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Touch & Technology

The Look of Sensory Contact in the New Millennium

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Human Resource Development and Information Technology

Part of the book series: Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series ((ORCS,volume 17))

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The 21st Century emerges as a time of great paradoxes, which are driven by the presence of new technologies in our workplace. Because of the efficiency, speed, and accuracy that are achievable with these new technologies, the people in our workplaces are having to pause and refocus on the role of building community—a set of emotionally satisfying relationships.

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Taulbert, C.L. (2002). Touch & Technology. In: Sleezer, C.M., Wentling, T.L., Cude, R.L. (eds) Human Resource Development and Information Technology. Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series, vol 17. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0827-4_12

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