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Record 1 1998-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Work and Production
  • Labour and Employment
CONT

...as new office technology became available in the 1960s, companies were encouraged to break down even more of their white-collar work into small, repeatable tasks, which could also be mechanized or automated.

Key term(s)
  • white collar work

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et production
  • Travail et emploi
CONT

[...] lorsque la bureautique apparut, dans les années 60, elle poussa les entreprises à morceler encore davantage le travail de leurs cols blancs en petites tâches répétitives, également susceptibles d'être mécanisées ou automatisées.

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