Control through Communication The Rise of System in American Management |
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| Author:
| Yates, JoAnne |
| Series title: | Studies in Industry and Society |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-3757-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1989 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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"[This book's] timeliness is remarkable. Now that the Western system of responsible (that is, profit-based) production has emerged as the victor over command economies, the secrets of how we did it may replace foreign relations as & #96;topic A' at conferences, and historians who continue to reject & #96;material civilization' as unworthy of genuine scholars will do so at their peril. This little book can keep them in the game."-- American Historical Review. Studies in Industry and...
More Description"[This book's] timeliness is remarkable. Now that the Western system of responsible (that is, profit-based) production has emerged as the victor over command economies, the secrets of how we did it may replace foreign relations as & #96;topic A' at conferences, and historians who continue to reject & #96;material civilization' as unworthy of genuine scholars will do so at their peril. This little book can keep them in the game."-- American Historical Review. Studies in Industry and Society. Glenn Porter, General Editor.