deskill

(verb)

To redesign (a job) so that less skill is required to carry it out, for example through the introduction of new technology.

Related Terms

Examples of deskill in the following topics:

  • Industrial Conflict

    • For Braverman, the pursuit of capitalist interests over time ultimately leads to the deskilling and routinization of the worker.
    • His key contribution is his "deskilling" thesis.
    • Braverman argued that capitalist owners and managers were incessantly driven to deskill the labor force to lower production costs and ensure higher productivity.
    • Deskilled labor is cheap and above all easy to control due to the workers lack of direct engagement in the production process.