An eight-page article by Carl H. Fast discussing productivity problems in department stores and his recommendations for solving them. Fast discusses how to motivate employees through various methods such as conducting weekly meetings with groups of employees; paying employees based on results; forming an employee association for entertainment, social interaction, and welfare work; instituting profit sharing; and rewarding employees based on a system of merits and demerits.

Identifier
NYSA_A3011-77_B1_F02_001

Date Original
August 2 1913

Contributor
Fast, Carl H.

Language
English

Source
New York State Archives. Factory Investigating Commission. Wage investigation planning and research files, 1913-1914. A3011-77, Box 1, Folder 2, No. 1.

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