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Book Title: Principles of Scientific Management
Number of Pages: 134 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Indoeuropeanpublishing.Com
Publication Year: 2022
Topic: General, Management Science
Item Height: 0.5 in
Genre: Business & Economics, History
Item Weight: 11.9 Oz
Author: Frederick Winslow Taylor
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover