Essays on Fordism

Two of the most normally studied and applied direction theories are those of Taylorist and Fordist direction theories. Taylorism or more normally known as Scientific Management Theory is the name of the methodological analysis to direction, industrial and organisational psychological science, which was introduced by Frederick Winslow in 1911 in his monograph ‘The Principles of…

With the economy experiencing a double dip recession, which is the deepest and longest recession in generations, there is a significant lack of demand for goods and services. The Autumn Statement 2012, delivered by Vice Chancellor George Osbourne on Wednesday the 5th of December, indicates that slower growth can be expected [1]. Considering these factors,…

Tourism Industry is one of the fastest turning industries in the universe. “ Tourism has long been a cardinal constituent of the economic, societal and cultural displacement that has left its imprint on the universe system of metropoliss in the past two decennaries ” ( Dumond ; 2005 cited in Beben ; 2006 ; 1…

The growth of franchising in America and Europe since the 1970s[1-4] has led to this business form assuming increasing impor-tance in a number of academic debates, including the fields of law, marketing, organi-zation theory, services growth, etc. One of the most interesting issues here is the potential of franchising to provide self-employment opportunities. After all,…