Micro-electronics and employment in the Japanese automobile industry

S. Watanabe

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on the employment effects of microelectronics technological change and industrial robots in the motor vehicle industry in Japan - examines industrial processes, labour productivity, job requirements of automobile workers, effects on the subcontracting system and small scale industry, diffusion patterns and prospects, etc. Bibliography, references and statistical tables.

Keywords: employment; microelectronics; technological change; industrial robot; motor vehicle industry; industrial process; labour productivity; job requirements; outsourcing; small scale industry.; statistical table; emploi; microélectronique; changement technologique; robot industriel; industrie du véhicule à moteur; opération industrielle; productivité du travail; qualifications requises; externalisation des activités; petite industrie; tableau statistique; empleo; microelectrónica; cambio tecnológico; robot industrial; industria de vehículos a motor; proceso industrial; productividad del trabajo; calificación para el empleo; tercerización; pequeña industria; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 1 V. pages
Date: 1984
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 2-22, Technology and Employment Programme

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