Blood, Sweat and Tears: The Evolution of Work - Couverture souple

Donkin, Richard

 
9781587991448: Blood, Sweat and Tears: The Evolution of Work

Synopsis

Blood, Sweat & Tears is a captivating history of work, from prehistoric times to the present day. It offers fascinating and intelligent analyses of the individuals, assumptions, theories, developments, and practices that have so much changed work. Based on detailed research from around the world, the author examines early societies, slavery, the guilds, the creation of trade secrets and the influence of religion on work (such as the humanist ideals of the great Quaker industrialists). Donkin also investigates the ideas of the theorists, such as F. W. Taylor, Max Weber, Elton Mayo, Mary Parker Follett, and W. Edwards Demming, and the impact they have had on our lives. And, controversially, the author challenges the work ethic on behalf of all those whose lives have increasingly become subsumed by the demands of employers, asking the question: Why do we do it?

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À propos de l?auteur

Richard Donkin is a leading columnist and writer on the Financial Times newspaper, specialising in work and management topics. He regularly appears on radio and contributes to other leading magazines on issues relating to business. He lives in London with his wife and children.

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9781587990762: Blood, Sweat and Tears: The Evolution of Work

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1587990768 ISBN 13 :  9781587990762
Editeur : Texere Publishing, 2001
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