Food for thought: Robots, jobs and skills in food and drink processing in Norway and the UK
通过比较挪威和英国食品饮料加工行业使用工业机器人的情况，研究数字化速度、实施过程以及就业和技能结果，发现工会权力和制度安排对技术应用和工人福利有重要影响。
Abstract There is intense debate surrounding digitalisation and its implications for work. However, empirical research within established workplaces, especially international comparative studies, remains limited. This article uses cross‐country research to further analysis of the relative importance of different institutions, actors and power relations in shaping digitalisation and worker outcomes. Through a multi‐level approach, it compares the use of industrial robots in the food and drink processing sector in Norway and the UK. Drawing on qualitative research, it explores the pace of digitalisation, the process of implementation and job and skills outcomes. The study finds strong national differences in the pace of digitalisation, and the role of unions in the process of implementation. In Norway, union power at workplace and national level, embedded in institutional arrangements, underpins more advanced use of technology and improved outcomes for workers.