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THE PSYCHOLOGY
OF
MANAGEMENT
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
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THE PSYCHOLOGY
OF
MANAGEMENT
_The Function of the Mind in Determining,
Teaching and Installing Methods
of Least Waste_
BY
L.M. GILBRETH, PH.D.
New York
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
1921
1914,
BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
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Set up and electrotyped. Published March, 1914
TO MY
FATHER AND MOTHER
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER I PAGE
DESCRIPTION AND GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE PSYCHOLOGY
OF MANAGEMENT ............................................. 1
Definition of Psychology of Management--Importance of
the Subject--Purpose of this Book--Definition of
Management--The Three Types of Management--Possible
Psychological Studies of Management--Plan of Psychological
Study Here Used--Underlying Ideas or Divisions of
Scientific Management--Outline of Method of
Investigation--Conclusions to be Reached.