Technology and work

Question 1

Taylorism

Answer 1

Separation of conception and execution of work, removing discretion from worker over the performance.
Set of tasks, increase efficiency, controlled by management

Question 2

Mechanisation

Answer 2

Process of introducing a tool to do what was done by hand.

Question 3

Automation

Answer 3

Adding machines with the ability for perception, reasoning, task planning to mechanised processes.

Question 4

Computerisation

Answer 4

Adding specific hardware and software to animated systems.

Question 5

Digitalisation

Answer 5

Converting material or info into digitally processed artefacts e.g e-books

Question 6

Impact of new tech

Degryse

Answer 6

Lose jobs (destruction)
New jobs (creation)
Changing way of working (change)
Work in new spaces (shift)