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Key HR Trends for 2022 and Beyond

HR Digest

More than a hundred years ago, Frederick Taylor’s Scientific Management laid the foundations for modern human resource management. Learn key HR trends to stay ahead of the curve in 2022. New HR Trends (2022).

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Can Lean Manufacturing Put an End to Sweatshops?

Harvard Business Review

Traditional mass manufacturing is based on principles of “Scientific Management” that date back to the 19th century. Our research focused not on the success of this initiative, per se , but on the impact of lean production on the workplace. Workers specialize in simple, highly routinized operations.