Men, machines and the secretary

United Kingdom, 1980

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Episode of Series “Systems Organisation the Management of Complexity”.
Examines the London headquarters of Texaco, a multi-national oil company, to case study the introduction of word processors which demanded a major reorganisation of the company’s use of secretaries.

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Credits

producer

Ian Rosenbloom

director

Bill Young

production company

British Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:26:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1980

Appears in

Systems Organisation the Management of Complexity

Group of items

Systems Organisation the Management of Complexity

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ACMI Identifier

014702

Language

English

Audience classification

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Secretaries

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Word processing

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Secretaries

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Word processing

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Short films → Short films - Great Britain

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Sound

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U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)

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