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Author Hunter, L. C. (Laurence Colvin), 1934- author.

Title Labour problems of technological change / L.C. Hunter, G.L. Reid and D. Boddy
Published Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2019

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Description 1 online resource
Series Routledge library editions. Labour economics ; volume 8
Routledge library editions. Labour economics ; v. 8
Contents Part One Introduction; Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Study; I Technological Change and Manpower Policy; II The Approach to the Study; Part Two The Printing Industry; Chapter 2 The Structure of The Industry; I Introduction; II Costs, Revenue and Output; III Labour Force and Industrial Relations; Chapter 3 The Employment Effects of Technological Change; I Introduction; II The Printing Stage; III The Preparatory Stages; IV The Finishing Stage
Chapter 4 The Adjustment to Technological ChangeI Introduction; II The Rate of Adoption of New Techniques; III Employment Problems; IV Trade Unions and Technological Change; Part Three The Steel Industry; Chapter 5 The Industrial Background; I Introduction; II The Industry and its Products; III Structure, Output and Investment; IV Research and Development; V Labour Force Trends; VI Industrial Relations; VII Summary; Chapter 6 The Trend of Technological Change; I Introduction; II Producing Iron for Steel-making; III Steel-making; IV Rolling and Finishing; V Labour-force Effects
Chapter 7 Manpower Problems of AdjustmentI Introduction; II Employment Problems; III Problems of Adjustment; IV Nationalization and Rationalization; Part Four The Chemical Industry; Chapter 8 The Structure of the Chemical Industry; I Introduction; II Output, Employment and Productivity; III The Structure of the Labour Force; IV The Industrial Relations Background; Chapter 9 Technological Change in the Chemical Industry; I The Improvement of Technical Knowledge; II The Application of New Technology; III Investment in the Chemical Industry; Chapter 10 Technological Change and the Labour Force
I The Labour Force EffectsII The Adjustment Mechanisms; III The Planning of the Changes; IV Some General Issues; Part Five Selected Issues; Chapter 11 Manning Standards and Wages; I Introduction; II Manning Standards; III Wages and Wage Payment Systems; IV Productivity Bargaining; Chapter 12 Redundancy, Retraining and Resettlement; I Introduction; II The Experience of our Industries; III The General Problems of Labour-Force Adjustments; Chapter 13 Technological Change and Manpower Policy; I Introduction; II Policy for Short-Run Adjustments; III Policy for Long-Run Adjustments
Summary First published in 1970. This book is concerned with the examination and assessment of the impact of changes in technology on companies in three selected industries: printing, steel and chemicals. Its main focus is on the employment and associated labour market effects of technological change; but part of the rationale for the study as a whole has been to relate these effects to the technological environment of each industry. Accordingly, a good deal of attention has been paid to the character of the innovations themselves and to their implications for the industries in general terms. This title will be of interest to students of Business Studies and Economics
Analysis Technological innovations Great Britain
Technological unemploymen Great Britain
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 17, 2018)
Subject Technological innovations -- Great Britain
Technological unemployment -- Great Britain
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations.
Technological innovations
Technological unemployment
Great Britain
Form Electronic book
Author Reid, Graham L., author.
Boddy, David, author.
ISBN 9780429025129
0429025122