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Employee motivation

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Daniel Rochford papers

 Collection
Accession: 2114
Abstract:

Daniel Rochford (1900-1989) spent the bulk of his career as a publicist in the Employee Relations Department of the Standard Oil Company. Before joining Standard Oil in 1944, he worked a series of jobs trying to utilize his skills in publicity and public relations throughout the 1930s and early 1940s. Rochford's papers are a mix of business and personal items, assembled over the course of his varied career.

Dates: 1925-1983

Ernest Dichter papers

 Collection
Accession: 2407
Abstract:

This collection consists of the business records of Ernest Dichter and the several consulting firms through which he operated fully document his role as a pioneer of motivational research, from the beginnings of his career in the United States until a few months before his death.

Dates: 1936-1991; Majority of material found within 1956-1986

Mather & Company "No room for gloom" poster

 Collection
Accession: 2009-235
Abstract:

Mather & Company was a printer of motivational workplace posters, based out of Chicago, Illinois between 1923 and 1929. This item is a poster designed by Frank Beatty (1899-1984) and used to motivate workers after the Stock Market Crash.

Dates: 1929

Mather & Company workplace posters

 Collection
Accession: 1994-319
Abstract:

Mather & Company was a printer of motivational workplace posters, based out of Chicago, Illinois. Between 1923 and 1929, the company produced approximately 350 work-incentive posters. The posters were color lithographs containing vivid images accompanied by witty captions that demonstrated workplace interpersonal interactions, appropriate behaviors, ideals, and guidelines. This artificial collection consists of twenty-six Mather & Company work-incentive posters. The design of each poster follows a standard format; each includes a three-part message and a single image using a colorful pallet.

Dates: 1923; 1924; 1929