Why works information

The story, in humorously dramatised form, of how morale and production suffered in a factory which brought in new machines without informing its workers of the reason, and how the situation was relieved by the full use of bulletin-boards and the setting up of a Works Council.

Credits

production company

Anglo-Scottish Pictures

Central Office of Information

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1951

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011964

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Factory management

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial management

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Organizational change

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1951

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