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Is unconditional basic income a viable alternative to other social welfare measures?

Colombino, Ugo - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)

Automation and globalization have brought about a tremendous increase in productivity, but also accelerated job … redistributing the gains from automation and globalization, providing efficient buffers against economic shocks, and advancing the …

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Automation, skill requirements and labour-use strategies: high-wage and low-wage approaches to high-tech manufacturing in the automotive industry

Krzywdzinski, Martin - In: New Technology, Work and Employment 32 (2017) 3, pp. 247-267

In light of debates about advanced manufacturing and concepts like Industrie 4.0, this article compares labour‐use strategies in highly automated automotive supplier plants in a high‐wage country (Germany) and a low‐wage region (Central Eastern Europe). It shows considerable differences...

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Is unconditional basic income a viable alternative to other social welfare measures?

Colombino, Ugo - In: IZA World of Labor (2019)

Globalization and automation have brought about a tremendous increase in productivity, with enormous benefits, but also …. Current social policies may not be adequate to successfully redistribute the gains from automation and globalization or to …

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A phenomenological study of business graduates' employment experiences in the changing economy

Campbell, Throy Alexander - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 52 (2018) 4, pp. 1-10

This study explores the perspectives of business college graduates, how technology has shaped the structures of their jobs, and the role of non-technical skills as they navigate the changing career path. Three overlapping themes emerged from the data analysis: (1) influence of increased...

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Industrial revolution - industry 4.0: Are German manufacturing SMEs the first victims of this revolution?

Sommer, Lutz - In: Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management (JIEM) 8 (2015) 5, pp. 1512-1532

Purpose: Industry 4.0 represents a special challenge for businesses in general and for SMEs in particular. The study at hand will examine companies' awareness, readiness and capability to meet this challenge taking into account the special role of SMEs Design/methodology/approach: The results of...

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Automation in cargo loading/unloading processes: Do unmanned loading technologies bring benefits when both purchase and operational cost are considered?

Carlan, Valentin; Ceulemans, David; Van Hassel, Edwin; … - In: Journal of Shipping and Trade (JST) 8 (2023) 1, pp. 1-25

The use of technologies that automate handling goods and loading units in warehouses and depots is not new. Yet, the purchase process of these technologies issues troubles and the estimation of the economic advantages brought by one or another technology to the entire chain of operations in...

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Primer on artificial intelligence and robotics

Raj, Manav; Seamans, Robert - In: Journal of Organization Design 8 (2019) 11, pp. 1-14

this area. We discuss the implications of artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation for organizational design and …

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The impact of robotification on the financial situation of microenterprises: Evidence from the financial services sector in Poland

Cieślukowski, Maciej; Garsztka, Przemysław; … - In: Risks 10 (2022) 2, pp. 1-20

The automation of manufacturing processes as a result of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, rendered faster under the … improvement of financial results following the automation of financial services requires taking into account the replaceability of …

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Automation and the jobs of young workers

Falcone, Guillermo; Brambilla, Irene; César, Andrés; … - In: Latin American Economic Review 31 (2022) 1, pp. 1-31

New automation technologies affect workers in a heterogeneous manner according to their demographic characteristics …, skills, and the tasks they perform. In this paper we study the effects of automation on labor market outcomes in a developing … country, Chile. We focus our analysis on the heterogeneous impacts of automation across cohorts. Does automation affect young …

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Formulation and implementation of CRM for service firms

Elahi, Ashak; Hosain, Md Sajjad; Rasel, Md - In: International Journal of Technology for Business (IJTB) 2 (2020) 1, pp. 1-7

The present economic situation has necessitated the acquisition of competent tools and technologies such as CRM by organizations to enable them to monitor and optimize each customer interaction in order to maximize return on investment, to improve customer retention and to gain customer loyalty....

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