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Hawthorne Experiments and their relevance to organizations today.

The Hawthorne Experiment was conducted by Henry A. Landsberger in 1955, an investigator who keenly observed and analyzed data from experiments performed earlier by Elton Mayo amid 1924 and 1932, at the Hawthorne Works near Chicago. Landsberger (1955), found and came to a conclusion that the level of light had no significant difference in the productivity, this conclusion was drawn from the observed fact that the workers increased output whenever the amount of light was switched from a low level to a high level, or vice versa. 2. What have we learned about worker behaviors since the time these original experiments took place? We learned from the earliest research that the Hawthorne Experiments is largely applied to increased industrial output by contributing to the body of knowledge. Prajjal Saha (2018), posed three key elements which greatly showed the relevance of the Hawthorne Experiment these are as follows; firstly, that Listening is important – also that at any given time, location, society, family, or industry; the behaviour of the workforce and those supervising them in relation to productivity remains fundamentally tied to listening and responding appropriately to communicated issues. All other efforts and tools are to support these two fundamentals. Secondly, Observation over vigilance - The Hawthorne effect established that employees tend to perform better when they are being observed. But it has different connotations in the modern workplace. Employees hate being under vigilance 24×7, but yes, they want to be observed. Finally, Right people in the right group - Employees who are usually productive can become unproductive when placed in the wrong group. At the same time, attentive and communicated mindfulness of how others are working may have a positive impact on their engagement and increase productivity.

References 1. Martyn Shuttleworth (Oct 10, 2009). Hawthorne Effect. Retrieved Sep 05, 2021 from Explorable.com: https://explorable.com/hawthorne-effect. 2. Prajjal Saha ( Jan 9, 2018). The ‘Hawthorne Effect’ in the modern workplace Retrieved Sep 05, 2021 from https://www.hrkatha.com/features/the-hawthorne-effect-inthe-modern-workplace/

1. Hawthorne Experiments and their relevance to organizations today. The Hawthorne Experiment was conducted by Henry A. Landsberger in 1955, an investigator who keenly observed and analyzed data from experiments performed earlier by Elton Mayo amid 1924 and 1932, at the Hawthorne Works near Chicago. Landsberger (1955), found and came to a conclusion that the level of light had no significant difference in the productivity, this conclusion was drawn from the observed fact that the workers increased output whenever the amount of light was switched from a low level to a high level, or vice versa. 2. What have we learned about worker behaviors since the time these original experiments took place? Prajjal Saha (2018), posed that Listening is important – also that at any given time, location, society, family, or industry; the behaviour of the workforce and those supervising them in relation to productivity remains fundamentally tied to listening and responding appropriately to communicated issues. All other efforts and tools are to support these two fundamentals. Observation over vigilance - The Hawthorne effect established that employees tend to perform better when they are being observed. But it has different connotations in the modern workplace. Employees hate being under vigilance 24×7, but yes, they want to be observed. Right people in the right group - Employees who are usually productive can become unproductive when placed in the wrong group. At the same time, attentive and communicated mindfulness of how others are working may have a positive impact on their engagement and increase productivity.

References 1. Martyn Shuttleworth (Oct 10, 2009). Hawthorne Effect. Retrieved Sep 05, 2021 from Explorable.com: https://explorable.com/hawthorne-effect. 2. Prajjal Saha ( Jan 9, 2018). The ‘Hawthorne Effect’ in the modern workplace Retrieved Sep 05, 2021 from https://www.hrkatha.com/features/the-hawthorneeffect-in-the-modern-workplace/...