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From Machine Man to From Machine Man to I nformation Manager: I nformation Manager: Class Formation and Group Mobility in Class Formation and Group Mobility in Corporate Computing, 1953- -1964 1964 Corporate Computing, 1953 Tom Haigh – thaigh@sas.upenn.edu

Punch Card Machines Punch Card Machines � Invented by Invented by � Herman Hollerith Hollerith Herman � Original use for � Original use for 1880 Census 1880 Census � His company � His company eventually eventually becomes IBM becomes IBM

Punch Card Machines Evolve Punch Card Machines Evolve Late 1940s 1920s

“The Hopper The Hopper” ” “ � Magazine of the Magazine of the � (National) Machine (National) Machine Accountants Accountants Association Association � First issue � First issue produced in 1950 produced in 1950

Computers Arrive in Business Computers Arrive in Business

Eyeing The Computer Eyeing The Computer � Prominent Prominent � � Well Well- -funded funded � � Emblematic of Emblematic of � modernity modernity � The ultimate form of The ultimate form of � automation automation

Data Processing Management Data Processing Management Association Association � Name of NMAA changed in 1962 Name of NMAA changed in 1962 �

The Computer as Showpiece The Computer as Showpiece “a computer a computer “ installation can installation can have have tremendous tremendous public relations public relations value for a value for a company” ” company Management and Management and Business Business Automation - - Automation 1960 1960

Eying the Organizational Chart Eying the Organizational Chart Systems and Procedures - - 1965 1965 Systems and Procedures Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review

The Systems Men The Systems Men

Information Will Unlock “ “True Potential True Potential” ” Information Will Unlock Harvard Business Review - - 1964 1964 Harvard Business Review

Managerial Class Formation Managerial Class Formation � Must take serious the different social groups Must take serious the different social groups � within corporate management. and castes within corporate management. and castes � Hybrid Identities Hybrid Identities � � Trad Trad: Class, Race, Gender, Ethnicity : Class, Race, Gender, Ethnicity � � Here: Employee of Firm, would be Professional, Here: Employee of Firm, would be Professional, � technical artisan, member of Managerial class technical artisan, member of Managerial class � “ “Management Management” ” itself is a constructed, itself is a constructed, � overarching category overarching category � Group mobility, realignment of managerial castes Group mobility, realignment of managerial castes � � Class consciousness, ideology crucial Class consciousness, ideology crucial �

Relationship of Programmer to Relationship of Programmer to Management Remains Management Remains Strained Strained