Korelsky, V. F. Fish, fishermen and fish industry in Russia / V. F. Korelsky. - Bremen : Krebs, [1993?]-.

The investigations carried out show that the estimation of innovations by different categories of workmen differs. More often than not, the estimates are influenced not only by the attitude to new technology but also by the choice of the technological policy introduced by the enterprise as a whole. Among the unsatisfied needs, the wish to use modern equipment is one of the main incentives. This shows that the actual reserves of the increase in the working activity lie in the acceleration of the scientific and technical progress. Out of the teams working in the fish industry more than half use the equipment installed ten or twenty years ago, and only 5% of the teams are busy with mounting and adjustment of new technology. The main expectations are connected with the inculcation of new technology, 79% of workers and 82% of engineers are interested in its use. However, the efforts made by the enterprises to introduce new technology cause anxiety. Only 7.5% of workers and 2% of specialists are completely satisfied with the work being done on the inculcation of new technology, and only 7% of workers and 4% of specialists are satisfied with the change of obsolete equipment. In turn, workmen point at difficulties connected with the use of new technology, among which are the increase in nervous stresses (the opinion of 30% of workers), a rise in the intensity of labor (28.5% of workers), difficulties connected with the fulfillment of the norm and plan (19% of workers). As negative factors they indicate an increase in the monotony of labor (18%), less interest in the work performed (15%), less possibility of revealing one’s abilities, less independence (13%). Some workers (9%) do not feel themselves sufficiently prepared for mastering the new technology (this is substantiated by half the specialists). Accoording to the opinion of specialists, the main reasons retarding the introduction of new technology at the enterprises are the deficit of highly qualified specialists (48%), difficulties arising in the conclusion of agreements for the supply of necessary equipment (46%), the absence of new construction developments (36%), the absence of capital for buying new equipment (35%), the lowering of economic indexes in the period of mastering the new technology (31.5%), the uncertainty as to the achievement of a considerable effect (27.5%). But the main thing, which, to our opinion, retards the introduction of new technology at the enterprises, is the unjustified difference in wages of engineers and specialists as compared to the growing importance o f the part theyplay under the transition to new methods o fproduction. 3 4