<P> The division of labour is the separation of tasks in any system so that participants may specialize . Individuals , organisations , and nations are endowed with or acquire specialized capabilities and either form combinations or trade to take advantage of the capabilities of others in addition to their own . Specialized capabilities may include equipment or natural resources in addition to skills and training and complex combinations of such assets are often important , as when multiple items of specialized equipment and skilled operators are used to produce a single product . The division of labour is the motive for trade and the source of economic interdependence . </P>
3 . in modern society what do we mean when we refer to the division of labor
separation of tasks in any system so that participants may specialize