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Hawthorne Effect

When Work Has Meaning, The Culture Changes

Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 31, 2018

This was seen in a study called the Hawthorne Effect , which was run by Elton Mayo at Western Electric’s Hawthorne Works factory, outside of Chicago, IL, in the late 1920’s and early 1930’s. The purpose of the study was to analyze the effects of workplace conditions on individual productivity.

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Virgin Atlantic Tested 3 Ways to Change Employee Behavior

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2016

This is consistent with a well-documented social science phenomenon called the Hawthorne effect, whereby people change their behavior as a result of knowing they are being observed. Challenging captains to meet higher performance targets proved to be the most cost-effective intervention. We estimate a fuel cost savings of $5.4

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Leadership Digital

When Work Has Meaning, The Culture Changes

Virgin Atlantic Tested 3 Ways to Change Employee Behavior

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