The Division of Labour, Worker Organisation, and Technological Change
构建模型解释企业采用计算机技术如何导致劳动分工差异，发现生产率提升是主要驱动因素，并带来技能升级，而通信改善则促进专业化并降低技能要求。
The model developed in this article explains differences in the division of labour across firms as a result of computer technology adoption. Changes in the division of labour result from reduced production time and improved communication possibilities. The first shifts the division of labour towards generic structures, while the latter enhances specialisation. Our estimates for a sample of Dutch establishments in the period 1990-6 suggest that productivity gains have been the main determinant for shifts in the division of labour. These productivity gains induced skill upgrading, while in firms gaining from improved communication possibilities specialisation increased and skill requirements have fallen. Copyright 2006 Royal Economic Society.