division of labour Flashcards
1
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define ‘division of labour’
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when production is broken down into smaller parts with each task performed by a separate person
2
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list the advantages of division of labour to workers
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- workers become skilled which helps their future job prospects
- each employee gets tasks that best suit their skills
3
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list the disadvantages of division of labour to workers
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- workers may get bored due to repeating the same task over and over again.
- lack of mobility: due to specialisation, workers may find it hard to switch between occupations
4
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list the advantages of division of labour to the firm
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- an increase in the quality of products because workers are doing jobs which they are good at.
- an increase in profit: low costs and increased productivity leads to more profit.
- faster rate of production: when workers focus on their specific tasks and don’t have to be moving from one task to the other, this results in an increase in the speed of production.
5
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list the disadvantages of division of labour to firms
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- Quality may suffer because of boredom
2. An increase in dependency: if one or more workers are not able to work, there would be a halt in production.
6
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list the advantages of division of labour to the economy
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- better utilisation or resources as workers do what they are best at.
- Innovation arise: As workers are doing what they’re best at, there would be an increase in innovation because if they are doing what they are best at, they are bound to come up with a way to do it faster and better.
- Increase in GDP
7
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list the disadvantages of division of labour to the economy
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- Labour immobility: Occupational immobility mas arise as people only work in a specific (special) field.
- Reduces the creative instinct of the labour force in the long run as they are only able to do a single task repetitively and the previous skills they acquired die out.
