New Process Technology, Job Design, and Work Organization: A Contingency Model

The introduction of programmable machines into blue-collar machining occupations affords an opportunity to study the conditions under which occupational skill upgrading occurs with technological change. How do workplaces that permit blue-collar occupations to take on programming responsibilities dif...

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Published in:	American sociological review Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 191 - 208
Main Author:	Kelley, Maryellen R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Albany, N.Y American Sociological Association 01.04.1990
Subjects:	Automatic control Blue Collar Workers Computer programming & languages Computers Emerging technology Employment training programs Industrial Automation Job Characteristics Job design Labor markets Machinery Machining Manufacturing Industries New technology Occupations Organization Seniority Social research Technological change Technology United States of America Work Work organization Workplaces
ISSN:	0003-1224, 1939-8271
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