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Scientific management in action : Taylorism at Watertown Arsenal, 1908-1915 / by Hugh G.J. Aitken ; foreword by Merritt Roe Smith.

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-o...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Aitken, Hugh G. J. (Author)
Other title:Taylorism at Watertown Arsenal.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1985.
Subjects:
Taylor, Frederick Winslow, > 1856-1915.
Watertown Arsenal (Mass.)
Industrial management > Massachusetts > Case studies.
Taylor, Frederick Winslow, > 1856-1915
Industrial management.
Massachusetts.
Case studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • FOREWORD
  • AUTHOR'S PREFACE
  • CONTENTS
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The Taylor System
  • Chapter 2. The Ordnance Department
  • Chapter 3. The Arsenal
  • Chapter 4. Conflicts
  • Chapter 5. Consequences
  • Bibliographical Note
  • Notes
  • Index.

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