Critically evaluate the view that Taylorism and Fordism have been replaced by Post-Fordism as the ruling paradigm of work and employments in capitalist societies

Structure: Introduction (120-165) ? Definitions? Taylorism, fordism, post-fordism ? Aims of the essay. Use the words from the question and be specific ? Background? Something interesting; quate, news, story, good example Main body ? Taylorism ? What is Taylorism/Scientific management? ? Do his principles still exist/are they still relevant ? Fordism ? What is fordism? (Use some key terms from PPT) ? Was he really influenced by Taylor (G2 PPT/Edgell) ? Does it still exist? ? What is the situation now? ? Post-fordism (positive about JLP) ? What is post-fordism? Key features of PF Sabel& Piore—“Third Italy” “Flexible Specialisation” JLP—The post-fordist interpretation :)(Edgell) Atkinson—‘Flexible Firm’ Examples of Post-fordism—articles, news etc. Critics of post-fordism/Flexibility (disadvantages) ? Pollert ? Wood ? Bradley(H) ? Neo-fordism (or the Neo-fordist interpretation of JLP) (negative ) ? Key features of Neo-Fordism? ? Ohno/Cusumano—Pioneers of JLP ‘leant it all from Ford’s book’(107-114) Edgell ? McDonaldisation—what is it, key features (H, W, E) Conclusion(120-165) ? Start with ‘in conclusion…’ ? Make your thoughts clear, tell me what you think! ? Use the words from the question ? Give your view then summarize why you have this view ? If you have time/space criticize the other side