Journal of Labor Organization, CIT and NOT, 1924. Labor Organization (LO), which includes the Central Institute of Labor (CIT) and the Scientific Organization of Labor (NOT), is a system for managing and optimizing labor processes. CIT, founded in the 1920s under the leadership of Alexei Gastev, was a powerful body for implementing NOT principles, focusing on optimizing labor processes, promoting a work culture, and increasing productivity through training and methodological materials. This has now been transformed into modern methods of personnel and production management.