NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
SOCIOLOGY
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Hawthorne Works in Chicago, of the Western Electric Company, conducted by George Elton Mayo and associates.
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Hawthorne Works in Chicago, of the Western Electric Company, conducted by Adam Smith and associates.
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Hawthorne Works in Chicago, of the Western Electric Company, conducted by Max Weber and associates.
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Hawthorne Works in Chicago, of the Western Electric Company, conducted by Karl Marx and associates.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Hawthorne Effect is when subjects of an experimental study attempt to change or improve their behavior simply because it is being evaluated or studied. The term was coined during experiments that took place at Western Electric’s factory in the Hawthorne suburb of Chicago in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Hawthorne effect is a phenomenon observed as a result of an experiment conducted by Elton Mayo. In an experiment intended to measure how a work environment impacts worker productivity, Mayo’s researchers noted that workers productivity increased not from changes in environment, but when being watched.
Detailed explanation-3: -At the study’s onset, it was thought that economic factors would have the greatest influence on productivity. The results were surprising: productivity increased, but for reasons unrelated to economics. Ultimately, researchers concluded that job performance improved because more attention was being paid to the workers.