Author : A B Fitt
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230441061
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (41 download)
Book Synopsis The Human Instincts in Business by : A B Fitt
Download or read book The Human Instincts in Business written by A B Fitt and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XI. Conclusion. In the foregoing chapters an attempt has been made to discuss those instincts and other fundamental tendencies which lie at the base of some of the most important issues in business management and in the production and maintenance of the kind of workeffort which is to the fullest advantage of the employer and the employee. As I stated above, I have not written a comprehensive work on the psychology of the instincts, for there are a few other instinctive tendencies which do not directly affect the business relationship as such, and in the treatment of those tendencies which have been discussed a balance has been struck between scientific precision and the practical purpose of helping a body of men whose training and outlook in this matter are not predominantly technical. Throughout the.treaiment one of the main aims has been to show that[by utilizing the instincts which each possesses as the most important part of his heritage, the biggest problems of management can be solved by the quiet, unreasoned appeal, which, ifproperly made, is unerring and lasting in its effect. ] This does not mean that man is reduced to the lower animal level, for such a course is undesirable and impossible. Man is a rational being, and the fullest use of his rationality must be permitted; yet this is no reason why the determining force of many activities should not be the instinctive needs of life. The main point of this quiet appeal consists in so arranging the relations of the co-workers, the situations and details of their work, that scope is provided for the exercise of the funda 93 mental life tendencies and stimulus given for their activity. Business Executive Adopts Standpoint of Artist. In adopting this method we take the...