A small foray into the world of management, in three episodes (I'm afraid of boring!) A little more seriously than stories of cooking pots, excuses recall that the organization of work in modern times, has not changed as much as could be expected.
Taylor, you may know? "Modern Times, Charlie Chaplin on his wheel, Scientific Management ... you know the vertical division and horizontal division of labor. White-collar workers, process engineers, who think and rationalize the slightest gesture, simple, repetitive tasks, breaking down, destabilizing the skills for the greater good of all! And blue collar workers that are running, not even knowing what comes after the chain, a stove or a refrigerator. Perhaps you have even heard of the virtuous circle of Fordism (practical application of Taylorism in the automotive industry) : Productivity gains are realized in the form of pay to performance, partly redistributed to the workers. Wage growth leads to a mass consumption. It induces production at lower cost through economies of scale and standardization. The result is a higher standard of living and a transformation of lifestyle of the population. A little of what happened recently when Renault has built its Dacia in Romania, Romanian workers were able, thanks to higher wages, buyers quickly become the most ardent car cheap they produced . We had already seen it in years 30 with the Ford T.
Then came the 30 glorious years, social demands and the requirement for workers to be recognized, respected. The effects of the infernal cadences have deteriorated working conditions, we can not stand the brutality, depersonalization, the total absence of responsibility for the work to the chain. It then reviews the theories of management, it advocates taking into account the aspirations of the individual, it advocates the supremacy of human relations, is reconstituted autonomous teams responsible. This especially since productivity gains to Taylor have reached their limits, and that the market is less fond of standardized goods. The customer wants more quality, immediacy, and differentiation. Taylorism is too rigid in a global economy where there is infinite possibilities, so expectations. New management methods are emerging: listening, dialogue, cooperation, participation, appeal to the intelligence of employees.
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