Machines Replacing Man? : Automation and upgrading at car suppliers in China
Industrial upgrading and transformation have become an important focus for meeting and sustaining China's strategic goal of establishing itself as a leading manufacturing power in the world. However, the impact of this strategic goal on labor is far from clear, and further analysis is needed to...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas
2021
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| Online Access: | https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/rbest/article/view/15869 |
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| Summary: | Industrial upgrading and transformation have become an important focus for meeting and sustaining China's strategic goal of establishing itself as a leading manufacturing power in the world. However, the impact of this strategic goal on labor is far from clear, and further analysis is needed to assess the impact of technological change on jobs and industrial relations in China. Based on empirical research conducted throughout 2017 with eight automotive parts and components suppliers in Guangdong Province, this paper reveals that automation processes have been increasing, but in an unbalanced way. Companies can eliminate the direct negative impact of automation production on workers through production management plans and systems, but the upgrading of workers is slow.
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| ISSN: | 2674-9564 |
