For this assignment, select two (2) major topics

The social organization of the workplace and systems of control

Technology and workplace conflict

Unionization

Discrimination

Then analyze these topics using historical examples from Zinn (1999).

1)What were some historical cases of systems of workplace control?How did changes in technology fuel workplace conflict?How did the push for unionization affect the operation of a capitalist enterprise?How did workplace discrimination affect the operation of a capitalist enterprise?

2)Using the economic principles discussed , how did these historical examples affect the profitability of the firm (positively or negatively)?

3)Using the economic principles discussed , how did these historical examples affect the efficiency of the firm (positively or negatively)?

4)What is your reaction to the concepts and historical examples discussed?