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| 11293127940 | management revolution | An internal management structure adopted by many large, complex corporations Sig: that distinguished top executives from those responsible for day-to-day operations and departmentalized operations by function. | 0 | |
| 11293127943 | deskilling | The elimination of skilled labor under a new system of mechanized manufacturing, in which workers completed discrete, small-scale tasks rather than crafting an entire product. Sig: With deskilling, employers found they could pay workers less and replace them more easily. | 1 | |
| 11293127944 | mass production | A phrase coined by Henry Ford who helped invent a system of mass production Sig: Allowed more products to be produced for less money in less time. | 2 | |
| 11293127945 | scientific management | A system of organizing work developed by Frederick Taylor. Sig: Designed to get the maximum output from the individual worker, increase efficiency, and reduce the cost of production. |  | 3 |
| 11293127950 | Granger laws | Economic regulatory laws passed in some Midwestern states Sig: triggered by pressure from farmers and the Greenback-Labor Party. | 4 | |
| 11293127951 | Knights of Labor | The first mass labor organization Sig: attempted to bridge the boundaries of ethnicity, gender, ideology and race, and occupation to build a "universal brotherhood of all workers. | 5 | |
| 11293127954 | Farmer's Alliance | A rural movement founded in Texas during the Depression of the 1870's that spread across the Plains States and the South. Sig: It advocated cooperative stores and exchanges that would circumvent middle men, called for greater government aid to farmers and strict regulation of railroads. | 6 | |
| 11293127955 | Interstate Commerce Act | An 1887 act that created a federal regulatory agency Sig: oversaw the railroad industry and prevented collusion and unfair rates. | 7 | |
| 11293127957 | American Federation of Labor | Organization created by Samuel Gompers that coordinated the craft unions Sig: called for direct negotiation with employers in order to achieve benefits for skilled labor. | 8 | |
| 11293127958 | horizontal integration | A business concept invented in the late 19th century. Sig: pressured competitors and forced rivals to merge their companies into a conglomerate. | 9 |
