Quote#Politics & Power
The worker must recognize that the welfare of employer and employed…
Quote byEdward Cadbury · 1873–1948
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Experiments in industrial organization (1912), p. 69; Partly cited in: Felix Behling et al. (2015; 194).
English (original)
The worker must recognize that the welfare of employer and employed are not antagonistic, but complementary and inclusive, and that each position brings its duties and its rights. Thus the workers are led, not driven, and each consciously co-operates with the management in working for a common end.
— Edward Cadbury
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