SOC227H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Lean Manufacturing
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Flexible firms & control: firms using non-standard work & process of control in these firms. Min 4 course readings (articles/sections in the textbook) e. g. my work at the restaurant is like labour process theory because my boss is always on my case about ____. Organization of work (hours that are worked, location of the work, structure of the firm; ladder in the job) Management of work (how those rules are enforced) *work organization is different than work management, this is not the theory* Each step in the labour process is controlled or time. Develop a formula to see how quickly one task can be down during the work process. These steps were a methodological way of managing. Labour process theory: assumes conflict is inherit in work settings key processes: Allocation of labour who gets what work/tasks. Use of technology robot machinery have replaced workers. Intensity of effort soldiering; viewed workers doing little work, so taylor wanted to increase the work.
