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The Power of Interest and Attention - Your Mega Watt Tool for Success

Management Craft

I am doing some research into the Hawthorne studies (Western Electric Company, 1929-1932, studies so named because the research took place at the plant in Hawthorne, just outside Chicago) and came across this great quote. It felt like less management to them because the researchers were supportive, interested, pleasant, and open.

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EBM: The Hawthorne Studies

LDRLB

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. Instead, he found the “Hawthorne Effect.”.