Specialisation and Division of Labour

Question 1

What is Division of Labour?

Answer 1

Dividing the production process into different stages, enabling workers to focus on specifc tasks.

Question 2

Dividing the production process into different stages, enabling workers to focus on specifc tasks.

Answer 2

Division of Labour

Question 3

Division of Labour makes what more important?

Answer 3

Trade

Question 4

What is specialisation?

Answer 4

Specialisation: Occurs when workers are assigned specific tasks within a production process

Question 5

How do specialisation improve productivity?

Answer 5

Specialisation meant that workers will require less training to be efficient , leading to an increase in labour productivity

Question 6

What are the advantages of Division of Labour?

Answer 6

Mass production, leading to lower price per product

Product are in consistent quality.

Question 7

What are the disadvantages of Division of labour? (list 2)

Answer 7

1. Higher staff turnover, due to repetitive tasks.
2. Problem of mobility of labour, specialized workers find it hard to switch jobs.