In one case which the writer has in mind, a noble woman is
devoting her life to the welfare of a body of employes in an
industry which greatly requires such work. The work which she is
doing is undoubtedly benefiting these people in every aspect, not
only of their business but of their home lives, but it is also true
that should she be obliged to give up the work, or be suddenly
called away, the work would practically fall to pieces. It is built
up upon her personality, and, wonderful as it is, its basis must be
recognized as unscientific and temporary.
SCIENTIFIC PROVISION FOR WELFARE UNDER SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT.--
Under Scientific Management general welfare is provided for by:--
The effect that the work has on physical improvement. This we
shall discuss under three headings--
1. the regularity of the work.
2. habits.
3. physical development.
As for the regularity of the work--we have
(a) The apportionment of the work and the rest. Under
Scientific Management, work time and rest time are
scientifically apportioned. This means that the man is
able to come to each task with the same amount of
strength, and that from his work he gains habits of
regularity.
(b) The laying out of the work. The standards upon which
the instruction cards are based, and the method of
preparing them, assure regularity.
(c) The manner of performing the work. Every time that
identical work is done, it is done in an identical
manner.
The resulting regularity has an excellent effect upon the
physical welfare of the worker.
2. Habits, under Scientific Management,
(a) are prescribed by standards. The various physical
habits of the man, the motions that are used, having
all been timed and then standardized, the worker
acquires physical habits that are fixed.
(b) are taught;[1] therefore they are not remote but come
actually and promptly into the consciousness and into
the action of the worker.
(c) are retained, because they are standard habits and
because the rewards which are given for using them make
it an object to the worker to retain them.
(d) Are reenforced by individuality and functionalization;
that is to say, the worker is considered as an
individual, and his possibilities are studied, before
he is put into the work; therefore, his own
individuality and his own particular function naturally
reenforce those habits which he is taught to form.
These habits, being scientifically derived, add to
physical improvement.
3. Physical development
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