Shoshana Zuboff Studied How Papermakers' Jobs Were Changed by the Introduction

question 22

Multiple Choice

Shoshana Zuboff studied how papermakers' jobs were changed by the introduction of computers. What was one of her findings?

• A) Web portals were useful in a manufacturing context
• B) The workers felt empowered by the technology
• C) The workers sabotaged the technology
• D) The managers were unable to take their typical shortcuts
• E) The workers were no longer able to smell and squeeze the pulp, resulting in lower productivity

Understand the use of trend percents in analyzing financial statements.

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Understand how graphical analysis can aid in assessing financing sources and financial health.

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Definitions:

Repression

A defense mechanism where distressing thoughts, memories, or impulses are excluded from conscious awareness.

Reaction Formation

Reaction formation is a defensive process wherein unacceptable emotions or impulses are turned into their opposites to avoid conscious recognition.

Sublimation

A psychological defense mechanism where socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior.

Projecting

A defense mechanism where one attributes one's own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to others.