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A 4 page paper that begins with an introduction to Taylorism and proceeds to explain panopticon and information panopticon and how each serves to control employees. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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of these complex tasks (Wertheim, n.d.). Frederic Winslow Taylor was the first who attempted to systematically study human behavior as it related to the workplace (Wertheim, n.d.). in the
1920s, Taylor developed scientific management, breaking down the job into it component tasks, like a machine (Wertheim, n.d.). He then attempted to match which specific human action would be required
to perform each task (Wertheim, n.d.). The goal was to remove the variability of humans (Wertheim, n.d.). Taylor looked at numerous variables to improve productivity (Wertheim, n.d.). He said
that engineers "after analyzing the job should teach it to the worker and make sure the worker does only those motions essential to the task" (Wertheim, n.d.). Productivity dramatically increased
and a set of rational rules became the norm, replacing the previous train and error approach (Wertheim, n.d.). Factories now had industrial engineers who walked the floor with their stopwatch
and clipboard monitoring each worker (Wertheim, n.d.). They watched each move the worker made for each little part of the job to assure the minimal amount of movement was
made to finish each small component of the job (Wertheim, n.d.). The outcry was the charge that scientific management dehumanized work (Wertheim, n.d.). Most people forget that Taylor considered nearly
all aspects of work, such as the social environment, the interaction of human characteristics, speed, durability, cost, physical environment, the effect of work breaks, fatigue and safety (Wertheim, n.d.). In
fact, it was Taylor who convinced many factory owners and managers that giving workers rest breaks and shortening the work day would increase productivity (Wertheim, n.d.). Still, under Taylorism, the
movements of workers was closely watched and recorded (Wertheim, n.d.). In todays world, electronic surveillance is just about everywhere. Surveillance cameras lurk in more places than we know and
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