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Positive effects:

• Short introduction period
• Simple tasks  low work qualification
• Greater expertise and economies of scale through frequent repetition
• Low operational demands

Negative effects:

• Monotonous work leads to high turnover and absenteeism
• Motivation- and recruiting problems
• Need for higher levels of integration to bring the specialized parts back together
• Downgrading of jobs/alienation from work
• Narrow interests