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A Management Odyssey: The Royal Dockyards, 1714-1914
J. M. Haas
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Description for A Management Odyssey: The Royal Dockyards, 1714-1914
Hardback. This study shows how the British Admiralty, over the space of two centuries, struggled to master the intractable problems of organisation and management presented by the Royal Dockyards. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTM; KJM; KNGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
The Royal Dockyards were Britain's oldest state enterprise and biggest and most complex industrial unit. This book shows how the Admiralty over two centuries struggled to master the intractable problems of organization and management which the dockyards presented. Haas maintains that the dockyards portrayed an image of being inefficient, high-cost producers. These problems were chiefly extreme centralization but, paradoxically, weak control, inadequate coordination of departments, and accounting procedures, unreliable information about production, costs and material, an insufficiently educated and professionalized constructive corps, and an underpaid and slack workforce. Contents: Preface; Introduction; The Eighteenth Century: Running in Place; Tinkering with the ... Read more
The Royal Dockyards were Britain's oldest state enterprise and biggest and most complex industrial unit. This book shows how the Admiralty over two centuries struggled to master the intractable problems of organization and management which the dockyards presented. Haas maintains that the dockyards portrayed an image of being inefficient, high-cost producers. These problems were chiefly extreme centralization but, paradoxically, weak control, inadequate coordination of departments, and accounting procedures, unreliable information about production, costs and material, an insufficiently educated and professionalized constructive corps, and an underpaid and slack workforce. Contents: Preface; Introduction; The Eighteenth Century: Running in Place; Tinkering with the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Press of America
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780819194619
SKU
V9780819194619
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About J. M. Haas
J.M. Haas is Professor of History at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.
Reviews for A Management Odyssey: The Royal Dockyards, 1714-1914
J.M. Haas has contributed to this body of knowledge during the past quarter century with seven important articles on dockyard administration. Now, in his clearly written, detailed, and insightful book...he significantly increases our knowledge of the way the dockyards were managed over two crucial centuries.
Ernest W. Toy, THE HISTORIAN
American Historical Review
There can be few ... Read more
Ernest W. Toy, THE HISTORIAN
American Historical Review
There can be few ... Read more