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.
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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Vendeur : Forgotten Books, London, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book introduces a collection of lectures given at Cambridge in 1919 on the subject of industrial management, with a focus on themes of ethics and science in the field. The author, a university demonstrator in experimental psychology, brings together the work of experts on subjects as diverse as vocational diagnosis, advertising psychology, and the role of women in the workplace. The book covers ethical and psychological aspects of industry such as worker morale and relations with management, and also addresses the impact of new working conditions and methods on the industrial landscape. This book is significant as one of the early works to explore the practical applications of psychology and ethics in the workplace, offering a valuable perspective at a time when industry was undergoing rapid transformation. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781331904700_0
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PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur LW-9781331904700
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