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Hawthorne effect

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Hawthorne effect

Immediate improvement in industrial performance as a result of a change in conditions. Research at Western Electrical's Chicago plant by Australian-born Elton Mayo between 1927 and 1932 showed that workers would initially interpret change as an indication of managerial concern and so increase productivity.



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