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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 Corporate Computing, 1953-

• 1964

1964

Tom Haigh – thaigh@sas.upenn.edu

Punch Card Machines Punch Card Machines

• Invented by

Invented by Herman Herman Hollerith Hollerith

• 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 Systems and Procedures -

• 1965

1965 Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review

The Systems Men The Systems Men

Information Will Unlock Information Will Unlock “ “True Potential True Potential” ”

Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review -

• 1964

1964

Managerial Class Formation Managerial Class Formation

• Must take serious the different social groups

Must take serious the different social groups and castes and castes within

within corporate management.

corporate management.

• 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,

• verarching category
• verarching 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