Industry and Civilisation

Originally published in 1925, Industry and Civilisation explores moral standards and ethics related to economic activities by providing a comprehensive view of psychological data obtained from the business world. As well as exploring general ethics and psychology, this work also focusses on the principles underlying economic legislation and how this impacted on moral standards of the time. This title will be of interest to students of Business and Economics.

List of contents

Preface; Analysis of the Argument; 1. Scope of the Inquiry 2. Psychological Data 3. Industrial Organisation 4. The Workers in Industry 5. The Organisers 6. The Owners of the Capital 7. The Consumers 8. Conclusions; Appendix 1: The Group-Mind in Trade Unionism; Appendix 2: The Need for a Psychology of Business Men; Index

About the author

C. Delisle Burns

Product details

• Authors: C. Delisle Burns
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.10.2017
• EAN: 9781138123106
• ISBN: 978-1-138-12310-6
• No. of pages: 276
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Marketing / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Sales & Selling / General, Business ethics & social responsibility, Economic history, Sales & marketing, Business ethics and social responsibility, Sales and marketing