.... Originality/value This paper is unique in that it empirically tests whether negative attitudes towards Frederick Taylor and scientific management persist after students are exposed to original source works. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 The British poet Samuel Butler observed that: “God...

...Thomas A. Wright Purpose Based more on practical (and contextual), rather than theoretical grounds, over time, job satisfaction came to be the work attitude of choice for many early researchers interested in studying the relationship between employee attitudes and efficiency. Surprisingly...