Harrington Emerson
Harrington Emerson (August 2, 1853 – September 2, 1931) was an American efficiency engineer and business theorist, who founded the management consultancy firm Emerson Institute in New York City in 1900. Known for his pioneering contributions to scientific management, Emerson may have done more than anyone else to popularize the topic: His public testimony in 1910 to the Interstate Commerce Commission that the railroads could save $1,000,000 a day started a nationwide interest in the subject of "efficiency".
Harrington Emerson | |
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| Born | August 2, 1853 Trenton, New Jersey |
| Died | September 2, 1931 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Technical University Munich |
| Spouse | Mary Crawford Suplee |
| Children | Louise Emerson Ronnebeck |
| Parent(s) | Edwin Emerson, Maria Louisa Ingham |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Efficiency engineering, Mechanical engineering |
| Institutions | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| Employer(s) | University of Nebraska Electric Storage Battery Company |
| Projects | Emerson Institute, New York Scientific management |
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