BUS208 : Management and Organizations in a Global Environment

Activity 1:

Ford and Taylorism

1. Would workers in Australia, America or Europe accept the Taylorism in this form today?

In this present world it will be problematic for workers in Australia, America or Europe to receive Ford and Taylorism in its actual form (McKinlay, and Wilson, 2012). This is just because time has changed a lot with the arrival of new technology and automation services and it will not be appropriate to use this theory. Therefore this is how employees in America, Europe or Australia will agree or admit Taylorism. Australia, America or Europe in recent years will not agree for Taylorism in its real structure. Because period has transformed with new equipment and computerization and surely there is no sense input on the well-known concept. To make the basic theory an achievement then consequences would be required (McKinlay, and Wilson, 2012).      

2. Consider the design of scripts for use in Call Centres; can we see Taylorism in that?

The departments in call centres are separated into dissimilar sections in respects to position and hence Taylorism can be completely used to some extent but not in totally (Woydack, and Rampton, 2016). In call centres, activities can be distributed depending upon the area of proficiency but the whole idea of control of movement and elimination of trade unions can not apply in this sector. Use of the concept of Taylorism can be determined in request centres to an amount but not wholly. The procedure of a request centre is essentially separated into changed division’s superior in the place. Separation of effort in a request centre liable on the part of the capability of workers and occupation profiles, so that can be allocated to each worker (Lackner, 2017).       

3. This ‘clip’ is showing history from 100 years ago.  Some would say that ‘the world has moved on’ and these ideas are out of date.  However, could there be parts of the world today for which these ideas might be just what they need? Explain.

Yes, most of the companies across the world will surely provide advantage from using the Taylorism concept. It goes without saying that the theory of labour partition, employee satisfying, time- saving techniques and manufacturing in mass are formulas for success in any company (Bagtasos, 2011). These concepts continue to remain essential in an organization many years later. Therefore, it is maintained that limitation of movement and absence of trade unions can be determined for any organization and should not be measured (Bagtasos, 2011). There would be companies around the world who undoubtedly require the careful ideas. The establishment concept of scientific management that is presented a period ago, values which are combined with this concept have a long-term influence. The concept of effort distribution, satisfying tough effort of workers and overview of manufacturing methods are the important procedures for new startup undertakings. Right technique and operation of these approaches in a recent year can guarantee success (Bagtasos, 2011).            

Activity 2:

Thomas Friedman on Globalization; 3 Eras of Globalization; World is flat

1. Key drawbacks or risks of living in the flat world of Globalisation 3.0 as Friedman describe?

The threat of the globalization 3.0 exist in the point that this period of globalization is developing in the surrounding of the individuals where the individuals globalize with candidates which create the procedure more uneven and low realistic in being efficiently used to the globe as a whole because it leaves out the organizations and countries out of its range Fleming, and Sturdy, 2011). Therefore these are the significant problems or threats of existing in the even world of globalization 3.0 as Friedman defines it (Fleming, and Sturdy, 2011). There is many important risk or problems of existing in the flat world of globalization as discussed by Friedman. The main problem is that the flat world concept that could result in executives misunderstanding the trends as perceived by their companies, which can lead to the creation of strategic errors that are possibly serious. The next drawback is to follow a strategy that is violently localized, for example, international firm’s executives who choose to wait out when it comes to emerging markets like as India and China (Fleming, and Sturdy, 2011).

2. Do we agree with Friedman’s iron rule of the flat world? Explain.

We approve with the innovative idea of the iron law of the flat world that whatsoever can be done will be done but it depends whether it would be done or not (Bethlehem, 2014). It is the truth that every business idea which is rational would be done in one way or the other. However, it depends on the person to think innovative idea out of the box to create practical business ideas so that they would end up with users of products of these ideas (Evans, 2012). The world is somewhat far and flat, and especially in many companies where the twist is to be reserved a while longer. Therefore, managers should be free to rely on Friedman’s iron law of the flat world which is just artificial and defective (Bethlehem, 2014).     

3. Is the level of globalization uniform across the world?

Thomas Freidman discusses that the globe is flat, and therefore the idea of globalization is seen similar across the world on the level of countries, organizations and even individuals, hence the globalization looks to be unchanging all over the world this is because all the data is similarly and consistently available to the people around the world (Czaika, and De Haas, 2014). The level of globalization is constant around the globe. Therefore, in the situation where there can be confident goals set for globalization like the substantial exchange of services, products, ideas and worker, then there would be an accidental of constant around the world (Czaika, and De Haas, 2014).      

Conclusion:

From the above conversation it has been concluded that in Ford and Taylor activity they do not collect Taylorism because in this method of scientific management the employment in Australia, Europe or America will do not agree to suggests the workers with less ability to be unreasoning even if it upholds the workers with great efficiency in the workplace. On the other hand in another activity, there are the significant questions or fears of current in the even world of globalization 3.0 as Friedman talk over. 

References:

Bagtasos, M.R. (2011). Quality of Work Life: A Review of Literature. DLSU Business & Economics Review, 20(2).

Bethlehem, D. (2014). The end of geography: the changing nature of the international system and the challenge to international law. European Journal of International Law, 25(1), pp.9-24.

Czaika, M. & De Haas, H. (2014). The globalization of migration: Has the world become more migratory?. International Migration Review, 48(2), pp.283-323.

Evans, S. (2012). Designing email tasks for the Business English classroom: Implications from a study of Hong Kong’s key industries. English for Specific Purposes, 31(3), pp.202-212.

Fleming, P. & Sturdy, A. (2011). ‘Being herself in the electronic sweatshop: New forms of normative control. Human Relations, 64(2), pp.177-200.

Lackner, H. (2017). Travel Accounts from the United States and their Influence on Taylorism, Fordism and Productivity in Austria. In The Americanization/Westernization of Austria (pp. 38-60). Routledge.

McKinlay, A. & Wilson, J. (2012). ‘All they lose is the scream’: Foucault, Ford and mass production. Management & Organizational History, 7(1), pp.45-60.

Woydack, J. & Rampton, B. (2016). Text trajectories in a multilingual call centre: The linguistic ethnography of a calling script. Language in Society, 45(5), pp.709-732.