Quote#World
The schedule is a moral contract or agreement with the men as to a…
Quote byHarrington Emerson · 1853–1931
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Harrington Emerson, as cited in: Horace Bookwalter Drury (1918) Scientific Management: A History and Criticism. p. 142.
English (original)
The schedule is a moral contract or agreement with the men as to a particular machine operation, rate of wages and time. Any change in men [etc.] calls for a new schedule.
— Harrington Emerson
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