“In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first.”

Taylor, Frederick Winslow (1856-1915)

The Principles of Scientific Management

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1915. Early printing. Original full cloth. Octavo. 144 pages.

Early printing of this groundbreaking work on labor efficiency. Taylor was the first to lay down principles of Scientific Management, which sought to increase industrial efficiency by studying and standardizing the movements of workers and machines. He famously systematized "piece-work," or payment by results.

Ref. Printing and the Mind of Man #591.

Very good. Bound in red cloth over boards with gilt-stamped spine and upper board titles. Hinges sound, shallow extremity wear, prior owner inscription at top of front free endpaper.

Item #1925

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