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THE sixth International Conference on Scientific Management, which opens on July 15, comes at a time when the whole contribution of science not merely to industrial efficiency but also to every aspect of national and social welfare is receiving a searching examination. While on one hand there is a growing recognition that readjustments are required in our political and economic policies to enable us to take full human advantage of this age of science, technology and power production, while most people are disposed to regard a shorter working day or a shorter working week as an inevitable consequence of technological advance and as a desirable if not essential means of securing a wider distribution of leisure, there are strong forces setting in exactly the opposite direction.
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Scientific Management and Social Problems. Nature 136, 45–47 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136045a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/136045a0