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Nur noch Roboter und Selbstausbeutung? Über die Herausforderungen und Chancen der neuen Welt der Arbeit
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
Unsere (Arbeits-)Welt scheint sich mit zunehmender Geschwindigkeit zu verändern. Der vorliegende Beitrag beschreibt zentrale Aspekte dieser Entwicklung und diskutiert ihre voraussichtlichen Auswirkungen auf Arbeit und Beschäftigung. Der Wandel ist weltweit spürbar und Roboter und Maschinen...
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Employment effects of micro-electronics in the office and service sector in the United States.
L, Hirschhorn; AF, Westin - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1986
employment forecasts for 1960 to 1980 incl. Enterprise level case studies; analyses the impact of automation on woman workers …
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The Big Trade-Off in the World of Labor
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
-related aspects. Labor market pressures are felt around the globe, and robots and automation increasingly become reality. However …
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La eficiencia productiva : cómo funcionan las fábricas
Ruffier, Jean - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1998
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Determinants of the Acquisition of Smaller Firms by Larger Incumbents in High-Tech Industries: Are they related to Innovation and Technology Sourcing?
Wagner, Marcus - Sonderforschungsbereich 649: Ökonomisches Risiko, … - 2007
Innovation activities in high tech industries provide considerable challenges for technology and innovation management … automation which is a specific sub-segment of the semiconductor industry. It analyses the association of firm characteristics … with different aspects of acquisition behaviour. Particular focus is put on innovation-related firm characteristics. The …
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Moving Beyond Cheap Labour? Industrial and Social Upgrading in the Garment and LED Industries of the Pearl River Delta
BUTOLLO, Florian - In: Journal of Current Chinese Affairs - China aktuell 42 (2013) 4, pp. 139-170
Based on field studies in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) in 2010 and 2011, specific paths of industrial upgrading in the garment and IT industries are identified. The analysis reveals that there exists a multiplicity of upgrading trajectories, all of which have different implications for skill...
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Technological Change, Learning and Macro-Economic Coordination: an Evolutionary Model
Ballot, Gérard; Taymaz, Erol - In: Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 2 (1999) 2, pp. 3-3
The purpose of the paper is to model the process of rule generation by firms that must allocate their resources between physical assets, training, and R&D, and to study the microeconomic performances as well as the aggregate outcomes. The framework is a complete micro-macroeconomic...
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The Frontiers of Intelligence
Anthony, Marcus - In: Foresight-Russia 1 (2007) 4, pp. 4-18
The generally accepted theory of intelligence is developed mainly in the framework of the pragmatic critical philosophy. The discussed issues are psychometric and system theory of intelligence. However, the subject of this article are some of the more promising theories which, while remaining...
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The dynamics of firms in a micro-to-macro model: The role of training, learning and innovation
Taymaz, Erol; G, rard Ballot - In: Journal of Evolutionary Economics 7 (1997) 4, pp. 435-457
We analyze the co-evolution of the performances of firms and of the economy in an evolutionary micro-to-macro model of the Swedish economy. The model emphasizes the interactions between human capital (or competences) and technological change at the firm level and their effects on aggregate...
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THE EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM PARTICIPATION ON SMALL FARMS IN CHILE
Edmonds, Christopher M. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 1999
This research examines the effect of a government sponsored technology transfer program for small holder farms in Chile. The effect of family participation in the technology transfer program is evaluated with respect to a number of 'outcomes' including its effect on farm revenues, total family...
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