Richard Albert Feiss | |
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Born |
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | July 2, 1878
Died | June 4, 1954
Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 75)
Education | Harvard University ( AB, LLB) |
Occupation(s) | president and co-owner |
Employer | Joseph & Feiss Co. |
Notable credit(s) | President Taylor Society, 1922–1924 |
Richard Albert Feiss (July 2, 1878 – June 4, 1954) [1] was an American lawyer, business manager, and president of Joseph & Feiss Co. in Cleveland, Ohio. [2] He is known as 6th president of the Taylor Society from 1922 to 1924. [3] [4]
Feiss was born and raised in Cleveland, son of Julius Feiss (1848–1931). He studied law at Harvard University, where he obtained his A.B. in 1901 and his L.L.B. in 1903. [5]
After his graduation Feiss had practiced law in New York for a year. In 1904 he returned to Cleveland to join the garment manufacturing company of his father, producer of men and boy's clothing. The company had just opened a new factory, which was "actively working to eliminate the evils of the "outside" shop system." [6]
In 1907 the company adopted the new name and trademark, Joseph & Feiss. Feiss adopted the new scientific management principles, and "set out to manage the company’s work force in a manner that would maximize productivity but at the same time create a humane work environment that would keep workers healthy and happy." [7]
Feiss joined "together Taylor’s principles of scientific management with Progressive era welfare capitalism, establishing a work environment at Joseph & Feiss that many at the time viewed as the most progressive in America." [7]
From 1922 to 1924 Feiss served as president of the Taylor Society as successor of Henry P. Kendall, and succeeded by Percy S. Brown in 1924.
Richard Albert Feiss | |
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Born |
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | July 2, 1878
Died | June 4, 1954
Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 75)
Education | Harvard University ( AB, LLB) |
Occupation(s) | president and co-owner |
Employer | Joseph & Feiss Co. |
Notable credit(s) | President Taylor Society, 1922–1924 |
Richard Albert Feiss (July 2, 1878 – June 4, 1954) [1] was an American lawyer, business manager, and president of Joseph & Feiss Co. in Cleveland, Ohio. [2] He is known as 6th president of the Taylor Society from 1922 to 1924. [3] [4]
Feiss was born and raised in Cleveland, son of Julius Feiss (1848–1931). He studied law at Harvard University, where he obtained his A.B. in 1901 and his L.L.B. in 1903. [5]
After his graduation Feiss had practiced law in New York for a year. In 1904 he returned to Cleveland to join the garment manufacturing company of his father, producer of men and boy's clothing. The company had just opened a new factory, which was "actively working to eliminate the evils of the "outside" shop system." [6]
In 1907 the company adopted the new name and trademark, Joseph & Feiss. Feiss adopted the new scientific management principles, and "set out to manage the company’s work force in a manner that would maximize productivity but at the same time create a humane work environment that would keep workers healthy and happy." [7]
Feiss joined "together Taylor’s principles of scientific management with Progressive era welfare capitalism, establishing a work environment at Joseph & Feiss that many at the time viewed as the most progressive in America." [7]
From 1922 to 1924 Feiss served as president of the Taylor Society as successor of Henry P. Kendall, and succeeded by Percy S. Brown in 1924.