Rational work design - Job itself Flashcards
1
Q
Taylor & Ford
A
1) Simple tasks
2) Scientific designed (eff & waste)
- Ford assembly line
2
Q
4 Principles Taylor
A
1) Simple
2) Scientific
3) Split jobs management & workers
4) Cooperate
3
Q
Marx & alienation
A
1) Craft skills
2) repetitive
3) Cogs of machine
4) No role selling
5) Separate everyone
4
Q
Baverman & Deskilling
A
1) Organisation - overall knowledge
2) Technological - design task skill
5
Q
Rational work design ADVANTAGES & DIS
A
Advantages) 1) Clear tasks 2) Regardless skill 3) Control 4) Fair treatment 5) Mass produce 6) Efficient Disadvantages) 1) Craft knowledge 2) Control day to day 3) Mono, alienating, inflexible
6
Q
Control through Taylor
A
1) Standardisation (exact work)
2) Individualisation (1 task)
3) Surveillance (culprit)
4) Knowledge (craft)
5) Skills (replaceable)