Henry Ford's managerial ideology and the synthesis with Taylorism (1903–1925)

1. Ford Motor Company is incorporated in Michigan

   Jun 16, 1903Labels: Ford Motor, Detroit

   • The Henry Ford
   • HISTORY
   • Ford Corporate

2. First Ford car sale signals early production model

   Jul 23, 1903Labels: Model A, Ford Motor

   • The Henry Ford
   • Ford Corporate

3. Model T development effort begins at Piquette

   Jan 1, 1907Labels: Piquette Avenue, Model T

   • Piquette Plant

4. First production Model T is completed

   Sep 27, 1908Labels: Model T, Piquette Avenue

   • Piquette Plant
   • Piquette Plant Wiki

5. Manufacturing is transferred to Highland Park plant

   Jan 1, 1910Labels: Highland Park, Ford Motor

   • The Henry Ford
   • Ford Corporate

6. Taylor’s scientific management principles circulate widely

   Jan 1, 1911Labels: Frederick W, Scientific Management

   • Library Congress
   • Taylorism Wiki

7. Moving automobile assembly line begins at Highland Park

   Oct 1, 1913Labels: Moving Assembly, Highland Park

   • Ford Corporate

8. Sociological Department expands “welfare capitalism” oversight

   Jan 1, 1914Labels: Sociological Department, Welfare Capitalism

   • The Henry Ford
   • Cambridge BHR

9. Ford announces the “Five Dollar Day” program

   Jan 5, 1914Labels: Five Dollar, Ford Motor

   • Ford Authority

10. Ford’s buyout drive strengthens centralized family control

    Jul 1, 1919Labels: Edsel Ford, Ford Family

    • Britannica
    • Ford Corporate

11. Ford reorganizes under a Delaware charter

    Jan 1, 1920Labels: Delaware Charter, Ford Motor

    • Britannica

12. Ford ends Sociological Department’s early intrusive phase

    Jan 21, 1921Labels: Sociological Department, Henry Ford

    • Cambridge BHR
    • ArchiveGrid

13. Ford publishes managerial worldview in *My Life and Work*

    Jan 1, 1922Labels: My Life, Henry Ford

    • NLA Catalog
    • Gutenberg

14. By 1925, Highland Park exemplifies mature early Fordism

    Jan 1, 1925Labels: Highland Park, Fordism

    • Ford Corporate
    • Britannica Fordism