Fordismo nell'Europa occidentale. Secondo lo storico Charles S. Maier, il fordismo in Europa è stato preceduto dal taylorismo - una teoria sociologico-industriale del lavoro disciplinato e organizzato, basato su studi (almeno formalmente ispirati al rigore scientifico) dell'efficienza umana - e dal sistema di incentivi. Il taylorismo attrasse gli intellettuali europei fino alla Grande …

Scientific management is a theory of management that analyzes and synthesizes workflows.Its main objective is improving economic efficiency, especially labor productivity.It was one of the earliest attempts to apply science to the engineering of processes to management. Scientific management is sometimes known as Taylorism after its pioneer, Frederick Winslow Taylor.

Dumbing down is the deliberate oversimplification of intellectual content in education, literature, and cinema, news, video games, and culture.Originated in 1933, the term "dumbing down" was movie-business slang, used by screenplay writers, meaning: "[to] revise so as to appeal to those of little education or intelligence". Dumbing-down varies according to subject matter, and usually …

Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States.It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand, and luxury cars under its Lincoln luxury brand. Ford also owns Brazilian …

Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Central characteristics of capitalism include capital accumulation, competitive markets, price system, private property, property rights recognition, voluntary exchange, and wage labor. In a capitalist market economy, decision-making and investments …

The causes of the Great Depression in the early 20th century in the United States have been extensively discussed by economists and remain a matter of active debate. They are part of the larger debate about economic crises and recessions.The specific economic events that took place during the Great Depression are well established. There was an initial stock market crash …

The automotive industry comprises a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, and selling of motor vehicles. It is one of the world's largest industries by revenue (from 16 % such as in France up to 40 % to countries like Slovakia). It is also the industry with the highest spending on research & development.

Flexible Specialization (Post-Fordism), a name given to the dominant system of economic production, consumption and associated socio-economic phenomena, in most industrialized countries since the late 20th century; Network governance, also known as Flexible Specialization; Linguistics. Specialization (linguistics)

Antonio Francesco Gramsci (UK: / ˈ ɡ r æ m ʃ i /, US: / ˈ ɡ r ɑː m ʃ i /; Italian: [anˈtɔːnjo franˈtʃesko ˈɡramʃi] (); 22 January 1891 – 27 April 1937) was an Italian Marxist philosopher, journalist, linguist, writer, and politician.He wrote on philosophy, political theory, sociology, history, and linguistics.He was a founding member and one-time leader of the Communist ...

The division of labour is the separation of the tasks in any economic system or organisation so that participants may specialise (specialisation).Individuals, organizations, and nations are endowed with or acquire specialised capabilities and either form combinations or trade to take advantage of the capabilities of others in addition to their own.