Excerpt from The Economic Side of Works Management: A Thesis
This thesis appeared in 1907 in the Business World under the title of The Economic Side of Works Manage ment. The understanding was that reprints would be made, but, unfortunately, before that could be brought about the magazine changed hands, the manuscript was lost, and the plates destroyed.
The writer would have reprinted the articles as they appeared in the Business World had it not been for the fact that the paper was materially changed for editorial purposes without his knowledge or consent, and some of the parts were omitted which should have appeared. To have reprinted the paper as it appeared in the Business World would not have done justice to the thesis nor have been a creditable piece of work for a Doctorial' dissertation.
In the meantime the writer had started a book on the general topic of the Principles of Industrial Management, and had used his thesis notes as a basis for the third part of the book. The publishers of the book did not feel free to let the rewritten thesis appear before the book, and as it was impossible to reprint the original thesis, the authorities of the University of Pennsylvania very generously consented to accept the third part of the book in order to fulfill the technical university requirements. This reprint contains all the original matter in the first thesis, but it is presented in a little better form.
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