The psychology of efficiency

Abstract

Discusses how human labor can be made efficient leading to an efficiency industry. Efficiency is the quality and quantity of work done by the worker; and leads to specialization of operations, increased monotony and intense concentration. An efficient supervision involves the power to create interest in the worker which leads to an interest in the task. An efficiency program must include speed, skill, freedom, give extrinsic rewards and help the workers to move towards self development. Emphasizes the need for the development of definite welfare programs, besides wage motives to increase loyalty of the work force. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)