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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3^4 EMPLOYMENT PSYCHOLOGY between two antagonistic forces. It can be achieved only by the combined effort of an entire community, and that effort must be concentrated upon education. Just as the neglect of education has made the present situation pos sible, so the development and increase of education must make it impossible. Industrial stability and a healthy state of employment can be achieved only when labor parties, industries, educational institutions, and in fact, the entire national community, cooperate. And this co operation must concentrate on educating the youth of the land for work which commands their interest and their ingenuity. The objections which will be immediately voiced to such a proposal are: first, that it will result in a super abundance of educated and expert workers, and will thereby deprive society of the ignorant and uncouth workers who will always be required to do the dirty work; secondly, it will tend to retard the development of the many labor-saving mechanical devices which have to so large an extent brought about the minute division of labor. In answer to the first of these contentions, it may be said that never, in the history of civilization, has there been, so far as we know, a superfluity of educated men or trained artisans. Never was the need for trained ex perts and skilled workers more painfully felt than during the course of the war. Moreover, it is safe to prophesy that no possible program of education can ever raise all men to exactly the same level of ability and knowledge. There will always be the two extremes of highly educated and poorly educated workers, and the large middle class of workers with only a fair education. This, however, does not mean that there must always be men and women to do the dirty work as it is being done now. The reason

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