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An Empirical Study of Displaceable Job Skills in the Age of Robots
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Chuang, Szufang – European Journal of Training and Development, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the literature on issues regarding the influence of skill-polarized workplace on jobs, human capital and organization from human resource development's (HRD's) perspective, this research identified 30 displaceable skills from endangered jobs and examined 423 adult employees' awareness and…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Robotics, Adults, Employees
The Deskilling Controversy.
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Attewell, Paul – Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal, 1987
Braverman and others argue that capitalism continues to degrade and deskill work. The author presents theoretical, empirical, and methodological criticisms that highlight methodological weaknesses in the deskilling approach. (SK)
Descriptors: Automation, Capitalism, Clerical Workers, Job Skills
Technological Change in an Auto Assembly Plant: The Impact on Workers' Tasks and Skills.
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Milkman, Ruth; Pullman, Cydney – Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal, 1991
Worker surveys and interviews with workers, managers, and unions explored the impact of technological change and reorganization at General Motors' plant in Linden, New Jersey. Skilled trades workers experienced skill upgrading and increased responsibility, whereas production workers underwent deskilling and were increasingly subordinated to the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Assembly (Manufacturing), Automation, Job Analysis