5. Industrial Work: Fordism, Neo-Fordism and Post-Fordism

1. What are the defining characteristics of Fordism and how do they differ from pre-Fordism?

2. Assess the advantages and disadvantages of Fordism.

3. Discuss the claim that Fordism involved more than just a new method of production.

4. Account for the decline of Fordism.

5. Consider the view that Japanese lean production constitutes a post-Fordist transformation of Fordism.

6. Examine critically the neo-Fordist interpretation of Japanese lean production.

7. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of Japanese lean production.