The enduring legacy of Elton Mayo

Human Relations

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 221-249

  Smith, J H ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elton Mayo; Human relations movement; Legacy; Life

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041020498     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001872679805100302     Document Type: Article

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