Technology implementation within enterprises and job ending among employees. A study of the role of educational attainment, organizational tenure, age and unionization

Bibliographic Data

ID11679499
AuthorsJannes Ten Berge (0000-0003-0255-021X, Utrecht University, corresponding author), Zoltán Lippényi (0000-0001-8751-5741, University of Groningen), Tanja Van Der Lippe (0000-0002-5245-4659, Utrecht University), Maarten Goos (Utrecht University)
Year2020
Volume69
Pages100548-100548
Publication date2020-08-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueResearch in Social Stratification and Mobility (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0276-5624 • E-ISSN: 1878-5654
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.rssm.2020.100548
OpenAlexW3082697802
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited58

This study examines how technology implementation within workplaces impacts job ending among employees. We advance the literature on the labor market consequences of new technologies by focusing on their impact within workplaces where they are implemented, rather than inferring from aggregate labor structural changes. We also address how the impact of technology differs depending on workers education, organizational tenure and age. Using large-scale Dutch matched employer-employee panel data directly measuring technology implementation, we find that technology implementation is associated with an overall decrease in the probability of job ending. In line with the skill biased technological change hypothesis, higher educational attainment is associated with lower probabilities of job ending. Furthermore, we find older workers (around 50+) and workers with longer organizational tenure (around 12+ years) to have a higher probability of job ending when technology is implemented. Finally, we do not find the effects of technology implementation to differ depending on the union density of the industry in which an enterprise operates

Business · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · Labour economics · Management · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Retirement, Disability, and Employment

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