Productivity and Labor Discipline in the Montgolfier Paper Mill, 1780–1805
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10102585 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leonard N Rosenband (0000-0002-2873-3869, Utah State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 435-443 |
| Publication date | 1985-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s002205070003415x |
| OpenAlex | W2162893906 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The daily, weekly, and seasonal rhythms of production in the Montgolfier paper mill, one of the largest in eighteenth-century France, are examined here. Based on the comments of pioneer manufacturers, historians have been led to believe that early industrial work was irregular and unpredictable. The Montgolfiers as well complained of undependable workers. Yet their own output registers reveal a pattern of regular productivity unaided by advanced machinery or steam power
Agricultural economics · Archaeology · Economic growth · Economic history · Economics · Industrial Revolution · Macroeconomics · Mill · Operations management · Power (physics · Production (economics · Productivity · Steam power · Work (physics · Engineering · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Mechanical Engineering
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |