Project Gutenberg 2014-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 165 Atkinson, Henry 1873 1954 17020010 A rational wages system : $b some notes on the method of paying the worker a reward for efficiency in addition to wages E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, David M, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "A Rational Wages System" by Henry Atkinson is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book discusses the principles of efficient wage payment systems, particularly focusing on a new method known as the Reward System, which aims to incentivize productivity among workers while maintaining their welfare. Atkinson emphasizes the necessity of scientific management to adapt to post-war industrial changes and to resolve ongoing tensions between workers and employers. At the start of the text, the author sets the stage by addressing the pressing issues of industrial efficiency arising from the war, highlighting the need for a rational approach to wage systems that benefits both employers and workers. He critiques existing wage payment methods, such as day work and piecework, explaining their flaws and how they contribute to workplace dissatisfaction. Through the introduction of the Reward System, Atkinson outlines how workers can earn incentives based on their productivity, creating a fairer relationship between labor costs and wages while fostering better working conditions. The preface and introductory sections serve to engage with the reader on the importance of this shift in industrial management principles for the post-war economy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Wages -- Great Britain Incentives in industry -- Great Britain HD Text Browsing: Business/Management Browsing: Economics Browsing: Sociology Category: Business/Management Category: Economics 211314 2025-06-19T04:28:39.165540 text/html 211121 2014-09-27T16:53:15 text/html 986802 2025-06-19T04:28:47.388488 application/epub+zip 984995 2025-06-19T04:28:41.725567 application/epub+zip 132283 2025-06-19T04:28:39.785527 application/epub+zip 1617026 2025-06-19T04:28:50.746473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1593841 2025-06-19T04:28:45.416517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188280 2022-09-21T10:51:39.942224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178300 2025-06-19T04:28:38.550541 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 178203 2014-09-27T16:45:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 178211 2014-09-27T16:45:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20704 2025-06-19T04:28:50.918470 application/rdf+xml 11452 2025-06-19T04:28:39.891528 image/jpeg 1758 2025-06-19T04:28:39.838511 image/jpeg 59265 2014-09-27T16:45:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 967489 2014-09-27T16:56:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 59241 2014-09-27T16:45:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 967951 2025-06-19T04:28:39.214556 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog