WORLD HISTORY

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

PRE INDUSTRIAL EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the factory system
A
wages rise as the number of employees rises.
B
factory owners work alongside their employees.
C
each worker performs only a small part of the whole task.
D
employees work with only a few other people.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is Division of Labor. The division of labor refers to the segmentation of tasks, with each person focusing on a specific part of the production process. Originally coined in 1776 by Adam Smith in his book ‘A Wealth of Nations’, he famously used a pin factory as an example.

Detailed explanation-2: -Specialization of labor, or division of labor, occurs when companies divide their production or service process into several set tasks. Employees repeat a single portion of the production process rather than performing multiple tasks themselves.

Detailed explanation-3: -division of labour, the separation of a work process into a number of tasks, with each task performed by a separate person or group of persons. It is most often applied to systems of mass production and is one of the basic organizing principles of the assembly line.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main characteristic of the factory system is the use of machinery, originally powered by water or steam and later by electricity. Other characteristics of the system mostly derive from the use of machinery or economies of scale, the centralization of factories, and standardization of interchangeable parts.

Detailed explanation-5: -Since specialization involves the performance of repetitive production tasks, the work the employees perform may become boring. Depending on the demands of the production cycle on employees, specialization can also lead to job burnout if the company overworks the employees for long periods.

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