1. Daniel, Fiona, Kasey & Ryan
HAWTHORNE STUDIES
Daniel, Fiona, Kasey & Ryan

2. Elton Mayo born George Elton Mayo on December 26, 1880, in Australia
Kasey
Elton Mayo
born George Elton Mayo on December 26, 1880, in Australia
in 1926, Mayo became the professor of industrial research at Harvard University where he met Fritz Roethlisberger
got a scholarship to do research at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton school
during his time in Pennsylvania, he conducted the experiment which made him famous, the Hawthorne Experiment

3. Fritz Roethlisberger born in New York City, in 1898
Kasey
Fritz Roethlisberger
born in New York City, in 1898
was Mayo's assistant turned collaborator in the Hawthorne Experiment, at the Western Electric Company Hawthorne Plant
Roethlisberger, along with another writer, W.J. Dickson, published the first findings on the Hawthorne Experiment

4. The Hawthorne Effect Illumination Experiment Relay Assembly Experiment
Fiona
The Hawthorne Effect
Designed to evaluate how efficiency would be affected by work hours and rest periods
Illumination Experiment
Relay Assembly Experiment
Performed to determine a correlation between the brightness of the lighting in a room and a worker’s productivity

5. The Hawthorne Experiments (cont'd)
Fiona
The Hawthorne Experiments (cont'd)
employees were interviewed to discover reasons for an increase in productivity
Bank-wiring test
Mass Interviewing Programme
Men working in the bank-wiring department were placed under observation to study social groups

6. Ryan
The Hawthorne Effect
Manipulation of independent variables showed varying results
Slight changes could potentially accumulate to huge increases in productivity

7. The Hawthorne Effects Contd.
Ryan
The Hawthorne Effects Contd.
Results were at times inconsistent and showed no clear trend
Workers tended to work better while they knew they were being watched

9. Limitations of the Theory
Daniel
Difficult to identify the specific work environment attributes that contributed to the increased productivity.
Work environments differ therefore, theory may require modifications depending on the environment.
There are many variables that need to be considered for this experiment to produce positive results therefore the theory has flaws and does not always work.
Daniel Vertlib

10. Current Results
Daniel
Currently used in factory environments, design/creative industries, as well as the education and services sector.
Daniel Vertlib
Managers constantly monitoring and modifying working environments to increase productivity.

11. Sources