To understand where we are and where we are going, it is often necessary to look back
at where we have been, and because the practice of radiology, like the practice of
medicine, has been powerfully shaped by trends in the broader world of work, it is
sometimes necessary to delve into the history of work itself. Two of the 20th century's
most influential investigators of work, Frederick Taylor and Lillian Gilbreth, present
sharply contrasting views of work and workers that can help radiologists better understand
what is at stake in choices confronting the field today, such as whether to treat
colleagues as mere means of production or persons whose quality of work and life bear
intrinsic worth. Those unfamiliar with Taylor and Gilbreth may fail to grasp such
choices’ far-reaching implications.
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- The one best way: Frederick Winslow Taylor and the enigma of efficiency.Viking, New York1997
- The principles of scientific management.Dover, Mineola, New York1997
- The practice of management.Harper, New York1954
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- The psychology of management.Macmillan, New York1914
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Publication history
Published online: February 18, 2023
Accepted:
January 24,
2023
Received in revised form:
January 24,
2023
Received:
January 23,
2023
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