Really interesting report from Hale, Borys & Else about the nuances of rules, and contrasting model 1 / model 2. [* Check out this week’s compendium dedicated to Hale & Hopkins, link below] A few extracts: · A classic Dutch railways study showed that 3% of workers used rules often and 50% almost never, 47% found… Continue reading Management of safety rules and procedures
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“The fetishism of scientific management” – a 1912 criticism
An interesting critique of Scientific Management approach from 1912. Great title – ‘fetishism of scientific management’. The author argues that: · Scientific Management isn’t even that ‘new’, and is kind of what they’ve always done (…where have we heard that argument before?) · Says it takes away from the craftsmanship of people and that people are the… Continue reading “The fetishism of scientific management” – a 1912 criticism
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