I could be useful the following article: Human Relations in Industry: From Ernst Abbe to Karl Mannheim Hilda Weiss American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Vol. 8, No. 3. (Apr., 1949), pp. 287-297. Eduardo Ibarra-Colado Jefe del Departamento de Estudios Institucionales UAM-Cuajimalpa Apartado Postal 86-113 Villa Coapa 14391 México, D.F. http://estudios-institucionales-uamc.org [log in to unmask] ________________________________________ From: Research and Teaching in Management, Business and Labour History [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Wren, Daniel A. Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 11:18 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Early texts titled Human Relations I have seen two early ones: Whiting Williams, 1918, Human Relations in Industry (See my White Collar Hobo: The Life and Travels of Whiting Williams.); and Robert B. Wolf, 1919, The Human Relations in Industry. Daniel A. Wren Price College of Business University of Oklahoma