HAWTHORNE STUDIES Daniel Fiona Kasey Ryan Kasey Elton

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HAWTHORNE STUDIES Daniel, Fiona, Kasey & Ryan

HAWTHORNE STUDIES Daniel, Fiona, Kasey & Ryan

Kasey Elton Mayo • born George Elton Mayo on December 26, 1880, in Australia

Kasey Elton Mayo • born George Elton Mayo on December 26, 1880, in Australia • in 1926, Mayo became the professor of • • industrial research at Harvard University where he met Fritz Roethlisberger got a scholarship to do research at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton school during his time in Pennsylvania, he conducted the experiment which made him famous, the Hawthorne Experiment

Kasey Fritz Roethlisberger • born in New York City, in 1898 • was Mayo's

Kasey Fritz Roethlisberger • born in New York City, in 1898 • was Mayo's assistant turned • collaborator in the Hawthorne Experiment, at the Western Electric Company Hawthorne Plant Roethlisberger, along with another writer, W. J. Dickson, published the first findings on the Hawthorne Experiment

Fiona The Hawthorne Effect Designed to evaluate how efficiency would be affected by work

Fiona The Hawthorne Effect Designed to evaluate how efficiency would be affected by work hours and rest periods Illumination Experiment Relay Assembly Experiment Performed to determine a correlation between the brightness of the lighting in a room and a worker’s productivity

The Hawthorne Experiments (cont'd) 21 000 employees were interviewed to discover reasons for an

The Hawthorne Experiments (cont'd) 21 000 employees were interviewed to discover reasons for an increase in productivity Bank-wiring test Mass Interviewing Programme Men working in the bank-wiring department were placed under observation to study social groups Fiona

Ryan The Hawthorne Effect Manipulation of independent variables showed varying results Slight changes could

Ryan The Hawthorne Effect Manipulation of independent variables showed varying results Slight changes could potentially accumulate to huge increases in productivity

Ryan The Hawthorne Effects Contd. Results were at times inconsistent and showed no clear

Ryan The Hawthorne Effects Contd. Results were at times inconsistent and showed no clear trend Workers tended to work better while they knew they were being watched

Daniel Limitations of the Theory • Difficult to identify the specific • work environment

Daniel Limitations of the Theory • Difficult to identify the specific • work environment attributes that contributed to the increased productivity. Work environments differ therefore, theory may require modifications depending on the environment. • There are many variables that need to be considered for this experiment to produce positive results therefore theory has flaws and does not always work.

Daniel Current Results • Currently used in factory environments, design/creative industries, as well as

Daniel Current Results • Currently used in factory environments, design/creative industries, as well as the education and services sector. • Managers constantly monitoring and modifying working environments to increase productivity.

Sources • • http: //www. 12 manage. com/methods_mayo_hawthorne_effect. html http: //classof 1. com/homework_answers/psychology/hawthorne_effect/ http:

Sources • • http: //www. 12 manage. com/methods_mayo_hawthorne_effect. html http: //classof 1. com/homework_answers/psychology/hawthorne_effect/ http: //www. mnsu. edu/comdis/kuster/Infostuttering/Harrison/hawthorn e. html http: //psychology. about. com/od/hindex/g/def_hawthorn. htm http: //oasis. lib. harvard. edu/oasis/deliver/~bak 00040 http: //www. economist. com/node/13562099 http: //www. vectorstudy. com/management_gurus/elton_mayo. htm http: //www. mbaknol. com/management-principles/elton-mayoshawthorne-experiment-and-its-contributions-to-management/