Introduction“In the past, man was first; in the future, the system must be first. » In the late 19th century, Frederick Winslow Taylor, known to many as the forefather of scientific management, ignited the automation revolution, the third great transition in human history (after the Neolithic revolution , a result of the development of agriculture around 6,000 BC and the industrial revolution in the 18th century) (Souza, 1999). However, it can be argued that Taylor's greatest contribution to capitalism was not the revolution itself, but the way Taylorism ushered in the era of competition and syncretism with contrasting or corresponding concepts on organizational management and work practices, particularly Fordism, which arguably extended the dynamics of capitalism. Taylorism, centered on the use of the assembly line. This essay will examine how Fordism developed organizational management and changed work practices by exploring known historical applications of its principles and theories. Next, it will analyze in more detail how elements of Fordism still exist in modern management science, taking an example from Nike's organizational system. How Fordism Changed Organizational Management and Work Practices First, it is essential to explore the pre-Ford era to understand Ford's changes. instilled in work practices. The pre-Ford era primarily involved skilled workers operating general-purpose machines with non-standardized parts to assemble small quantities of high-quality products (Edgell, 2006, p.74). A real-world example of this is Ford's first venture, the Detroit Automobile Company, whose gasoline-powered delivery truck proved expensive, unreliable, and complicated to manufacture...... middle of paper ..... ers, S. 2003. Slavery in the 20th century. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press. Souza, W. 1999. Fordism and its multiple aftereffects. [e-book] London: available at: http://www2.cddc.vt.edu/ http://www2.cddc.vt.edu/digitalfordism/fordism_materials/souza.pdf [Accessed: January 19, 2014].Sturgeon , T. and Florida, R. 2000. Globalization and jobs in the automobile industry. Final report to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. International Motor Vehicle Program, Center for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Wild, MT and Jones, PN 1991. Deindustrialization and new industrialization in Britain and Germany. London: Anglo-German Foundation for the Study of Industrial Society. Yagi, K., Yokokawa, N., Shinjiro, H. and Dymski, G. 2012. Crises of global economies and the future of capitalism. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis.