(The)Implications of technological change for human resource policy = Les cons´equences du changement technologique pour les politiques de main-d'oeuvre

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• SUMMARY = ⅰ
• INTRODUCTION = 1
• AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND THE LABOUR MARKET = 3
• THE THEORETICAL IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE ON THE OVERALL LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES = 3
• Changing Equipment or Changing Processes-Embodied vs. Disembodied Technical Change = 3
• Increasing the Productivity of Labour or Capital or Both - Neutral Versus Biased Technical Change = 4
• Having the Flexibility to Respond to Productivity Changes - Technological Change in the Presence of Wage Rigidities = 7
• Introducing a New Technological Product-Process vs. Product Innovation = 8
• The Interconnections of Firms and Industries-Extensions to General Equilibrium = 9
• TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND THE SKILLS MIX = 11
• THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS OF SKILL - BIASED TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE ON WORKERS OF DIFFERENT AGES = 13
• SUMMARY = 14
• A SURVEY OF APPLIED RESEARCH ON NEW TECHNOLOGY AND THE LABOUR MARKET = 17
• THE EXTENT OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN CANADA, THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES = 17
• Econometric Evidence = 17
• Evidence From Surveys = 18
• HAVE NEW TECHNOLOGIES REDUCED EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES? = 21
• EVIDENCE ON TECHNICAL CHANGE AND SKILL UPGRADING = 23
• THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON WORKERS OF DIFFERENT AGES TECHNOLOGY, TRADE, AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT = 28
• CAN LABOUR MARKET TRAITS AFFECT THE RATE AND NATURE OF INNOVATION? = 31
• INDUCED INNOVATION = 31
• TECHNOLOGY, INVESTMENT AND UNION = 32
• THE ORGANIZATION OF WORK AS A DETERMINANT OF THE RATE OF TECHNICAL CHANGE = 33
• LIKELY TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY AND LABOUR MARKETS OVER THE NEXT FIFTEEN YEARS = 35
• POLICY RESPONSES IN A WORLD OF QUICKLY EVOLVING TECHNOLOGIES = 37
• POLICIES FOR YOUTH : IMPROVING THE SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITION = 37
• Higher Educational Standards = 37
• Extensive Computer Training = 37
• Stronger Vocational Training Programs = 38
• Stronger Community Colleges = 38
• Certificate Programs and Technical Degrees = 39
• National Standards = 39
• Competency Testing = 40
• Information on Success Rates of Training and Educational Programs = 41
• POLICIES FOR OLDER WORKERS : RE-TRAINING = 41
• Tax Credits = 41
• Re-licensing System = 41
• Experience-rated Unemployment Insurance Premiums = 41
• Re-training for Laid-off Workers = 42
• HUMAN RESOURCE POLICY FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF BUSINESS : POLICIES TO ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR = 43
• Worker Training = 43
• Multi-skilled Production Teams = 43
• Worker Incentives = 43
• THE CASE FOR COOPERATION AMONG COMMUNITY COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT = 43
• Government Role in a Cooperative Training System = 44
• The Role of Business in Providing Information = 45
• Internship Programs in Educational Institutions = 45
• Business Input to National Standards = 46
• Educational Institutions Involved in Re-licensing = 46
• Educational Institutions and Business Involved in Refresher Courses = 46
• CONCLUSIONS = 47
• NOTES = 49
• BIBLIOGRAPHY = 51
• INDUSTRY CANADA RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS = 57