The Communication of Measurement in Basutoland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2497965 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sandra Wallman (University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1965 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 236-243 |
| Publication date | 1965-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7259 • E-ISSN: 1938-3517 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/humo.24.3.8x84720657866192 |
| OpenAlex | W1978878156 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The process of innovation basic to economic development requires the active cooperation of two agents: the government (or its equivalent) which has the necessary technical ideas and resources, and the mass of people in village communities whose actions implement change. It follows that each must understand the other: information should pass between them with the least possible distortion. Perfect communication is obviously unlikely and probably not necessary, but there are some crucial areas of misunderstanding which can be anticipated and may be controlled before too much damage is done. Measurement is one such area. In Basutoland, the malcommunication of measurement has contributed to the failure of a number of development schemes
Business · Distortion (music) · Government (linguistics) · Process (computing) · Process management · Risk analysis (engineering) · Telecommunications · Computer Science · Dutch Social and Cultural Studies · Educational Technology and Optimization · Migration, Policy, and Dickens Studies
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1968 - 1975 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |