Taylorism- week 17

Open Ended

Elaborate rational work design.

What are the principles of Taylorism?

Open Ended

What does alienation mean in the context of organizations and work?

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What are some of the mechanisms used by Taylorism/Fordism to control the work process and workers?

Activity 2

Watch the first 10 mins or so of this video on Deliveroo:  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF4w1oIGCk4&feature=youtu.be

Answer the following questions:
1.      What is the Gig economy?

2.      What are the advantages of Gig economy work?  Those of you with work experience in the gig economy can also draw from your own experiences

3.      What are the disadvantages of Gig economy work? Those of you with work experience in the gig economy can also draw from your own experiences

4.      How may Deliveroo use Taylorist mechanisms of control (standardization, individualization, surveillance and deskilling)

Open Ended

What is the Gig economy?

Cite some examples?

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Can you think of other examples of Gig work?

Open Ended

What are the advantages of Gig economy work? Those of you with work experience in the gig economy can also draw from your own experiences.

Write from employee and employer perspective.

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What are the disadvantages of Gig economy work? Those of you with work experience in the gig economy can also draw from your own experiences

Write from employee and employer perspective.

Open Ended

How may Deliveroo use Taylorist mechanisms of control? Explain how do they implement the following?

1. standardization,

2. individualization,

3. surveillance and

4. deskilling

Open Ended

What will be the future of Gig work according to you?