Skill

Anna Bezanson

The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1922, vol. 36, issue 4, 626-645

Abstract: Two groups of investigators of the relation of the workers to their work, 626. — Both fail to emphasize certain subtle factors of shop lore, 627. — Individual makers of "whole articles" never as common as is sometimes assumed, 627. — In the few authentic cases the work was not especially inspiring, 627. — Nail making, 628. — Pottery, 628. — Current use of the words "skilled" "semi-skilled," and "laborers," 631. — Importance of abihty to prejudge effects of processes, 632. — Knowledge of qualities and conditions of materials, 632. — Knowledge of preceding operations, 633. — Ability to manipulate large pieces, 634. — On minor jobs there are many situations that require adjustments and judgment, 635. — The casual onlooker seldom appreciates the skill required in apparently simple operations, 636. — Accurate analysis and description of operations needed, 639. — Entrepreneurs found early craftsmen no more ready to meet their problems than does the modern business man, 642. — Problem of building up an organization largely one of training workers, 643.

Date: 1922
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