We present a framework for understanding the effects of automation and other types of
technological changes on labor demand, and use it to interpret changes in US employment …

We summarize a framework for the study of the implications of automation and AI on the
demand for labor, wages, and employment. Our task-based framework emphasizes the …

Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to influence every aspect of our lives, not least the way
production is organised. AI, as a technology platform, can automate tasks previously …

This study examines two alternative views—universal and contingency—of the human
resources (HR)-performance relationship in manufacturing settings. Results from a survey of …

This study examined the relationship between integrated manufacturing, defined as the use
of advanced manufacturing technology (AMT), just-in-time inventory control (JIT), and total …

Despite recent interest in the effects of restructuring and redesigning the work place, the link
between individual identity and structural change has usually been asserted rather than …

The wide variety of topics encompassed here covers the complete area of computer-aided
manufacturing, including part-design specification, process engineering, fixed automation …

This research examines whether investments in advanced manufacturing technologies
(AMTs) such as flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), computer aided design (CAD) …

Of the many theories that have been offered to 'explain'K-cycles, the most plausible by far is
their close correlation with clusters of radical innovations associated with changes in major …

Long waves are cycles of some fifty years duration in which a period of rapid expansion is
followed by one of slow growth of stagnation. This book provides a critical examination of …