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GEORGE ELTON MAYO (1880 1949)
OBPPM GROUP MEMBERS Mandeep Singh Jitesh Atkari Swapnil Ahire Priyanka Rao Tanuja Verma Vikas Kumar Jaywant Jadhav Amit Shedage Satish Rajeardad Animesh Chaturvedi
PRESENTERS Introduction by Tanuja D. Verma Hawthorne Experiment Phase I & Phase II by Vikas Kumar Phase III & Phase IV by Amit Shedage Findings by Priyanka Rao Criticism by Jaywant Jadhav Conclusion by Mandeep Singh
AGENDA About Elton Mayo Hawthorne Experiment Findings Criticism Conclusion Questionnaire
ABOUT ELTON MAYO Founder of the Human Relations Movement
Social theorist and industrial psychologist.
Contribution to management via Hawthorne Experiment
HAWTHORNE EFFECT The Hawthorne Studies were conducted from 1924 to 1932 at the Western Electric Hawthorne Works in Cicero, Illinois Chicago. Hawthorne Studies of the 1930s highlighted the importance of groups in affecting the behavior of individuals at work.
PHASES OF HAWTHORNE EXPERIMENT Phase I: Illumination Experiment(1924-1927)
Phase II: Relay Assembly
(1927-1928) (1928-1930)
Phase III: Mass Interviewing (1931-1932)
Phase IV: Bank Wiring Experiment
FINDINGS The aptitudes of individuals are imperfect predictors of job performance. Informal organization affects productivity. Work-group norms affect productivity. The workplace is a social system.
PRODUCTIVITY
FATIGUE MONOTONY
Fa ti u e a n d m o n o to n y a ffe cts p ro d u cti ty g vi NEGATIVELY
PRODUCTIVITY
SOCIOPSYCHOLOGICAL
S o ci -p sych o l g i lfa cto rs ( m o ti ti n , o o ca va o su p e rvi o n ) a ffe cts p ro d u cti ty si vi POSITIVELY
CRITICISM De-recognization
Pro-Management Bias
Clinical Bias
Overlooking Social Factor
Limited Scope of Research
Treatment of Worker
CONCLUSION Criticisms apart, landmark in evolution of human relations
Contribution towards human interest in management.
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