Overview
Industrial Productivity provides the much needed person-productivity linkage in studies of industrial productivity. This valuable study changes the focus in productivity studies from material inputs, raw materials, and technology to the human element of psychological and personality characteristics. In this timely volume Singh studies the level of productivity and associated personality characteristics and attitudinal variables of blue-collar industrial workers. The impacts of alienation, anxiety, and job involvement on productivity are examined.
An excellent presentation of contemporary research and thinking in studies on industrialization, this work is particularly relevant for professionals and teachers in the fields of psychology, management, organization, and sociology. Further, its extensive bibliography of Indian studies on the subject of industrial productivity makes this work a valuable resource for the researcher and student in these fields.
"A welcome attempt on the part of the author to meet the increasing need for such studies. The study will serve a basis for future studies and is light and fruit bearing nature which may go a long way in increasing industrial productivity in Indian business firms and organisations. "
—Journal of Contemporary Asia
Editorials
From the Publisher
'sure to attract the researcher's attention' - Economic Times'The issue of productivity is of universal concern to managers, policy makers and academics, who are concerned about the performance of organizations and industries in an increasingly competitive world.... The book presents an interesting... view of the subject.' - South Asia
'To the field of industrial psychology, this book is a valuable contribution - that helps underscore the point that productivity is not just about material and profits but about hopes and aspirations, anxieties and attitudes of the people involved in industry.' - ASCI Journal of Management
'Keeping in mind the growing importance of human element in the process of production, there has been a great need for studying industrial productivity through a psychological approach. The book in question is a welcome attempt on the part of the author to meet the increasing need for such studies.' - Journal of Contemporary Asia Publishers
'the book is refreshing. It reflects the sound empirical background of a clear thinking researcher.' - Psychological Studies