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Direct and Indirect Complementarity between Workplace Reorganization and New Technology

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Annalisa Cristini () (University of Bergamo)
Alessandro Gaj () (University of Bergamo)
Riccardo Leoni () (University of Bergamo)
Abstract

We link survey and balance sheet data to investigate the extent of complementarity between the introduction of new technology and changes in workplace practices. Across all firms, we find that new technology is complementary with higher work intensity. Similarly, changes in work techniques yield diffuse complementarity gains, particularly in firms undergoing extensive restructuring. Changes in work organization yield, on average, complementarity gains in terms of productivity growth. Substitutability between new technology and specific workplace changes is sometimes found, consistently with the presence of costs associated to learning functions or resistance to changes.

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Volume (Year): 98 (2008)
Issue (Month): 2 (March-April)
Pages: 87-117
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Keywords: workplace practices; ICT investments; complementarity.;

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J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
M54 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting - - Personnel Economics - - - Labor Management

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  4. Keld Laursen & Nicolai J. Foss, 2003. "New human resource management practices, complementarities and the impact on innovation performance," Cambridge Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press, vol. 27(2), pages 243-263, March.
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