Item RSP/5/7/83 - An Investigation into the Costs of Production and Profitability of a firm in the Clothing Industry by J S I Hayworth (Ethel M Wood Thesis 1962-3)

Ethel M Wood was one of the early workers in the movement towards scientific management and in the 1920s served in the International Institute of Scientific Management in Geneva. She has been a governor of the Polytechnci since 1945 and associated with the School since its inception in 1949.

The Ethel M Wood Thesis was established to stimulate the systematic study of basic truths which are of fundamental importance in ensuring equitable and effective administration. It consists of a bound thesis and seven guineas and was awarded to the best thesis written during the final stage of the course in PG Diploma in Management Studies.

This thesis looks in depth at 'M. Taylor and Company' which was manufacturing hosiery, swimwear, knitting needles and bias binding.