What social and industrial research has not sufficiently realised as yet is that... minor irrationalities of the "average normal” person are cumulative in their effect. They may not cause "breakdown” in the individual but they do cause "breakdown” in the industry. (Elton Mayo)

What social and industrial research has not sufficiently realised as yet is that... minor irrationalities of the "average normal” person are cumulative in their effect. They may not cause "breakdown” in the individual but they do cause "breakdown” in the industry.

Elton Mayo

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