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The Impact of Plant Modernization on Organizational Work Practices
Author(s) -
CHAYKOWSKI RICHARD P.,
SLOTSVE GEORGE A.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
industrial relations: a journal of economy and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1468-232X
pISSN - 0019-8676
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-232x.1992.tb00311.x
Subject(s) - modernization theory , deskilling , supervisor , work (physics) , process (computing) , survey data collection , business , marketing , public relations , operations management , labour economics , management , political science , economic growth , economics , engineering , computer science , mathematics , mechanical engineering , statistics , operating system
Employee survey data from a single Canadian firm are examined to determine the extent to which various work practices and job dimensions have been transformed as a consequence of the introduction of new production technologies. The modernization resulted in the creation of new jobs, while many previous tasks were either made redundant or altered. Although supervisor‐worker consultation and planning were minimal throughout the modernization process, the results provide no evidence to suggest that deskilling had occurred.