The Impact of Technology
Henry Ford, "Fordism"
Resources:
Video Clip - Henry Ford & The Model T (website)
Ford Motor Company Sales (see below)
Ford's Plans to Change the World (see below)
$5.00 a Work Day (see below)
Cultural Impact of Cars (website)
The Life of Henry Ford (website)
Five Dollar a Day Article (link)
Questions for Ford Readings (see below)
- Model T, "Tin Lizzie"
- Revolutionized the Assembly Line
- Mass Production
- Interchangeable Parts
- Productivity: inputs, outputs, human & physical capital
- Welfare Capitalism, $5.00 a day pay = "incentive"
- Viewed his workers as his consumers
Resources:
Video Clip - Henry Ford & The Model T (website)
Ford Motor Company Sales (see below)
Ford's Plans to Change the World (see below)
$5.00 a Work Day (see below)
Cultural Impact of Cars (website)
The Life of Henry Ford (website)
Five Dollar a Day Article (link)
Questions for Ford Readings (see below)
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