The corporation as family : the gendering of corporate welfare, 1890-1930 / Nikki, Mandell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mandell, Nikki.

Series:

Luther Hartwell Hodges series on business, society, and the state.

Luther Hartwell Hodges series on business, society, and the state

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial welfare--History.

Industrial welfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nikki Mandell explores the growth of corporate welfare programmes around the turn of the 20th century. She argues that businessmen hoped such programmes would transform conflict-ridden relations between management and labour into a harmonious partnership modelled after the Victorian family.

Contents:

Preface; Introduction; 1. Redefining the Labor Problem; 2. Like a Family; 3. Raising the Children; Section of Illustrations; 4. Welfare Workers: Mothers and Teachers; 5. The Corporate Family in Conflict: Welfare Workers and Employers; 6. The Corporate Family in Conflict: Welfare Workers and Employees; 7. From the Family Ideal to the Personnel Manager; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-203) and index.

ISBN:

9798890873002

9780807860397

0807860395

OCLC:

476237057