SOC207H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Coronavirus
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Globalization: when companies develop international influence and/or operate internationally, increasing economic interdependence between countries. Knowledge globalization: the dissemination of ideas, information, and technology across long distance/the globe. E. g. , coronavirus - we can have shared understanding for this very new disease so people across the globe can receive the same care and expertise. Neo-taylorism: flexible innovations in managing both manual and professional work that emphasize productivity and profit. Including selection of pre-skilled workers and motivation through precarity and peer-review in project-based teams rather than management. Numeric flexibility: keeping a small core of mostly managerial employees and hiring contingent, part-time, and/or temporary employees for many. Small labor force in the design phase that can ramp up when projects move toward production or project require more labor. Can be outsourced, contracted, don"t need to be full-time workers. Apply to both professional and real-world work.
