Is technological change really skill-biased? Evidence from the introduction of ICT on the Italian textile industry (1980-2000)

Baccini, Alberto; Cioni, Martina

doi:10.1111/j.1468-005x.2009.00240.x

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“…Computing skills: measures and returns Following the theory of skill-biased technical change, the Internet's rapid development and the emergence of new digital technologies at the end of the last century have encouraged the demand for workers with advanced computing skills. Such a change in the labour demand triggered a lively debate on the value of digital skills, in particular computing skills, and rising wage inequality between skilled and unskilled workers (Baccini and Cioni, 2010;Freeman, 2002;MacCrory et al, 2015).…”

Section: Skill-based Pay and Wage Differentialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Which professional skills value more under digital transformation?

Paklina

Shakina

2021

JES

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PurposeThis study seeks to explore the demand side of the labour market influenced by the digital revolution. It aims at identifying the new composition of skills and their value as implicitly manifested by employers when they look for the new labour force. The authors analyse the returns to computing skills based on text mining techniques applied to the job advertisements.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology is based on the hedonic pricing model with the Heckman correction to overcome the sample selection bias. The empirical part is based on a large data set that includes more than 9m online vacancies on one of the biggest job boards in Russia from 2006 to 2018.FindingsEmpirical evidence for both negative and positive returns to computing skills and their monetary values is found. Importantly, the authors also have found both complementary and substitutional effects within and between non-domain (basic) and domain (advanced) subgroups of computing skills.Originality/valueApart from the empirical evidence on the value of professional computing skills and their interrelations, this study provides the important methodological contribution on applying the hedonic procedure and text mining to the field of human resource management and labour market research.

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Section: Skill-based Pay and Wage Differentialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Which professional skills value more under digital transformation?

Paklina

Shakina

2021

JES

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“…They were based on trade liberalization and international agreements that directly changed the global supply chain [8]. The restructuring of the T&A industry particularly affected the EU countries, such as Poland, which had to adapt the production profile to meet the market changes as well as technological and environmental conditions [9][10][11].…”

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Polish Textile and Apparel Industry: Global Supply Chain Management Perspective

Sadowski

Dobrowolska

Skowron-Grabowska

et al. 2021

Autex Research Journal

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The article presents changes that took place in the textile and apparel (T&A) industry in Poland in the years 2004–2020. To describe the changes, we adopted the supply chain management perspective, which allowed for a global view of the changes taking place. We discuss the basic characteristics, such as the size and structure of the industry, innovation, production value, and the use of information and communications technology (ICT). In the research, we used the databases of the Central Statistical Office (GUS) on the sold production of the T&A industry, as well as imports and exports. Our research shows that, at the level of basic characteristics, the industry is close to the European model. However, it is characterized by a smaller share of small companies in the structure of enterprises. The research showed an upward trend in the production of sold textiles and, to a lesser extent, apparel. At the same time, the operation of the Polish T&A industry is influenced by the import of finished products and raw materials from China, Germany, Bangladesh, and Turkey. The export is directed to the German, Czech, Romanian, and Ukrainian markets. The article provides an overview of the development trends in the Polish T&A industry in the broad context of international conditions.

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“…Nevertheless, Baccini and Cioni () found that the introduction of ICTs in the textile industry has not modified tasks and increased the level of skills in all cases. These authors asserted that while some employees who use new technology succeed in increasing their skills, there continue to be employees who are not able to use these technologies and thus remain unchanged in their level of acquisition of such skills.…”

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Integrating ICTs and Supply Chain Management: The Case of Micro‐Sized Firms

Llach

Alonso‐Almeida

2014

Hum Ftrs & Erg Mfg Svc

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Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have changed the relationship between suppliers and buyers, and the nature of supply chain management. Previous research has studied this topic, but not from the point of view of micro-sized companies. Micro-sized companies are of critical importance for economies worldwide. Thus, in Europe 90% of companies are micro-enterprises and account for 53% of employment. This article presents a new perspective by studying the impact of the introduction of e-supply chain management on such firms. Through a literature review, we identified four key supplier-related factors, that is, the use of ICTs, process efficiency, workforce capabilities, and the introduction of e-supply chain management. However, these factors could differ in the case of microsized companies. The data used for the empirical analysis came from a survey of 405 micro-sized companies in Spain. Using a structural equation modeling, the results indicate that ICTs have a positive direct effect on e-supply chain performance. It is also found that this effect is accompanied by the improved development of human resource skills and enhanced process efficiency. In addition, a number of recommendations for improving managerial practices are also proposed. C 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Is technological change really skill-biased? Evidence from the introduction of ICT on the Italian textile industry (1980-2000)

Cited by 17 publications

References 25 publications

Which professional skills value more under digital transformation?

Which professional skills value more under digital transformation?

Polish Textile and Apparel Industry: Global Supply Chain Management Perspective

Integrating ICTs and Supply Chain Management: The Case of Micro‐Sized Firms

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