The Red Taylorist: The Life and Times of Walter Nicholas Polakov

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Short synopsis: This biography traces the adult life, works and relationships of the Taylorist, Walter Polakov, focusing on his socialist scientific management, his ideals and dreams, and how these were constrained by conventionality in the USA in the first half of the twentieth century.

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DOI
10.1108/9781787699854
Publication date
2020-06-15
Book series
Frontiers of Management History
Author
Series copyright holder
Emerald Publishing Limited
ISBN
978-1-78769-986-1
eISBN
978-1-78769-985-4