Flexible specialisation, work organisation and skills: approaching the ‘second industrial divide’
- 1 September 1989
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in New Technology, Work and Employment
- Vol. 4 (2) , 79-91
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-005x.1989.tb00106.x
Abstract
Piore and Sabel's concept of flexible specialisation (FS) has initiated a lively debate between‘optimists’,‘pessimists’and ‘sceptics’. The potential impact of FS on work organisation and skills is examined through a review of industry case studies with discussion of the implications for management, government and unions with respect to training policy.Keywords
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