2019/34 | LEM Working Paper Series | ||||||||||||||||
Anatomy of the Italian occupational structure: concentrated power and distributed knowledge |
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Armanda Cetrulo, Dario Guarascio and Maria Enrica Virgillito |
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Occupational structure; power; knowledge; factor analysis.
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J2, D2, C38
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Abstract | |||||||||||||||||
Which type of work do Italians perform? In this contribution we aim at detecting the anatomy of
the Italian occupational structure by taking stock of a micro-level dataset registering the task content,
the execution of procedures, the knowledge embedded in the work itself, called ICP (Indagine
Campionaria sulle Professioni), the latter being comparable to the U.S. O*NET dataset. We perform an
extensive empirical investigation moving from the micro to the macro level of aggregation. Our results
show that the Italian occupational structure is strongly hierarchical, with the locus of power distinct by
the locus of knowledge generation. It is also weak in terms of collaborative and worker involvement
practices, and possibility to be creative. Our analysis allows to pinpoint the role exerted by hierarchical
structures, decision making autonomy, and knowledge as the most relevant attributes characterizing
the division of labour.
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