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Peer reviewedKeefe, Jeffrey H. – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1991
Analysis of data from "Industry Wage Surveys of Machinery Manufacturers" on the skill levels of 57 machining jobs found that introduction of numerically controlled machine tools has resulted in a very small reduction in skill levels or no significant change, supporting neither the deskilling argument nor argument that skill levels…
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, Job Skills, Machine Tools, Machinery Industry
