#hawthorne studies

[agilemercurial]

The Hawthorne Effect

The Hawthorne Effect was first conceptualized after studies conducted in the 1920s and 1930s at Western Electrical Company’s Hawthorne Works in Chicago. Researchers were trying to study ways to improve productivity.

In order to carry out these studies, the researchers worked with various groups of employees and implemented various changes to the employee’s environment. During the studies, the…

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[craigengstrom]

Hawthorne Studies

The following is a slide deck of notes produced by one of my students in an organizational communication course at @siuc. He was also kind enough to provide this link form the Economist: http://www.economist.com/node/12510632

Notes from John S. Hassard's "Rethinking the Hawthorne Studies" from Craig Engstrom