Employment Problems of Automation and Advanced Technology: An International Perspective

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introductory....Pages 3-4
Measurement of Technological Change....Pages 5-12
Technological Change in The Common Market Countries....Pages 13-31
Technological Change in The Socialist Countries....Pages 32-50
The Influence of Cultural Factors on Technological Change in Developing Economies....Pages 51-63
The Advance of Technology in Japan....Pages 64-80
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
Introductory....Pages 83-85
Perspectives on Employment Under Technical Change....Pages 86-104
Some Alternative Views of The Unemployment Problem in The United States....Pages 105-127
Structural Unemployment in The United States....Pages 128-161
The Relationship Between Full Employment and Technological Change in Western Europe....Pages 162-182
The Impact of Changing Technology on Employment in Yugoslavia....Pages 183-199
A New Definition of Work and Leisure Under Advanced Technology....Pages 200-217
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Introductory....Pages 221-223
Educational Goals for an Age of Advanced Technology....Pages 224-236
Advanced Technical Education in The Soviet Union....Pages 237-253
The Comparative Experience with Retraining Programmes in The United States and Europe....Pages 254-277
Labour Mobility In Advanced Technological Societies....Pages 278-297
Front Matter....Pages 299-299
Introductory....Pages 301-303
The Impact Of Advanced Technology On Managerial Decision-Making....Pages 304-317
Front Matter....Pages 299-299
The Influence of Advanced Technology on The Structure Of Management Organization....Pages 318-333
Changing Technology and The Supervisor....Pages 334-353
The Influence of Automation on Management....Pages 354-367
Front Matter....Pages 369-369
Introductory....Pages 371-373
The Changing Patterns of Collective Bargaining in The United States....Pages 374-393
The Problems of Consent For Change: The Fawley Refinery Case....Pages 394-411
The Effects of The Rationalization of Clerical Work on The Attitudes and Behaviour of Employees....Pages 412-431
Programming of Technical Changes and Manpower Adjustments....Pages 432-447
Back Matter....Pages 449-480