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Lectures on Industrial Administration (Classic Reprint): Delivered at Cambridge, July, 1919 - Couverture souple

Bernard Muscio

 
9781331904700: Lectures on Industrial Administration (Classic Reprint): Delivered at Cambridge, July, 1919

Synopsis

Hook line: Explore how industry meets human values in early 20th‑century thinking, with fresh insight into why work matters beyond the bottom line.

This collection of lectures presents a careful look at the relationship between industrial work, ethics, and human nature. It frames industry as a human enterprise that aims to produce things of value while fostering character and well‑being. The author compares external factors like machinery with the internal life of workers, offering a balanced view of how mind, habit, and social norms shape efficiency and outcomes.



Grounded in psychology and moral philosophy, the book asks how values, motives, and social controls influence industrial practice. It discusses the dignity of labor, the role of imagination and habit in work, and the ways in which education and organization can align economic goals with higher aims. The discussion is practical as well as theoretical, seeking to connect everyday factory life to broader questions of living well.




  • How value, ethics, and economics intersect in industrial settings

  • The influence of instincts, imitation, and habit on workplace behavior

  • Strategies for guiding instinct with intelligence and social norms

  • Considerations for managing labor, morale, and efficiency in modern industry



Ideal for readers interested in management theory, industrial history, and the roots of how ethics and efficiency intersect in business practice.


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