Henry Gantt: Work, Wages & Profits
Work, Wages and Profits by Henry Gantt , a book originally written for employers advocates the “efficient utilization of labor”. Gantt advises the use of the “task and bonus” system is offered in order to have workers increase their output. Total work packages are divided into “tasks” and split among the workforce to allow for the efficiencies of specialization. Those who complete their tasks by the time attained by the fastest and most efficient worker gets a “bonus” for their effort. This was instituted Bethlehem Steel Company plants. This mechanism for reward, after only two months, indicated that the reward structure “eliminated the constant necessity for driving the men .” H. L. Gantt identified that “the average monthly output of the shop from March 1, 1900, to March 1, 1901, was 1,173,000 pounds, and from March 1, 1901, to August 1, 1901 [having implemented the task and bonus system] it was 2,069,000 pounds.” The facility had 700 employees and had to shell out the bonus to a mere 80 men of the workforce of 700.
Since this book was originally published in 1913, its copyright has expired, and the work is now available through the public domain. You can read this book on Google and even download the PDF version. http://books.google.com/books?id=p2ANAAAAYAAJ
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