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Research Project : Fayol v. Fayol
To do list (subpages):


 * Question(s) of Research


 * Methodology followed (order of actions undertook for this research)


 * Theories studied (to precise asap which theory of the following authors)
 * Creative Agreement
 * Habermas
 * Rawls
 * Ricoeur
 * Chaudhuri


 * Creative Disagreement
 * Translation Theories
 * Foucault


 * Unchecked yet (to do sometimes soon)
 * Eco


 * Words and/or meanings changing in Fayol's translation


 * Institutions Must check which are relevant, and continue researches
 * Same each side
 * A Constitution (but not in UK)
 * A democracy
 * Industrial Revolution
 * Boy-Scouts (appeared contemporary to Taylor/Fayol's time writing)
 * Different
 * Immigration rate (structure of the population)
 * Legal system
 * Access to education
 * The (words of the) Language Some examples:
 * Liberté / Liberty+Freedom
 * Pouvoir+Puissance / Power
 * Savoir+Connaissance / Knowledge
 * Origin of traditional Capitalists (WASP / Noblesse bourgeoise)
 * Development of Socialist ideas
 * in France only:
 * 1848 Revolution, Commune, Fourmies
 * Catholicism influence
 * Social integration of Army officiers (law of 1907), and the Role of the army in the socialization (conscription) until Algerian civil war
 * in USA only:
 * Segregation law
 * Anti-trust law (because Rockfeller)
 * Financial weigth of some tycoons (Goodwin offering to Philippinos what USA was giving to Spain)
 * Variety of languages spoken
 * in USA: Haymarket posters were printed bilingual English-German
 * in France: Fayol was probably speaking (or at least well understanding) the Nord-Auvergnat


 * 2ndary education curriculum (Need to select which were applicable in 1850-1950)
 * Differences
 * Theory of the sets / Statistics
 * Philosophy / Social science (incl. Political Science & Religion)
 * Reasonning (logic, deduction) / Research
 * Obedience / Personnality


 * Similarities
 * National history
 * National litterature
 * Foreign language(s) (common since when?)
 * Latin & Greek (optional)


 * National myths/beliefs/usages (to sort this list by order of precedence at some point)
 * En-US: "People are hawkish and/or greedy by nature but can be good if they'd receive a good education"
 * Fr: "People are naturally good but can be perverted by a bad influence of the society"
 * Manifest Destiny
 * Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
 * American Dream
 * Nos ancêtres les Gaulois
 * US: to make public donations to thank/support the society (called "charité publique" in France)
 * Fr: to guarantee to everybody the same rights and chances (causing the nationalisation of pension scheme?)
 * Fr: Importance of heirloom ("Capitalisme d'héritiers")
 * US: Reluctance to taxes-payment and distrust of goverment
 * Relationship to authority (legitimity to give orders) and individual powers


 * Different mindset for theories (solidarity versus power)
 * Lamarck / Darwin
 * Rousseau / Locke
 * Durkheim / Spencer
 * ? / Stuart-Mill


 * Inherited Systems of values
 * Fr: Prévoir (from praedicare malorum => need for security)
 * US: Individualism (from avoidance of control)


 * A FAQ page?