The carrying out of tasks, involving the expenditure of mental and physical effort which have as their objective the production of goods and services that cater to human needs
Occupation
Work which is done in exchange for a regular wage
Sectors of the economy
Primary sector
Secondary sector
Tertiary sector
Taylorism
Scientific management
System of mass production, tied to the cultivation of mass markets
Fordism
System of mass production, tied to the cultivation of mass markets
Alienation
Workers have little control over the nature of the task
Workers only contribute a fraction to the creation of the overall product
Workers have no influence over how or to whom it is eventually sold
Strike
A temporary stoppage of work by a group of employees in order to express a grievance or enforce a demand