Automation and Industrial Relations (Signed copy)
Signed by the author, Edward B Shils
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Printing Details
First US edition, hardback, bound in blue cloth with printed titling and design to spine and upper board. 21.5 × 14.5cm, 360pp.
Signed and dedicated by Edward Shils to the Rt. Hon. Desmond Hirshfield, a trade union advisor.
From the wrapper: "Written by a leader in the field of industrial relations and education, this is the fist complete survey of the impact of automation on industrial relations. Dr. Shils' book offers a realistic appraisal of the problems and pitfalls of adjusting work and labor practices to the accelerated development in mechanization. He survey goes beyond the level of pure discussion, providing and enlightened evaluation of the economic, political, and social implications of automation- including documented case studies of six leading industries. It covers the effects of automation on collective bargaining agreements, job evaluation, wage administration, education and training, health and safety."
Condition
The book is in good plus condition, clean with a little tanning to the page edges but with secure binding. The remnants of the dustwrapper are neatly tucked at the rear.
