scientific management of labour
21Austria — Austrian, adj., n. /aw stree euh/, n. a republic in central Europe. 8,054,078; 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Cap.: Vienna. German, Österreich. * * * Austria Introduction Austria Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro… …
22mass production — the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, esp. by machinery. [1915 20] * * * Application of the principles of specialization, division of labour, and standardization of parts to the manufacturing of goods on a large scale.… …
23Vocational education — A blacksmith is a traditional trade. Vocational education or vocational education and training prepares trainees for very specific job roles. The student or trainee develops expertise in a particular group of techniques or technology.In 2006, the …
24Mode of production — Part of a series on Marxism …
25Mexico — /mek si koh /, n. 1. a republic in S North America. 97,563,374; 761,530 sq. mi. (1,972,363 sq. km). Cap.: Mexico City. 2. a state in central Mexico. 6,245,000; 8268 sq. mi. (21,415 sq. km). Cap.: Toluca. 3. Gulf of, Mexican, Golfo de México /gawl …
26Corporatism — This article is about the general social theory. For business influence in politics, see Corporatocracy. For Corporate influence in society, see Corporacracy. Corporatism …
27List of trade unions — This is a list of trade unions and union federations by country. TOCnestrightInternational FederationsGlobal* General Confederation of Trade Unions * International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (Web page: [http://www.icftu.org ICFTU] ) *… …
28technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
29Workplace democracy — is the application of democracy in all its forms (including voting systems, debates, democratic structuring, due process, adversarial process, systems of appeal, and so on) to the workplace. It usually involves or requires more use of lateral… …
30commercial fishing — Introduction the taking of fish and other seafood and resources from oceans, rivers, and lakes for the purpose of marketing them. Fishing is one of the oldest employments of humankind. Ancient heaps of discarded mollusk shells (shell… …
