...opinion," he commences, "provails among workmen in many manufacturing countries, that their own interests and that of their employers are at variance. The consequences...improvement of the processes in which they are employed. . . . " Convinced as I am, from my own observation, that the prosperity and success of the master-manufacturer...

...opinion," he commences, " prevails among workmen in many manufacturing countries, that their own interests and that of their employers are at variance. The consequences...improvement of the processes in which they are employed. , . . " Convinced as I am, from my own observation, that the prosperity and Buccess of the master-manufacturer...

...a major obstacle to the satisfactory functioning of his establishment. The difficulty arose because 'A most erroneous and unfortunate opinion prevails...their employers are at variance. The consequences arc, — that valuable machinery is sometimes neglected, and even privately injured, — and that the...

...employer and employee in these words: "A most erroneous and unfortunate opinion prevails amongst the workmen in many manufacturing countries, that their...is sometimes neglected, and even privately injured . . ." (p. 250). Presaging Frederick Taylor by nearly seven decades, Babbage then proposes that this...