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The Red Taylorist : the life and times of Walter Nicholas Polakov / Diana Kelly.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kelly, Diana, author.
- Series:
- Frontiers of management history.
- Frontiers of Management History
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Polakov, Walter N. (Walter Nicholas), 1879-1948.
- Polakov, Walter N.
- Social scientists--United States--Biography.
- Social scientists.
- Mechanical engineers--United States--Biography.
- Mechanical engineers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (185 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing, 2020.
- Summary:
- The Red Taylorist is a ground-breaking assessment of the life and work of Walter Nicholas Polakov, charting his influence on the development of scientific management globally. Diana Kelly presents an unparalleled depth of knowledge of Polakov's varied professional life and charts a wide reaching influence, covering a number of topics from a personal perspective, including Taylorism, the New Deal, Unionism, the FBI and Communism. This engaging biographical approach enables readers to explore interlinked events typically considered unrelated to each other, through the story of work man's work in revolutionizing the management of scientific endeavors. Kelly highlights the importance of these wider contexts for management and history of management scholars.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-78769-985-4
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