Scientific Management in Action: Taylorism at Watertown Arsenal, 1908-1915 (Princeton Legacy Library)

Aitken, Hugh G.J.

ISBN 10: 0691042411 / ISBN 13: 9780691042411

Published by Princeton University Press, 1985

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Scientific Management in Action: Taylorism ...

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Publication Date: 1985

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition:Good

About this title

Synopsis:

The book is a balanced analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of Taylorism, including the naiveté that led its proponents to ignore the emotional side of the complex roles and patterns that govern the world of work.

Originally published in 1985.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

About the Author:

Hugh G.J. Aitken (1923-1994) was an economic historian and retired professor at Amherst College.