Hawthorne Effect Leadership Management Mayo 
LDRLB
MAY 12, 2010
The Hawthorne Studies were conducted from 1927 to 1932 at the Hawthorne Works plant outside of Chicago. Elton Mayo, a scientific management researcher, wanted to examine the impact of work conditions on employee productivity. Mayo began by searching for the right formula for productivity.
Management Craft
JANUARY 2, 2011
Elton Mayo - Human Problems of an Industrial Civilization , 1946 (from page 116). One salient idea embedded in this statement (and reinforced throughout the book) is that overmanaging employees hinders our ability to accomplish our goals as managers and leaders. Note: You may have heard of the term, "The Hawthorne Effect."
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