Employment psychology

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Identifikator:: 1028407564

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-47263

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Link, Henry Charles; Thorndike, Edward L. http://d-nb.info/gnd/118802127

Title:: Employment psychology

Place of publication:: New York

Publisher:: MacMillan

Year of publication:: 1924

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 440 Seiten)

Digitisation:: 2018

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part IV. Conclusion

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378 EMPLOYMENT PSYCHOLOGY time and money to keep our machinery in the best order, how much more should we be willing to spend time and money to keep our men in good health. “Good health does not mean simply that the man is free from colds and fevers. It means that he is happy in his home and his work, and it means further that he is surrounded with conditions of labor which make it pos sible for him to produce at all times up to the point of maximum efficiency. Good health means happiness, for the two are inseparable. We must, therefore, ask our selves if we have provided the means to keep our men healthy and happy with the same care that we have taken to keep our machines properly and efficiently run ning. “Looked at from the standpoint of dollars and cents, it costs money to keep a man, or a machine, working who is not doing his job properly, and yet, the man may be failing through no fault of his own. He may not be prop erly placed. He may, for instance, be working in an automatic department whereas he should be on the floor. Have we studied carefully enough the human side of man ufacture? Have we developed a system whereby we may know without the possibility of doubt that a man is in the right place?” This quotation, which is characteristic of the trend of some of the finest business talent of the country to-day, indicates the radical change which is taking place in the attitude of industrial leaders toward their employees. The one outstanding fact which has made it possible for industry to exploit labor has been ignorance. The failure on the part of industries to comprehend or try to compre hend the needs, desires, and capabilities of their workers has allowed them to treat their workers as if these factors

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