SOC101Y1 Lecture 7: Control, Power & Decision Making In the workplace - Lecture 7 Reading
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Richard edwards tries to extend their theory of labour market segmentation to also de- scribe the evolution of workplace control systems. identified 3 basic types of managerial control. Employers regulate the labour process with coercive methods, through a hierarchy of authority. Achieved by machine pacing of work and can, replace the direct supervi- sion of simple control methods. E. g. henry fords assembly line gave managers a power means of controlling the pace of work. Evolved in large corporations in the core sector of the economy. Has good salaries, benefits, rewards, environment, usually to skilled labour and middle and upper class market. this employ- ment package designed to win employees commitment. Argues that the evolution of segmented labour markets, with different control systems resulted in a socially fragmented and politically weak working class. Critics: like, braverman, theory portrays workers as largely passive, undermining their power of resistance.
