deskilled — v. downgrade a job from a skilled to a semiskilled or unskilled position; remove skill … English contemporary dictionary
deskill — de‧skill [ˌdiːˈskɪl] verb [transitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to remove or reduce the level of skill needed to do a job, usually by getting a machine to do some or all of the work: • Advances in machine technology had deskilled numerous manual jobs.… … Financial and business terms
deskilling — de‧skil‧ling [ˌdiːˈskɪlɪŋ] also de skilling noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES 1. when employees do not learn the skills required to be able to work with modern technology: • The application of information technology is often thought to lead to… … Financial and business terms
deskill — [[t]diːskɪ̱l[/t]] deskills, deskilling, deskilled VERB: oft passive If workers are deskilled, they no longer need special skills to do their work, especially because of modern methods of production. [be V ed] Administrative staff may be deskilled … English dictionary
deskill — UK [diːˈskɪl] / US [dɪˈskɪl] verb [transitive] Word forms deskill : present tense I/you/we/they deskill he/she/it deskills present participle deskilling past tense deskilled past participle deskilled to reduce the level of skill that a worker… … English dictionary
Industrial sociology — (also known as sociology of industrial relations or sociology of work ) is both a study of the interaction of people within industry (e.g. boss subordinate, inter departmental, and management union relations) and, on a macrosociological scale,… … Wikipedia
Strategic management — is a field that deals with the major intended and emergent initiatives taken by general managers on behalf of owners, involving utilization of resources, to enhance the performance of firms in their external environments.[1] It entails specifying… … Wikipedia
Technological and industrial history of the United States — The technological and industrial history of the United States describes the United States emergence as one of the largest nations in the world as well as the most technologically powerful nation in the world. The availability of land and labor,… … Wikipedia
Paperless office — Historical perspective The paperless office was a publicist s slogan, meant to describe the office of the future. The basic idea was that office automation would make paper redundant for routine tasks such as record keeping and bookkeeping. The… … Wikipedia
deskill — /dee skil /, v.t. to remove any need of skill, judgment, or initiative in: jobs being deskilled by automation. [DE + SKILL1] * * * … Universalium
