Technology and the Future of Work

ISBN-13: 9780195071719 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 352 str.

Paul S. Adler

Opis

This book brings together a set of essays exploring the implications of new technologies in the workplace. The common premise of the contributions is that the effective implementation of automation in manufacturing and engineering operations will typically require a workforce with a higher skill profile. Examining the experience of countries in Europe, Australia, Asia, and the U.S., the book analyzes four themes: the new competencies required for effective implementation of new technologies; how firms can develop these new competencies; the implications of these changes for industrial relations; and how firms can weave together business strategy, technology strategy, and personnel strategy, to build competitive advantage. with greater rather than lesser skills. This argument contradicts the conventional assumption that automation will not only reduce the number of workers required to produce a given product but also require less skilled workers to do so.

Recenzje

All the essays of his excellent collection show how skills are the outcome of a hybrid of socio-technical features, some related to the company, some embedded in outside relations and institutions.