Lecture 3. Hawthorne experiments. Human Relations movement
1. The impact of
the Hawthorne experiments is briefly summarised in
Hawthorne experiments
2. Much fuller
accounts of the individual experiments
in the Hawthorne studies is given in
(a) The Hawthorne
Experiments: Management Takes a New Direction
(b) Elton Mayo and the Hawthorne experiments
3. An overall view
of the conclusions of the study can be found in
Mayo’s Hawthorne
Experiments
4. The Humans Relation movement is summarised in Human Relations Movement
5. A fuller
account, with criticisms, is given in
The Human
Relations Approach (c. 1929-1951)
6. Four classic motivational theorists:
· Maslow
· Herzberg
· McClelland
· Vroom
of which Maslow and McGregor are the most
important is given in
Four classic
motivation theories
7. Often bracketed with Maslow and Herzberg is:
Douglas McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y
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