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Hawthorne Effect
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The Hawthorne Experiments Research from the 1920s Managers of a plant of the Western Electric Company near Chicago wanted to know how dif. levels of lighting would affect productivity Groups of women participated in "Relay Room Experiments" Control Room - level of lighting was held constant Experimental Room - lighting was varied Output increased in both locations - WIERD Experimental room - productivity remained high even when the lights were dimmed to about the level of moonlight, so low workers could barely see what they were doing Management called in researchers from University of Chicago (headed by Elton Mayo) Team tested 13 different work conditions Added Benefits Changed workers' pay from hourly wages to piecework - productivity increased Served refreshments - productivity increased Added 2- 5 minute breaks - productivity increased Changed rest periods to two ten min.
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Title: Hawthorne Effect
Words: 291
Rating: None
Pages: 1.2
submitted by: mmanahan
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