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Skill, deskilling and new technology in the non‐manual labour process
Author(s) -
Rolfe Heather
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-005x.1986.tb00079.x
Subject(s) - deskilling , process (computing) , work (physics) , work in process , manufacturing engineering , knowledge management , engineering ethics , engineering , business , computer science , process management , operations management , mechanical engineering , operating system
This article discusses the concept of skill and, using material from case studies on non‐manual work, suggests that the microelectronic technology may have implications for work and skills that in each case will depend on a combination of social and technological factors.