Edward Cadbury: Worker

Edward Cadbury was British businessman. Explore interesting quotes on worker.

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“There is no doubt that the efficiency of the Works at Bournville is assisted by the Suggestion Scheme, and it has been found that the good accomplished, is not only in the pecuniary value to the Firm or to the suggestor, but also in the development of the mental and creative power, which makes both men and girls more efficient and valuable workers, and fosters an intelligent independence.”

Edward Cadbury

Source: Experiments in industrial organization (1912), p. 16; Cited in: Chris Smith, John Child, Michael Rowlinson. Reshaping Work: The Cadbury Experience. Cambridge University Press, 1990. p. 64

Men , Girl , Intelligence

“The worker must recognize that the welfare of employer and employed are not antagonistic, but complementary and inclusive, and that each position brings its duties and its rights. Thus the workers are led, not driven, and each consciously co-operates with the management in working for a common end.”

Edward Cadbury

Source: Experiments in industrial organization (1912), p. 69; Partly cited in: Felix Behling et al. (2015; 194)

“The test of any scheme of factory organization is the extent to which it creates and fosters the atmosphere and spirit of cooperation and good-will, without in any sense lessening the loyalty of the worker to his own class and its organizations.”

Edward Cadbury

Introduction, p. vii
Experiments in industrial organization (1912)

Sense , Loyalty