In der aktuellen Studie hat das KOFA die Fachkräftesituation in für die Metall- und Elektroindustrie relevanten Berufen analysiert. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass in diesen Berufen zwischen Juli 2021 und Juni 2022 bundesweit gut 110.000 Fachkräfte fehlten. Potenziale für die...

Für die Entwicklung des Wirtschaftsstandorts Deutschland ist die Metall- und Elektrobranche von zentraler Bedeutung. Sie leistet wichtige Beiträge im Bereich Wertschöpfung, Produktion und Beschäftigung. Aufgrund ihrer hohen Forschungs-, Entwicklungs- und Innovationstätigkeit für die...

For contemporaries, Britain's success in developing the technologies of the early Industrial Revolution rested in large part on its abundant supply of artisan skills, notably in metalworking. In this paper we outline a simple process where successful industrialization occurs in regions that...

A gap in the displaced worker-training literature is that the post-retraining period has not been studied over the long term. The approach here will be to examine in-depth the experience of a selected few displaced worker trainees over a 20 to 25 year period following their training. With our...

A gap in the displaced worker-training literature is that the post-retraining period has not been studied over the long term. The approach here will be to examine in-depth the experience of a selected few displaced worker trainees over a 20 to 25 year period following their training. With our...

Traces The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa's (Numsa) accumulation, from a few small unions in a handful of factories to the staging of national strikes involving thousands of workers in auto and engineering. It examines how the union used its influence in macroeconomic and...

Intro -- STEEL AND STEELWORKERS -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Historiography -- 1. The Secret of Industrialization in Pittsburgh -- 2. From Great Depression to Great Fear: The "Warfare State" in Steel -- 3. Cold War Pittsburgh: 1949-1959 -- 4. The Road to Deindustrialization:...

The steel industry in OECD countries has undergone profound change during the past several decades. Capacity has been reduced significantly, while substantial investment has been made to improve processing efficiency and product quality. Two key technological developments have driven this...