I. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BASIS OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONSTHE POSSIBILITIES CONTAINED IN THE PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH1During the nineteenth century many advances were made in our conception of the material world and in our practice of dealing with its various factors. The twentieth century is characterized by an appreciation of the personnel problem, by the possession of the behavioristic point of view in psychology, and by the presence of numerous trained experts devoting their energy to the development of the concepts and practice of personnel. . .The importance of these changes is very great, both for the development of the science of psychology and for the welfare of the human race. It has been estimated that during the nineteenth century the power of the human race to produce food, clothing and shelter was doubled by the application of increased knowledge of the material elements of the universe. All the significant advances in knowledge of the material world were brought about bAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org