Job Change and Workplace Learning in the Public Sector: The Significance of New Technology for Unskilled Work.

Munro, Anne; Rainbird, Helen

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ERIC Number: EJ658706

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Publication Date: 2002

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Job Change and Workplace Learning in the Public Sector: The Significance of New Technology for Unskilled Work.

Munro, Anne; Rainbird, Helen

New Technology, Work and Employment, v17 n3 p224-35 Nov 2002

Interviews (n=350) and a survey (n=323) of managers, trainers, and union representatives in British health care agencies showed that technology caused some job enlargement and enrichment; positive or negative effects depended on context. Other jobs were deskilled due to work organization, not technology. Technology's impact on job change was diversified and complex. (Contains 23 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Development, Job Skills, Public Sector, Technological Advancement, Unskilled Workers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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