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This paper explores changes in the organisation of work in European nations over 2000-2010. Results show a decline in the Discretionary Learning (DL). Periods of economic expansion tend to be DL enhancing, while periods of economic stagnation tend to reinforce the use of more hierarchical forms...
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-tasking, which is shown to arise from informational and technological complementarities among tasks as well as from the exploitation …
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shift from a "Tayloristic" organization of work (characterized by significant specialization by tasks) to a "holistic …" organization (featuring job rotation, integration of tasks and learning across tasks). We examine four driving forces behind this …
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This paper investigates the effects of organizational and technological changes on job stability of different occupational categories in France. We conduct an empirical analysis in which we make extensive use of a unique data set on a representative sample of French establishments. Working with...
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-tasking, which is shown to arise from informational and technological complementarities among tasks as well as from the exploitation …
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organisation or discretionary learning SMEs are characterised by high levels of self-planning of tasks by employees, teamwork …
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shift from a "Tayloristic" organization of work (characterized by significant specialization by tasks) to a "holistic …" organization (featuring job rotation, integration of tasks and learning across tasks). We examine four driving forces behind this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014191977
Using a large longitudinal, nationally representative workplace-level dataset, we explore the productivity gains associated with computer use and organizational redesign. The empirical strategy involves the estimation of a production function, augmented to account for technology use and...
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Using a large longitudinal, nationally representative workplace-level dataset, we explore the productivity gains associated with computer use and organizational redesign. The empirical strategy involves the estimation of a production function, augmented to account for technology use and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014213989
Using a large longitudinal, nationally representative workplace-level dataset, we explore the productivity gains associated with computer use and organizational redesign. The empirical strategy involves the estimation of a production function, augmented to account for technology use and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325062