... They were born into a world that differed little form the one known to their grandparents, but they lived to see the steam engine change nearly everything: manufacturing, transportation, agriculture, and politics. Suddenly mankind no longer had to depend upon muscle power or animal power. As the microprocessor revolution leverages the human mind, the steam revolution leveraged human arms and legs." In ... Tractors were not widely adopted until the introduction of the small all-purpose tractor in 1924 and the development of low-pressure rubber tires in 1932 (Pursell, 1995). The sewing ma...

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... "events". Thirdly, I show how writers on workplace change, even critical writers, largely accept that the "quality", "lean production" and "customer focus" categorisation of workplace changes. Thus, the analysis of the politics and power associated with workplace change is streamed according to prevailing neo-liberal or critical theories without ever questioning the nature of the concepts themselves. My argument is that through ... "trials of strength". Craft vs mass production, small artisans vs the megacorporation. The computerisation of the workplace means that there has been a shift...

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