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The Impact of Technological Change on Labor Relations in the Commercial Aircraft Industry

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Workers, Managers, and Technological Change

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The commercial aircraft industry has always been prone to sales and employment volatility. Aircraft sales nearly doubled in the period 1964—68, before falling off by one-third in the next three years. Business success depends upon federal government contracts as well as unpredictable commercial airline demand. New production designs and production techniques are constantly being introduced in the industry, as the aircraft firms must make billion-dollar investments, hoping to produce the jet that will adhere to the demands of domestic and foreign markets.

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  1. Institute of Industrial and Labor Relations, University of Michigan, 111 East Catherine, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2054, USA

    Arthur R. Schwartz, James D. Abrams, Adria M. Anuzis, John P. Byrne, Tracy Elsperman, Allison Haines & Christopher D. Liguori

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  1. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

    Daniel B. Cornfield

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Schwartz, A.R. et al. (1987). The Impact of Technological Change on Labor Relations in the Commercial Aircraft Industry. In: Cornfield, D.B. (eds) Workers, Managers, and Technological Change. Plenum Studies in Work and Industry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1821-7_13

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