Is there a Hawthorne effect?

Existe-t-il un effet Hawthorne ?

François Geoffroy ()
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François Geoffroy: CRIISEA - Centre de Recherche sur les Institutions, l'Industrie et les Systèmes Économiques d'Amiens - UR UPJV 3908 - UPJV - Université de Picardie Jules Verne

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Abstract: The experiments conducted by Elton Mayo and his team from Harvard at Western Electric's Hawthorne factory led to the formulation of the well-known "Hawthorne effect": the attentive attitude of the staff motivated wage-earners' behaviors. However more and more studies have questioned these findings and conclusions. This critical, historical reinterpretation of these experiments is based on a review of the literature in several disciplines.

Date: 2019-03-11
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Published in Gérer et Comprendre. Annales des Mines, 2019, 135 (1), pp.42-52. ⟨10.3917/geco1.135.0042⟩

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DOI: 10.3917/geco1.135.0042

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