The Competitive Status of the U.S. Civil Aviation Manufacturing Industry: A Study of the Influences of Technology in Determining International Industrial Competitive Advantage (1985)

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NOTE 151 MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES The large swings in employment in this industry are cause for concern. In addition to the human cost associated with such cyclical employment, the instability threatens the long-term capability of the skilled technical and production teams that have been assembled. It is apparent that our international competitors, most of whom receive substantial government support, place a higher priority on providing stable employment than it is possible for individual U.S. aircraft manufacturers to provide. Three problems need urgent attention: • Retirement security—accruing pension benefits that are not tied solely to the fortunes of individual companies. • Unemployment—seeking to ameliorate the severe periodic job loss. • Training—allowing workers to develop new skills required by advancement in technology and to share equitably in the fruits of technology. NOTE 1. International Competition in Advanced Technology: Decisions for America, Panel on Advanced Technology Competition and the Industrialized Allies, National Research Council, National Academy Press, 1983, pp. 5–6.