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The process and consequences of introducing new technology vary from one organisation to another. A technology system is more than the sum of its techniques. Besides its technical capabilities, its success is also determined by how well it is adopted in the organisation. Studying the history of industrialisation, several authors have pointed out that after a time lag major technological changes have always induced significant changes in the organisational processes. Change in technology has observable and immediate side effects on organisational processes like work tasks (Thompson, 1985), job design (Wall, 1990), organisational structure (Joan Woodward, 1965; Rastogi, 1995), knowledge and skills required (Adler, 1986), and values, attitudes and behaviour of employees (Huczynski & Buchannan, 1991; Mcloughlin & Clark, 1988). Substantive change in one or more of the above factors leads to perceived or actual psychological threat of job displacement, reduction in economic security, disruption of social arrangements, and redefining of authority relationships (Dawson, 1994; Aldag et al, 1994). These threaten the psychological and social status of an employee, triggering off resistance to change. The experience of bringing in new technology has been mixed in emerging economies like India. Technologies like computer controlled
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