13619Purpose: The concept of diversity has long been a hot-button topic and concept that people are aware of in a general sense. At its core, diversity highlights complexities of the relationships between differences and organizational communication. Difference is communicatively constructed; this occurs through the development of discourses that shape the values and meanings that define […]

13618Respond or elaborate on the response below: I have never worked in a Fordism style organization. After learning more about Fordism, which “is generally understood not only as the emergence and dominance of the large-scale, mass-production organization but also as the development of a whole set of work, organizational, and societal principles” (Mumby & Kuhn, […]

13617Respond or elaborate on the response below: I’ve never worked in a Fordist organization, but I’ve felt its shadow. The push for efficiency, the pressure to perform, and the silence around emotional exhaustion are everywhere. Fordism, with its obsession over productivity and rational control, may have revolutionized labor, but it also stripped work of its […]