WORKING ON THE RAILROAD: WORKERS AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD’S PENSION PLAN
In 1900 the Pennsylvania Railroad Company implemented a pioneering pension plan that became a model for American business in the twentieth century. Although scholars have described the two-stage creation as management’s effort to achieve corporate efficiency and control over its labor force, this p...
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| Language: | English |
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Economic & Business History Society
2007-06-01
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| Series: | Essays in Economic and Business History |
| Online Access: | http://ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/180 |