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Employment effects of micro-electronics in the office and service sector in the United States

Hirschhorn L. and Westin Af.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on the impact of microelectronics on employment in offices and service sectors, USA 1975-1985, with projections to 2000 - studies trends in technological change, management attitudes and employees attitudes; examines employment forecasts for 1960 to 1980 incl. Enterprise level case studies; analyses the impact of automation on woman workers, part time employment and new arrangement of working time; indicates a need for developing forecasting technique based on social indicators. References, statistical tables.

Keywords: microelectronics; employment; office; service sector; projection.; trend; technological change; management attitude; employees attitude; employment; forecast; enterprise level; case study; automation; women workers; part time employment; arrangement of working time; forecasting technique.; social indicator; statistical table; microélectronique; emploi; bureau; secteur tertiaire; projection; tendance; changement technologique; attitude patronale; attitude des salariés; emploi; prévision; niveau de l'entreprise; étude de cas; automatisation; travailleuses; emploi à temps partiel; aménagement du temps de travail; technique de prévision; indicateur social; tableau statistique; microelectrónica; empleo; oficina; sector terciario; proyección; tendencia; cambio tecnológico; actitud de la dirección; actitud de los trabajadores; empleo; predicción; a nivel de la empresa; estudio de casos; automatización; trabajadoras; empleo a tiempo parcial; ordenamiento del tiempo de trabajo; técnica de predicción; indicador social; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 59 P. pages
Date: 1986
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 2-22, Technology and Employment Programme

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