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This specially shot film programme looks at the extent to which office work and career prospects particularly for women, are changing under the impact of new technology. Managers, secretaries, cle...rical and word processing staff from two firms are interviewed. One medium sized firm, the Meat and Livestock Commission, still has many traditional practices and is only gradually introducing technological change The second firm, Davy McKee Engineering of London, is part of an international corporation. A change of office location accelerated their extensive adoption of new office technology and complete reorganisation of secretarial services. Secretaries work in A.P.C.'s (Administrative Processing Centres) rather than directly one or more managers. Their feelings about this change are explored.
This specially shot film programme looks at the extent to which office work and career prospects particularly for women, are changing under the impact of new technology. Managers, secretaries, cle...rical and word processing staff from two firms are interviewed. One medium sized firm, the Meat and Livestock Commission, still has many traditional practices and is only gradually introducing technological change The second firm, Davy McKee Engineering of London, is part of an international corporation. A change of office location accelerated their extensive adoption of new office technology and complete reorganisation of secretarial services. Secretaries work in A.P.C.'s (Administrative Processing Centres) rather than directly one or more managers. Their feelings about this change are explored.
| Module code and title: | U221, The changing experience of women |
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| Item code: | U221; 06 |
| First transmission date: | 13-07-1983 |
| Published: | 1983 |
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| Restrictions on use: | |
| Duration: | 00:24:30 |
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| Producer: | Ann Pointon |
| Contributors: | Veronica Beechey; H, K. Baker; Ian Mortimer; M. Lintonbon; K. Croft; Joyce Tilbury; Maureen Creech; Doreen Hobson; Jenny Edwards; E. G. Frater; E. G. Hole; O. B. Sharp; Elaine Smith; Alison Saul; Jacobs Wendy; Georgina Wilde |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Career development; Clerical work; Davy McKee engineering; Meat and livestock commission; Office technology; Secretarial work |
| Master spool number: | HOU4255 |
| Production number: | FOUP134N |
| Videofinder number: | 1329 |
| Available to public: | no |
