What is Specialisation?
Through years, production has developed
into a complicated process and thus broken down into a series of highly
specialised task. Each task is then performed by a worker. This is known as
Division of Labour.
Advantages of Division of Labour
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Practise makes perfect: Worker specialises in a particular task
and gives in the best, thus producing goods faster and less wastage of
material. (FASTER)
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Use of machinery: Specialised machinery can be used
which is further increase
the productivity.
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Increased
Output: with improvement in efficiency and use of
machinery output is increased.
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Saves
time: There is no time wasted in switching of
jobs and thus the momentum of production can be maintained which leads to less
wastage of time.
Disadvantages of Division of Labour
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Boredom: Performing the same task over and over
again may lead to boredom for the workers.
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Lack of variety: Though the number of goods produced
increases but they are identical or standardized.
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Low motivation for worker: Repeatedly performing the same task
may lead to low motivation level for the worker. The worker might not have the
sense of fulfilling a complete task as he is performing only a part of the job.
·
Lack of mobility: Due to specialisation workers might
find it difficult to switch between occupations.
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ADVANTAGES OF SPECIALISATION / DIVISION OF LABOUR
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To the
business:
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Specialist workers become quicker at producing goods
- Production becomes cheaper per good because of this
- Production levels are increased
- Each worker can concentrate on what they are good at and build up their expertise
- Production becomes cheaper per good because of this
- Production levels are increased
- Each worker can concentrate on what they are good at and build up their expertise
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To the worker:
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Increases productivity
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Higher
pay for specialised work
- Improved skills at that job.
- Improved skills at that job.
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DISADVANTAGES OF SPECIALISATION /
DIVISION OF LABOUR
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To the business:
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- Greater cost of training workers
-Quality may suffer if workers become bored by the lack of variety in their jobs
-Quality may suffer if workers become bored by the lack of variety in their jobs
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To the worker:
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- Boredom as they do the same job
- Their quality and skills may suffer
- May eventually be replaced by machinery
- Their quality and skills may suffer
- May eventually be replaced by machinery
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