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WORK RATIONALIZATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Workplace Organization
  • Production (Economics)
CONT

[The term] "work rationalization" [may refer] to a procedure that subjects a given work process to a task analysis, divides that process into its component required tasks, and assigns workers to tasks in a manner intended to increase the productivity of that work process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation du travail et équipements
  • Production (Économie)
CONT

[...] à l'origine, la rationalisation du travail est au service de la raison économique, c'est-à-dire qu'elle est un moyen au service d'un intérêt particulier tourné vers l'enrichissement matériel et financier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización del trabajo y equipos
  • Producción (Economía)
DEF

Orientación de la industria hacia la reducción de costos mediante la fabricación en gran escala y la organización científica del trabajo (taylorismo).

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