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"From meetings and conversation with men, love affairs arise. In the midst of pleasures, banquets, dances, laughter, and self-indulgence, Venus and her son Cupid reign supreme. . . . Poor young girl, if you emerge from these encounters a captive prey! How much better it would have been to remain at home or to have broken a leg of the body rather than of the mind!" So wrote the sixteenth-century Spanish humanist Juan Luis Vives in a famous work dedicated to Henry VIII's daughter, Princess Mary, but intended for a wider audience interested in the education of women.
Praised by Erasmus and Thomas More, Vives advocated education for all women, regardless of social class and ability. From childhood through adolescence to marriage and widowhood, this manual offers practical advice as well as philosophical meditation and was recognized soon after publication in 1524 as the most authoritative pronouncement on the universal education of women. Arguing that women were intellectually equal if not superior to men, Vives stressed intellectual companionship in marriage over procreation, and moved beyond the private sphere to show how women's progress was essential for the good of society and state.
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Mary Parker Follett agreed with Sheldon about the need to emphasize human factors in management, but placed greater stress on the need to develop a science of cooperation. Follett's "Law of the Situation" sought to bridge the gap between an ideal of scientific management and the unilateral position that it seemed to involve in practice. In effect she was proposing the same collaboration between leaders and subordinates that was usually to be found between leaders of the same rank.
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In this volume Mayo discusses the Hawthorne experiments, relating the findings about human relations within the Hawthorne plant to the social environment in the surrounding Chicago area.
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A classic in its own right.......2007-02-28
The Human Problems of Industrial Civilization by Mayo, Elton (1933) Revisited.
Book Review by Punit Arora
Human problems of Industrial Civilizations is a unique management book that starts with fatigue and monotony and ends with theories of government, international politics and effectiveness of League of Nations! Even though the breadth of the topics covered in the book is breathtaking, at the heart of the book lie Hawthorne experiments at Western Electric Corporation in the inter-war period (1924-32) in Chicago, IL. Therefore, I propose to spend as much time on the context of the experiment and the book as on the actual Hawthorne experiments, their implications and shortcomings.
Hawthorne experiments were conducted in an era when scientific management reigned supreme. It is interesting to note that though the results from the experiment led to the foundation of human relations school in management, it never was the intent of the researchers when the experiment began. Mayo and his team were essentially looking for the effect of illumination on the productivity of the workers. As the design of study itself reveals, it was very much in the nature of scientific management inquiries: impact of changes in physical environment on the workers' productivity. However, the researchers accidentally stumbled upon something entirely different. They claimed to have come across certain human processes at work that were impacting the workers' productivity. Though, in 15 years that I have known about Hawthorne experiment, this claim never has fully convinced me. I firmly believe that perhaps the scientific management had already peaked by this time and its shortcomings were becoming apparent. However, challenging an established line of inquiry was still fraught with risk and the researchers still had to position their work in a certain way so they could be taken seriously. Therefore, when I opened this book and confronted fatigue on page one of the book, I was slightly taken aback; that despite knowledge of what was in store for me.
It was also instructive to note that Mayo spent more time reviewing work done in England than in United States. Outside of Hawthorne experiments, there are very few studies from United States that he cites. There are some odd references to France, Germany and Russia too, the references to which grow towards the later half of the book; a theme to which I will return later. Suffice it would be to say that it was a period in which European powers still ruled the roost and United States wasn't yet a world power, politically or industrially; and I used word industrially, instead of economically, deliberately because it was a world in which state of manufacturing determined the nature of economy.
The application of principles of scientific management resulted in systematization of the work and increased productivity up to a point. However, obsessive concern on "the best way of doing things" neglected the human dimensions of the capitalist economy. Not unsurprisingly, therefore, when Marx and his friends crafted their seminal treatises, they confronted and reported a world that had rapidly rising discontent among the workers. This is the neglect that also confronted Mayo and his colleagues when they conducted Hawthorne experiments.
Their research which was to come under severe criticism later on showed that the illumination levels in factories had no bearing on the productivity. When they increased illumination, the productivity increased and when they subsequently decreased it the productivity still increased up until it became humanly impossible to work. They were "astonished" at this result. They concluded that the manner in which workers were treated played a significant role in determining their performance. The nature of supervision and friendliness in particular were found to be a crucial factor. "We concluded that the best way to improve morale was ------ through improved supervision -------- A relationship of confidence and the friendliness with these girls has been established to such an extent that no supervision is required."
Based on this study, Mayo, Roethlisberger and Dickson founded the Human Relations School. Their basic premise was that "the industrial worker doesn't want to develop a blackboard logic which shall guide his method of life and work. What he wants is --- a method of living in social relationship with other people and value to the group."
Remember, however, it is distinct from Human Resources School which emerged later and had much loftier ideals and broader goals and agenda. The Human Relations School was basically limited to softening the edges of capitalistic economy by humanizing the work processes. It was limited to advocating for changes such as reduction in fatigue and monotony and improving the morale of the work. Self-realization, knowledge workers, human resources development and such other extensive changed were to take another 30 years to come into dictionary of organizational researchers.
Though Mayo and his colleagues are criticized for limitations of their methodology and conclusions drawn, their work has to be seen in the light of the prevailing environment. Rise of Russia and threat of communism, end of one world war and threat of another on horizon, looming great depression, near inhuman treatment of workers at the factories and such other great historical processes were all in play when they were conducting their experiments. One may ask what all of this has to do with research on management- a lot; if the range of topics covered and the constituencies that the book seems to be addressing is kept in mind. On the one hand, the researchers are reporting results from an experiment and on the other they seem to be talking to policy-makers to address the genuine grievances of workers to stem the tide on rising communism. Mayo (and his colleagues) seems to be addressing several stakeholders and constituencies simultaneously. Under the constraints of the environment in which the book was writer, I think it's an excellent work and a must read. Whether the methodology was strong or weak is a secondary question to what the book achieved in the results: getting human issues on the center-stage of the capitalist economies' agenda. Perhaps, that's the reason the book is still a seminal work despite all that critics have to say about it. And I believe it's going to become relevant once more under the impact of roll back of several welfare measures that had found acceptance over last 50 years. Shorter employment terms and absence of meaningful relationship in particular is likely to create the disconnect between employers and employees. While the wheels of time can't be rolled back, it would be useful not to forget the lessons hard learnt.
Overall, a very good book to read.
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This report has been compiled from a Caribbean early childhood education conference presented by Jamaica’s teacher association, with the support of the Commonwealth Secretariat. Universal Primary Education is one of the focuses of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s education programme for 2003 to 2006.
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Advocate and exemplar of women's education, female of aristocratic birth and modest demeanor, Anna Maria van Schurman (1607-1678) was one of Reformation Europe's most renowned writers defending women's intelligence. From her early teens, Schurman garnered recognition and admiration for her accomplishments in languages, philosophy, poetry, and painting. As an adult she actively engaged in written correspondence and debate with Europe's leading intellectuals. Nevertheless, Schurman refused to regard herself as an anomaly among women. A supporter of the female sex, she argues that the same rigorous education that shaped her should be made available to all Christian daughters of the aristocracy.
Gathered here in meticulous translation are Anna Maria van Schurman's defense of women's education, her letters to other learned women, and her own account of her early life, as well as responses to her work from male contemporaries, and rare writings by Schurman's mentor, Voetius. This volume will interest the general reader as well as students of women's, religious, and social history.
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Early Care and Education for Children in Poverty: Promises, Programs, and Long-Term Results (Suny Series, Youth Social Services, Schooling, and Public Policy)
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Barnett and Boocock present a multi-disciplinary assessment of the long-term outcomes of early care and education in the United States and abroad. Innovative new research, together with up-to-date, comprehensive reviews, provide lessons for the design of early childhood programs, policies, and research. Contributors from the fields of education, psychology, sociology, and economics address questions about the causal relationships through which early childhood programs produce their long-term effects, the characteristics of effective early childhood programs, how nations respond to the global social and economic trends that are changing the lives of children and their families everywhere, child care's effects on maternal labor force participation, the potential and perils of welfare reform, and the implications of national economic and political structures for early care and education policies.
A unique feature of the book is its attention to the practical problems of conducting research to support public policy development, translating research results into public policy, and improving communication between researchers and policy makers. The research presented in this important volume clearly establishes that early care and education can permanently improve the lives of children in poverty, provides research-based recommendations for achieving that goal through public policy, and sets an agenda for future research on early care and education's long-term outcomes.
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Early Sociology of Management and Organizations (The Making of Sociology)
K. Thompson
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Available as an eight-volume set or individually, this collection provides access to seminal works published on management during the early years of the twentieth century. Coverage includes:
* The scientific management movement of Frederick W. Taylor
* The development of organization theory by thinkers such as Henri Fayol, Mary Parker Follett, Luther H. Gulick, Lyndall F. Urwick, and Chester I. Barnard
* Major strides in the study of personnel, human relations, and behavioral science by Elton Mayo, F. J. Roethlisberger, and other collaborators in the Hawthorne Experiments, and subsequent studies by Thomas Lupton.
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Early Years: Laying the Foundations for Racial Equality
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Families, Education and Social Differences (Exploring Educational Issues)
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This book completes the series of readers for the Open University's undergraduate course EU208 Exploring Educational Issues. It brings together informed writings from a variety of research paradigms. One of the major themes of the book is the current controversy over early years education. It explores the nursery voucher scheme, th relationship between school and parents, the goals of education, and how quality can be controlled. The book also examines issues of inequality in terms of class, race and gender, and offers readers a chance to re-evaluate themselves and their children within new frameworks of thought, practice and policy.
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Skilled and effective leadership is essential in early childhood (EC) settings such as nurseries, day care centers, children's centers, and in reception classes within schools. This book integrates leadership and management practice with a real understanding of early years settings, looking at the many different models of EC leadership and many different types of settings in which EC leadership operates.
This book investigates different concepts and characteristics of EC leadership as well as the roles and responsibilities of EC leaders. It also explores the types of leadership programs or development which is needed to maximize the effectiveness of EC leaders.
Based on work done by Carol Aubrey and her colleagues with group of local early years leaders from children's centers, foundation units in primary schools, nursery and day care provision, this book is suitable for all those studying and researching early childhood, from Foundation Degree students through Early Years Practitioners to NPQICL participants. It is also suitable for all early years practitioners and local authority employees involved in the early childhood and integrated centers initiative.
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Social and Economic Transformation in the Digital Era
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The advent of the Information Society is marked by the explosive penetration of information technologies in all aspects of life and by a related fundamental transformation in every form of the organization. Researchers, business people and policy makers have recognized the importance of addressing technological, economic and social impacts in conjunction. For example, the rise and fall of the dot-com hype depended a lot on the strength of the business model, on the technological capabilities available to firms and on the readiness of the society and economy at large sustain a new breed of business activity. However, it is notoriously difficult to examine the cross-impacts of social, economic and technological aspects of the Information Society. This kind of work requires multidisciplinary work and collaboration on a wide range of skills. Social and Economic Transformation in the Digital Era addresses this challenge by assembling the latest thinking of leading researchers and policy makers. The book covers all key subject areas of the Information Society and presents innovative business models, case studies, normative theories and social explanations.
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- The Global Negotiator: Making, Managing and Mending Deals Around the World in the Twenty-First Century
- The Government Factor: Undermining Journalistic Ethics in the Information Age
- The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (Management of Innovation and Change Series)
- The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul: What Gnarly Computation Taught Me About Ultimate Reality, the Meaning of Life, and How to Be Happy
- The New Corporate Cultures: Revitalizing the Workplace After Downsizing, Mergers, and Reengineering
- The Power of Positive Thinking: A Practical Guide to Mastering The problems Of Everyday Living (4 CD Set)
- The Simplest Path to Personal and Planetary Awakening, Step One: FREE YOUR MIND: 10 Keys for Unlocking Your Personal Potential, Achieving Spiritual Awakening, ... of Humanity's Ultimate Cosmic Destiny
- The Strategy Process: Concepts, Context and Cases (3rd Edition)
- Tintin in the Congo
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