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Stages of Social Development
Matjaz Mulej
University of Maribor
Slovenia
Dimensions of Change During Stages of Social Development
Dimensions/characteristic Preindustrial society
Early industrial society
Labor-intensiveProduction
Capital-intensive Production Innovation-intensive
Production
Organizational structure Inflexible Inflexible Inflexible Some creativity Flexible
Planning method Lack of resources Government budget Government and entrepreneurs
Technology and investment
Market
Management of change Avoid change React to external changes
React to changes Proactive Very proactive
Technology Dependent on nature
Beginning to use it Labor intensive Technology and capital intensive
Science, technology, and information intensive
Education Illiteracy Some literacy Primary schools High schools, technical schools
Colleges and universities
Quality management Value durability Value durability Production more important than quality
Quality contracts, warranties
Quality assurance
Marketing None Distribution Sell production Produce to demand Delight customers
National feelings Determined by religion
Emerging Basis for power Basis for abuse of power, ethics = ethics of rulers
Transnational diversity
Dimensions of Change During Stages of Social DevelopmentDimensions/characteristic Preindustrial
societyEarly industrial
societyLabor-intensive
ProductionCapital-intensive
Production Innovation-intensiveProduction
Economy Preindustrial agriculture, etc.
Primary accumulation
Decentralized Integrated Coordination decentralized
Democracy Slaves, subjects vs. owners
Enlightened absolutism
Political democracy Also shop floor democracy
Also government and management democracy
Management style Obey, do not think
Obey, do not think Taylor, Weber, Fayol
Human relations school
Human resources
Market Random exchange
Producers’ market Competition Buyer’s market Government-regulated/supported buyer’s market
Access to market Guild monopolies No regulation Free competition Monopoly competition
Government regulation of business competition
Entrepreneurial perception Owner’s risk More opportunity Acquire property Acquire property and do R & D
Also manage innovation
Way to wealth Inheritance, abuse or power
Personal initiative Build an organization
Monopoly and abuse of power
Creativity
Management/government perception
Total control Creativity permitted Room for creativity (handicraft style)
Back toward central control
Making room for creativity
Source
Matjaz Mulej “Dimensions of Change During
Development from a Pre-Industrial to a Modern Society”
Cybernetics and Systems, 25:911-930, 1994