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Any large industrial organization is confronted with problems of the appropriate occupational structure and size of its work force: appropriate mix of skill groups and skill levels. The case study provided in this paper is concerned with the occupational structure problem as it related to the changing workload at a large U.S. Navy shipyard. The focus of the study is an examination of the methods to obtain a workforce mix consistent with the shipyard workload, particularly in the craft and trades areas where the production workers are located.
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Bres, E.S., Niehaus, R.J., Sharkey, F.J., Weber, C.L. (1988). Coping with Occupational Structure Issues at Large Public Industrial Organizations. In: Niehaus, R.J., Price, K.F. (eds) Creating the Competitive Edge through Human Resource Applications. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0969-7_11
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