Technician — role in social structure?
Intermediate specialists applying scientific knowledge.
Company social structure
Main poles: capitalists, workers, technicians.
Production systems — shift?
From artisanal control to industrial separation of use and control.
Technician
Applies scientific knowledge to production.
Scientific-technical revolution
Shift to scientific, complex production systems.
Taylorism principles
Focus on scientific management and efficiency.
Fayolism principles
Principles of management extension.
Fordism model
Integrated mass production system.
Human Relations critique
Highlights alienation in industrial work.
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1. What best describes the technician’s place in a company’s social structure?
2. What is the primary role of technicians within a company's social structure?
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