Technicians in Modern Organizations

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Course Outline

  1. Role of technicians in organizations
  2. From artisanal to industrial production systems
  3. Scientific-technical revolution and work organization
  4. Taylorism principles and psychological foundations
  5. Fayolism principles and managerial role
  6. Fordism and integrated mass production
  7. Human Relations critique of organizational alienation
  8. Technicians and politics: technocrats
  9. Technician mentality and employment conditions
  10. Exercises on science, technicians and organizations

1. Role of technicians in organizations

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Technician : A technician is a specialist who applies scarce, hard-to-acquire knowledge or skills to the production process.
  • Scientific-technical revolution : The scientific-technical revolution is the shift toward complex, science-based production that increases demand for technical specialists.
  • White-collar technical group : The white-collar technical group is the occupational segment of specialists whose growth outpaces blue-collar work in advanced societies.
  • Complex organization : A complex organization is a large, bureaucratic system where technical expertise is needed to manage production and organizational functions.

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1. What best defines the role of a technician in an organization?

2. Why does the demand for technicians grow in complex organizations?

3. How does artisanal production differ from industrial production?

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Technician β€” role?

Apply scientific principles to complex organizations.

Artisanal production β€” control?

Worker owns and controls design and means.

Industrial production β€” control?

Control shifts to capitalists and managers.

Scientific-technical revolution β€” effect?

Science becomes a direct productive force.

Taylorism β€” principle?

Optimize tasks, link pay to performance.

Fayolism β€” principle?

Hierarchical control and unity of command.

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