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Fordism

Mass production characterized by a high degree of job specialization, as typified by the Ford Motor Company's early use of assembly lines. Mass-production techniques were influenced by US management consultant F W Taylor's book Principles of Scientific Management (1911).

Post-Fordism management theory and practice emphasize flexibility and autonomy of decision-making for nonmanagerial staff. It is concerned more with facilitating and coordinating tasks than with control.



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It has been argued that this is reflected in the transition from a Fordist to a post-Fordist employment model.
Luis Enrique Alonso and Miguel Martinez Lucio (eds.): Employment ... by Smith, Andrew / Capital & Class
Second is the literal disintegration of the Fordist model of the vertically integrated corporation that dominated the 20 century, which is what "outsourcing" really means.
War, trade and utopia by Lynn, Barry C. / The National Interest
17); this has led to massive de-industrialization of the Fordist factory system in North America and Europe, paralleled by the emergence of "newly industrializing economies" (NIEs) in the Asia-Pacific region.
Local city, capital city or world city? Civil society, the (post-) ... by Douglass, Mike / Pacific Affairs
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