Management in Perspective Automation: Our Greatest Asset—Our Greatest Problem?

Abstract

The article discusses the impact of automation on U.S. business enterprises in 1963. There are two divergent schools of thought in the U.S. regarding automation. One group believes that automation is creating a new problem of national survival. The other faction thinks mechanization is necessary for survival. It is expected that increased mechanization and the move to an economy based on automation will lead to an increased degree of diversification and adaptability on the part of the individual employee.