Fordism and Scientific Management
FORDISM, SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT AND THE LESSONS FOR CONTEMPORARY ORGANISATIONS
Fordism and Scientific Management are terms used to describe management that had application to practical situations with extremely dramatic effects. Fordism takes its name from the mass production units of Henry Ford, and is identified by an involved technical division of labour within companies and their production units. Other characteristics of Fordism include strong hierarchical control, with workers in a production line often restricted to the …
Is this Essay helpful? Join now to read this particular paper
and access over 480,000 just like this GET BETTER GRADES
and access over 480,000 just like this GET BETTER GRADES
…management in the management of uncertainty: Employers, labor relations and industrial adjustment in the 1980s. Work, Employment, and Society, 1/3, 281-308.
Taplin, I.M. (1995) Flexible production, rigid jobs: Lessons from the clothing industry. Work & Occupations. 22, 412-438.
Taylor, F. (1915). The Principles of Scientific Management. New York: Harper, (Copyright M E Sharpe Inc 1997)
Whitston, K. (1997) The reception of scientific management by British engineers, 1890-1914. Business History Review. 71, 207-229
Wood, S. (1993) The Japanization of Fordism. Economic & Industrial Democracy. 14, 535-555
Need a custom written paper? Let our professional writers save your time.