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A New Way of Statecraft: The Career of Elton Mayo and the Development of the Social Sciences in America, 1920-1940

Considered "the father of the science of human relations," Elton Mayo was instrumental in the development of industrial psychology and sociology in America. The career of Elton Mayo and his attraction to influential figures like John D. Rockefeller, Jr., provide a chronological order and interpretive force to understand this development. Mayo's concern about human behavior in the modern industrial world and management's concern over the future of industrial relations, found common ground in their support for the development of a science of human relations. It is not a coincidence then, that the social sciences developed at a time when industrial capitalism shifted its energies from organizing material resources to organizing human resources. The development of modern social science can best be understood, thus, as a phase of the social history of corporate capitalism. The career of Elton Mayo and his attraction to influential figures like John D. Rockefeller, Jr., provide a chronological order and interpretive force to understand this development.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc332855
Date08 1900
CreatorsCullen, David O'Donald, 1951-
ContributorsPickens, Donald K., Glick, Edwin L., Smallwood, J. B., Painter, William E., Kelly, Lawrence C., Mindle, Grant B.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatiii, 347 leaves, Text
CoverageUnited States
RightsPublic, Cullen, David O'Donald, 1951-, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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