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Florence P. Sargant (Philip Sargant), <1890-1982, > |
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The logic of industrial organization / / P. Sargant Florence |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
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9780415313513 |
9781136512612 |
1136512616 |
9781136512544 |
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9781315016658 |
1315016656 |
9780415313511 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (295 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge library editions. Economics. Industrial economics ; ; VII |
Routledge library editions. Economics |
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Industrial organization |
Industries - Great Britain |
Business |
Industrial organization (Economic theory) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The logic of large-scale operation -- The illogic of actual operation -- The relations of producer and consumer -- Investment, employment and management relations -- The stimulus to labour -- The stimulus to invest -- The stimulus to enterprise and administration -- Education for business administration -- Conclusions. |
Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Original Title Page ; Table of Contents ; List of Tables; PREFACE; I THE LOGIC OF LARGE-SCALE OPERATION; 1. The Structure of Industry; 2. The Efficiency of Large-scale Operation; 3· The Degree of Efficient Integration; II THE ILLOGIC OF ACTUAL OPERATION; 1. Actual Scales of Production and Operation; 2. The Actual Size of Manufacturing Plants; 3· Actual Sizes of Manufacturing Firms; 4· Actual Sizes of Plants and Firms in Non- |
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Manufacturing Industries; 5· The Discrepancy of Theory and Fact; III THE RELATIONS OF PRODUCER AND CONSUMER |
1. Planned and Free Consumption 2. The Logic of Free Consumption; 3· The Vagaries of Free Production for FreeConsumption; 4· Forecasting and Market Research; 5· Competition and Combination; 6. Rationalization and Nationalization; IV INVESTMENT,. EMPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENT RELATIONS; 1. The Relative Growth of Investment andEmployment; 2. The Inter-action of Investment and Employment; 3· Investment and Employment in Depression; 4· The Policy of Short Hours and Multiple Shifts; 5· Adaptation to the Growth of SpecializedManagement; 6. Inefficiency of the Hierarchical System |
7. Inefficiency of the Functional System 8. Management by the Line and Staff System; 9. Th e Core of Ultimate Control; 10. Liaison; v THE STIMULUS TO LABOUR; 1. The Social Environment of the Large Plant; 2. Pecuniary and Trans-pecuniary Incentives; 3· Incentives and Conducives to Work; 4· Attractives and Conducives to Mobility; 5· Summary and Generalization; VI THE STIMULUS TO INVEST; VII THE STIMULUS TO ENTERPRISE AND ADMINISTRATION; 1. Pecuniary and Non-pecuniary Incentives; 2. Types of Entrepreneurs and Business Administrators |
3· Short-period Supply Price of Administration 4· Long-period Supply Price of Administration; VIII EDUCATION FOR BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; 1. The Requirements for Administration; 2. Education and Inborn Qualification; 3· Education versus Inbred Disqualification; 4· English 'Breeding '; 5· The English Educational System; 6. The Public School Man; 7· The University as Training Ground; IX CONCLUSIONS; SUBJECT INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Covering issues as pertinent today as when the book was first published, <EM>The Logic of Industrial Organization</EM> discusses key themes in industrial relations, manufacturing, employment and investment and education for business administration. The book contains chapters on the following: The Structure of Industry; The Efficiency of Large-Scale Operation; Planned and Free Consumption; Forecasting and Market Research; Competition; Rationalization and Nationalization; Investment and Employment; Incentives to Work and Mobility; Stimulus to Enterprise and Administration. |
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