organizations change as they do and why people think those changes had to occur as they did. He argues that technologies and the organizations in which they are developed and used are not separate entities; rather, they are made up of the same building blocks: social agency and material agency. Over time, social agency and material agency become imbricated--gradually interlocked--in ways that produce some changes we call "technological" and others we call "organizational." Drawing on a detailed field study of engineers at a U.S. auto company, Leonardi shows that as the engineers developed and used a a new computer-based simulation technology for automotive design, they chose to change how their work was organized, which then brought new changes to the technology.Each imbrication of the social and the material obscured the actors' previous choices, making the resulting technological and organizational structures appear as if they were inevitable. Leonardi suggests that treating organizing as a process of sociomaterial imbrication allows us to recognize and act on the flexibility of information technologies and to create more effective work organizations.

Author : Paul M. Leonardi
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262304848
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Car Crashes without Cars written by Paul M. Leonardi and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2012-08-24 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel theory of organizational and technological change, illustrated by an account of the development and implementation of a computer-based simulation technology. Every workday we wrestle with cumbersome and unintuitive technologies. Our response is usually “That's just the way it is.” Even technology designers and workplace managers believe that certain technological changes are inevitable and that they will bring specific, unavoidable organizational changes. In this book, Paul Leonardi offers a new conceptual framework for understanding why technologies and organizations change as they do and why people think those changes had to occur as they did. He argues that technologies and the organizations in which they are developed and used are not separate entities; rather, they are made up of the same building blocks: social agency and material agency. Over time, social agency and material agency become imbricated—gradually interlocked—in ways that produce some changes we call “technological” and others we call “organizational.” Drawing on a detailed field study of engineers at a U.S. auto company, Leonardi shows that as the engineers developed and used a a new computer-based simulation technology for automotive design, they chose to change how their work was organized, which then brought new changes to the technology.Each imbrication of the social and the material obscured the actors' previous choices, making the resulting technological and organizational structures appear as if they were inevitable. Leonardi suggests that treating organizing as a process of sociomaterial imbrication allows us to recognize and act on the flexibility of information technologies and to create more effective work organizations.

Author : Jessie Singer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982129689
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book There Are No Accidents written by Jessie Singer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A journalist recounts the surprising history of accidents and reveals how they’ve come to define all that’s wrong with America. We hear it all the time: “Sorry, it was just an accident.” And we’ve been deeply conditioned to just accept that explanation and move on. But as Jessie Singer argues convincingly: There are no such things as accidents. The vast majority of mishaps are not random but predictable and preventable. Singer uncovers just how the term “accident” itself protects those in power and leaves the most vulnerable in harm’s way, preventing investigations, pushing off debts, blaming the victims, diluting anger, and even sparking empathy for the perpetrators. As the rate of accidental death skyrockets in America, the poor and people of color end up bearing the brunt of the violence and blame, while the powerful use the excuse of the “accident” to avoid consequences for their actions. Born of the death of her best friend, and the killer who insisted it was an accident, this book is a moving investigation of the sort of tragedies that are all too common, and all too commonly ignored. In this revelatory book, Singer tracks accidental death in America from turn of the century factories and coal mines to today’s urban highways, rural hospitals, and Superfund sites. Drawing connections between traffic accidents, accidental opioid overdoses, and accidental oil spills, Singer proves that what we call accidents are hardly random. Rather, who lives and dies by an accident in America is defined by money and power. She also presents a variety of actions we can take as individuals and as a society to stem the tide of “accidents”—saving lives and holding the guilty to account.

Author : Lisa Lewis
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1411681568
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book It's No Accident written by Lisa Lewis and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-03-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 30 years, the government has been ramming cars into walls in an effort to make car crashes safe. The public has been conditioned to believe that seatbelts, airbags and more "crashworthy" vehicles are the best ways to protect us from harm on the roads. Meanwhile, the most basic strategies to deter dangerous driving and prevent crashes have been ignored. "It's No Accident" provides a rare glimpse into how the government got seduced by the promise of "safe crashing." It then examines the major factors involved in crashes today, including speeding, aggressive driving, distracted (e.g. cell phones) and drowsy driving. The author reveals that many dangerous behaviors are now legally PROMOTED by businesses, and that drivers who kill often walk away with just a small fine. This well-documented expose is a must-read for anyone concerned about violent death and injury on our roads and how to stop it. **Questions about this book or trouble with your order? E-mail [email protected]

Author : Stephen Bayley
Publisher : Circa
ISBN 13 : 9781911422228
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Death Drive written by Stephen Bayley and published by Circa. This book was released on 2018-09 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cars have a talismanic quality. No other manufactured object has the same disturbing allure. More emotions are involved in cars than any other product: vanity, cupidity, greed, social competitiveness, cultural modelling. But when all this perverse promise ends in catastrophe, these same talismanic qualities acquire an extra dimension. The car crash is a defining phenomenon of popular culture. Death Drive is both an appreciative essay about the historic place of the automobile in the modern imagination and an exploration of the circumstances surrounding multiple celebrity denouements, including Isadora Duncan, Jane Mansfield, James Dean, Jackson Pollack, Princess Grace, and Helmut Newton, among many others. En route the narrative traces one very big arc - the role of the car in extending or creating the personality of a celebrity - and concludes by confronting the imminent death of the car itself. AUTHOR: Stephen Bayley recounts delightfully grotesque tales about celebrities done in by trees, by lampposts, or by nonentities in ancient Chevys. A design masterpiece, this book combines exquisite prose with stylish presentation - the cars are described more lovingly than the people who perished in them. Like a Bugatti, Death Drive recalls a time when books and cars were beautiful. SELLING POINTS: * Albert Camus once remarked that there's "nothing more absurd than to die in a car accident". That was before his car hit a tree at 80mph. Death Drive - a compendium of stories about famous people killed stupidly in cars - oozes absurdity * A Times Book of the Year, 2016 * Big names like James Dean, Jackson Pollack, and Princess Grace are among the victims 72 colour photographs

Author : Matthew Huang
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 142004186X
Total Pages : 499 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vehicle Crash Mechanics written by Matthew Huang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-06-19 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Governed by strict regulations and the intricate balance of complex interactions among variables, the application of mechanics to vehicle crashworthiness is not a simple task. It demands a solid understanding of the fundamentals, careful analysis, and practical knowledge of the tools and techniques of that analysis. Vehicle Crash Mechanics s

Author : Ron Kowalke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780873415101
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Old Car Wrecks written by Ron Kowalke and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motoring mayhem unravels in this photographic history of tow trucks, police cars, ambulances and other vehicles in the aftermath of accidents. This new volume includes hundreds of photos and motoring misadventures from the 1920s through the 1960s. Fascinating insight of early crash testing and the evolution of safety equipment round out this pictorial.

Author : Len Dodykavis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781731025722
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Driver's Guide to Things to NOT Crash Into written by Len Dodykavis and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-08 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated and revised for 2019! Do you know someone who will soon be getting or has recently obtained their driver's license that makes you think twice about going out on the road? Maybe a friend or family member who is a notoriously bad driver who is constantly getting into car accidents? This gag driver's education book is the perfect way to tell them that you care and secretly fear them. In the New Driver's Guide to Things to NOT Crash Into, we focus on some very basic driving fundamentals, such as: What is a car? What are those round things at the bottom Where does it belong? In the second portion of the book we walk through dozens of examples of people, places and things that should not be crashed into at any time. We also take care to sarcastically explain reasons why these items are firmly on the DO NOT CRASH INTO list. Some practical examples for newly licensed drivers are: People Other cars Trees Houses Icebergs Mountains Creepy Garden Gnomes And many more! Pick up a copy for new driver in your family or circle of friends who will appreciate a good gag book and get a few good laughs as they learn to become safe and responsible drivers.

Author : M. Brottman
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137093218
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Car Crash Culture written by M. Brottman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A morbidly fascinating and articulate collection of essays, this book explores the grim underside of America's cult of the automobile and the disturbing, frequently conspiratorial, speculations that arise whenever the car becomes the cause or the site of human death. Through analysis of fatal celebrity car accidents and other examples of death by automobile, as well as through personal memoir and forensic reports, cultural critics ponder our very human fascination with the car crash. Topics include the roles and experiences of passengers and bystanders, car crash conspiracy theories, the automobile as a site of murder, studies of car crash cinema, and psychological interpretations of the notion of the 'accident.' The book features original essays by such underground icons as Kenneth Anger and Adam Parfrey.

Author : United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Automobile Occupant Crash Protection. Progress Report No. 3 written by United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: