Alexander Hamilton Church
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Alexander Hamilton Church (1866-1936) was an English efficiency engineer and author. He became known as one of the pioneers in reducing the commercial organization of factories to the basis of a science, a work in which he was associated with J. Slater Lewis. His writings include:
- Production Factors in Cost Accounting and Works Management (1910)
- The Proper Distribution of Expense Burden (1908; second edition, 1913)
- Science and Practice of Management (1914)
[edit] Further reading
- Boyns T (2003) In memoriam: Alexander Hamilton Church's system of 'scientific machine rates' at Hans Renold Ltd., c.1901 - c.1920 Accounting Historians Journal 30: 3-44
- Jelinek M (1980) Toward Systematic Management: Alexander Hamilton Church Business History Review 54: 63-79

