Module markif you are unsure how plan for this essay

If you are unsure how to plan for this essay, here are some suggestions for what the essay should cover, which readings are a must and how you can approach the analysis and discussion of the topic.

Key parts of your essay

•A discussion of how Taylorism is underpinned by a mechanist concept of the self (as discussed in the Rose chapters), which is very close to behaviourism. Explain how the different types of conditioning occur within Taylorist principles of management, and how it impacts on the role of the manager.

•An analysis of how Taylorism is relevant to management of people in contemporary organisations. Here you could think of how Taylorist principles of job design are utilised in manufacturing and the service industry (e.g. call centres, fast food). There is lots of literature to find that looks at applications of scientific
management/Taylorism in a variety of different organisational settings, that you use as part of your argument.