The Six-Hour Day & Other Industrial Questions

von Viscount William Hesketh Leverhulme

364 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

In this prescient work of industrial sociology, William Hesketh Lever Leverhulme explores the social and economic implications of reducing the standard workday to just six hours. Drawing on examples from his own company, Leverhulme argues that shorter working hours would lead to increased productivity, improved working conditions, and greater social and economic equality. He also addresses a range of other industrial questions, from worker participation to technological innovation. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history and future of the labor movement.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

• Themen: Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Finanzen, Betriebswirtschaft und Management Industrien und Branchenstudien Arbeitgeber-Arbeitnehmer-Beziehungen, Arbeitsschutz und Gesundheitsschutz
• ISBN: 9781020302787
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 18.07.2023
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC