Hawthorne studies

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industrial psychology experiment management study organizational behavior study workplace experiment

The Hawthorne studies were a series of influential workplace experiments conducted in the 1920s–1930s that revealed how social and psychological factors significantly affect employee productivity and behavior.

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instanceOf	industrial psychology experiment ⓘ management study ⓘ organizational behavior study ⓘ workplace experiment ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Hawthorne studies ⓘ surface form: Hawthorne experiments
associatedConcept	Hawthorne studies self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Hawthorne effect
authorOfReport	Fritz J. Roethlisberger ⓘ William J. Dickson ⓘ
component	bank wiring observation room study ⓘ illumination experiments ⓘ interviewing program ⓘ relay assembly test room study ⓘ
conductedAt	Western Electric ⓘ surface form: Western Electric Hawthorne Works
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
criticizedFor	lack of rigorous controls ⓘ methodological weaknesses ⓘ overinterpretation of results ⓘ
endTime	1932 ⓘ
field	industrial and organizational psychology ⓘ management ⓘ organizational behavior ⓘ sociology ⓘ
impact	helped establish organizational behavior as a field ⓘ shifted focus from purely technical to social aspects of work ⓘ
influenced	employee motivation theories ⓘ human relations movement ⓘ organizational development ⓘ participative management theories ⓘ
location	Cicero, Illinois ⓘ Hawthorne Works ⓘ
mainFinding	attention from researchers can change behavior ⓘ informal group norms shape output ⓘ social and psychological factors influence worker productivity ⓘ worker attitudes affect performance ⓘ
researcher	Elton Mayo ⓘ Fritz J. Roethlisberger ⓘ Thomas North Whitehead ⓘ surface form: T. North Whitehead William J. Dickson ⓘ
showed	importance of communication in organizations ⓘ importance of informal organization ⓘ importance of leadership style ⓘ importance of worker morale ⓘ
sponsor	National Research Council ⓘ Western Electric ⓘ surface form: Western Electric Company
startTime	1924 ⓘ
subjectOf	Management and the Worker ⓘ
timePeriod	1920s ⓘ 1930s ⓘ

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