What are the specifying characteristics of Fordism and post-Fordism? What are the advantages and disadvantages for workers of Fordism and post-Fordism?
Definitions – slide 11
Fordism – Fordism involves aggregate production of consumer durable goodss which are made on traveling assembly line techniques operated with the semi-skilled labor of the mass worker. post-Fordism as a labour procedure can be defined as a flexible production monetary values based on flexible systems and an suitably flexible work force Features of Fordism
* Mass production of consumer durable goodss
* Traveling assembly line
* Semi-skilled labor. mass workers
* Mass ingestion
* Dedicated. inflexible machinery
Advantages of Fordism
* Economies of graduated table
* Maximize end product
Disadvantages
* Deskilling and debasement of labor
* Inflexible
* Occupational divided ( direction V workers )
Features of Post-Fordism
* Specialised short tally production
* Product distinction. niche markets
* Skilled worforce
* Empowered occupations
* Just in clip non merely in instance
* Vertical decomposition
* Core workers + peripheral workers
Advantages of Post-Fordism
* Upskilling
* Flexible
* Work life balance
* Home working
* Negotiable hours and working agreements
Disadvantages of Post-Fordism
* Decline of full clip employment
* Intermittent. insecure work
* Extended demands through telecommuting
* Brazilianized 40/30/30 society
What are the cardinal elements of hakim’s penchant theory? What are the strengths and unfavorable judgments of penchant theory as an account for work gender derived functions?
Hakim argues that women’s lifestyle penchants are the cardinal causal factor. non societal attitudes. patriarchate. societal construction. economic environment Situation
* Wage spread of 10-20 %
* Occupational segregation ( stereotyped male occupations and female occupations. E. g applied scientists and nurses )
* Vertical segregation ( glass ceiling )
Five historical alterations made this possible
1. Contraceptive revolution giving adult females control over their birthrate 2. EEO revolution
3. Growth of white collar businesss
4. Creation of occupations for secondary earners
5. ‘the increasing importance of attitudes. values and personal penchants in the lifestyle picks of flush modern societies’ ( 2006. p. 287 )
Criticsms
* Model based on unrealistic premise of echt pick * Constrains may be internal. based on individuality. attitudes and self esteem * Women’s work histories can be explained by aim. discernible. external features without mention to penchants. * Policies fluxing from Hakim’s theory worsen the state of affairs for many adult females
Compare and contrast corporate bargaining in Singapore with corporate bargaining in one other Asiatic state.
Singapore
Context
* Former British settlement. independent in 1963
* Government democratic
* Economic scheme of export oriented industralisation
Regulatory model
* ER system is close relationship between PAP province and PAP dominated brotherhood motion led by ntuc
Labour motion
* Union incorporated official arm of province system
Collective Bargaining & A ; industrial struggle
* Regulated by mandatory conciliation by industrial arbitration tribunal and direct ministerial control
* Strikes rare
Japan
Context
* 1946 Constitution adopted under US business
* Government democratic
* Economic miracle: from industrial human dynamo ; now taking services economic system
Regulatory model
* State enforced
Labour motion
* Unions prohibited pre war due to militarist govt
* Boom in unionism station due to democratic govt
Corporate Bargaining
* Largely Decentralised. house degree
industrial struggle
* Dispute of involvements ( corporate bargaining. pay claims ) resolved through conciliation * Dispute of rights ( e. g non-payment of entitlements resolved through tribunals ) Japan decision
* Negative facets of J ER: force per unit areas on workers. long hours. deficiency of privateness * Generally ‘pluralistic’ . but co-operative and harmonious
