Elliott Jaques

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. Meer

Presents an understanding of the individual and social behaviour of living organisms. It shows that research into work organizations led to the realization that the difference between inanimate processes and living behaviour is that living behaviour is composed of intentional goal-directed work. Meer

Based on Elliott Jaques’ latest research, this is a thorough revision of a book that has established itself as a classic in its field. Jaques has written a practical high-level, how-to book, that applies to all kinds of working organizations - industrial, commercial, service and public. Meer