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Technology has made human lives incomparably better. Civilization as we know it would utterly collapse without it. However, if not properly managed, technology can and will be systematically abused and misuse and thereby become one of the biggest threats to humankind. This open access book applies proactive crisis management to the management of technology organizations to make them more sustainable and socially responsible for the betterment of humankind. It forecasts the unintended consequences of technology and offers methods to counteract it.

Table of Contents
Ch 1: Threats of Imaginable and Unimaginable Proportions.- Ch 2: Beyond the Hype.- Ch 3: Pluses and Minuses.- Ch 4: Technological Messes.- Ch 5: Managing Tech.- Ch 6: The Socially Responsible Tech Company.- Ch 7: The Moral Underpinnings of Technology.- Epilogue: The Future of Technology.

Techlash: The Future of the Socially Responsible

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    Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
    Publication Date: 21/03/2020
    ISBN13: 9783030432782, 978-3030432782
    ISBN10: 3030432785
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Technology has made human lives incomparably better. Civilization as we know it would utterly collapse without it. However, if not properly managed, technology can and will be systematically abused and misuse and thereby become one of the biggest threats to humankind. This open access book applies proactive crisis management to the management of technology organizations to make them more sustainable and socially responsible for the betterment of humankind. It forecasts the unintended consequences of technology and offers methods to counteract it.

    Table of Contents
    Ch 1: Threats of Imaginable and Unimaginable Proportions.- Ch 2: Beyond the Hype.- Ch 3: Pluses and Minuses.- Ch 4: Technological Messes.- Ch 5: Managing Tech.- Ch 6: The Socially Responsible Tech Company.- Ch 7: The Moral Underpinnings of Technology.- Epilogue: The Future of Technology.

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