January 15 1920 (2 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book is a scientific management enthusiast's guide to workplace prosperity. It advocates for scientific costing and increased efficiency to reduce costs. The author argues that higher wages, shorter hours, and lower labor costs can be achieved by implementing scientific management principles. This approach emphasizes meticulous analysis, training, and organization to maximize productivity while reducing waste. The author contends that scientific management is not about driving workers but rather about providing incentives and creating a supportive work environment. This book offers valuable insights into the relationship between scientific management and costing, highlighting the transformative potential of these principles in the workplace. 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.…

Condición: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains (xii), 244 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in very near Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED dedication by the author to the title page 'To Les Colquhoun who was also shanghaied by the AOC Malta and who likewise was commissioned there and who thereafter never looked back | With best wishes Tony Spooner and Ivor Broom | February 1995' + Double sided letter to Les Colquhoun on George Cross Island Association letter headed paper dated 10th February 1995 from the author who at the time was the Vice President | SIGNED 'Tony Spooner'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Housed in Fine condition marble paper covered open-fronted slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF).…