Several factors explain the reasons why production becomes more efficient during the division of labor. Wolf stated that the division of labor separates tasks and simplifies them to further processes. The worker concentrated on a specific task and performed it quicker. Moreover, the efficiency of production elevates with the level of proficiency of workers. The employee who is completing one task over again masters their working skills. Another advantage of this process is that employee could choose the site where he performs and fits well. To illustrate, some employees are proficient in data manipulation, while others are in management and calculations.
Another element of the division of labor that positively influences productivity is the efficient allocation of workers. Workers allocated according to their production process roles follow the stages and pass the product from one department to another. For example, in large corporations’ different departments such as finance, IT, and human resources distribute and complete tasks related to their specialization. So, the IT department is only responsible for IT communication problems and cannot interrupt or interfere with the work of other departments.
Higher wages for employees and innovations presented by the division of labor are other factors that contribute to production efficiency. As mentioned by Marx, continuous repetitive work detrimentally impacts humans’ well-being and puts people in the same position as the machine. Workers could feel demotivated and bored from different repetitive aspects of their job. To keep workers involved and interested, management increase salaries. Although high wages cannot eliminate the problem, higher wages reduce this problem. Turning to innovations, we can observe that it is closely related to workers’ focus on specific tasks. According to Boyce, completing the same task allows one to analyze the process and improve areas. Innovations allow to automize tasks and improve performance.