Scientific management, culture and control: A first-hand account of Taylorism in practice

Human Relations

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 631-653

  Jones, Oswald ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; Identity; Organizational control; Scientific management; Subjectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346737605     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726700535002     Document Type: Article

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