Abstract
This article examines the effects of technical change upon the division of labour in Rochdale and Aberdeen. It is based upon interviews undertaken as part of the ESRC's Social Change and Economic Life Research Initiative. The results reveal that there was little difference between establishments in the two localities within broadly matched industrial sectors. There was little evidence in the research to support the deskilling thesis. There was more evidence of a skilling of the workforce, but this was by no means universal. In particular, there was overwhelming evidence that machine maintenance skills were increasing as a result of computerization. There were also widespread increases in skill amongst clerical workers as a result of the introduction of wordprocessors and other computer-
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