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All about Hawthorne Effect in Management

HR Digest

Have you heard about the Hawthorne effect before? The Hawthorne effect is a term used to describe the improvement in employees’ productivity that lasts temporarily. We’ll discuss all there is to know about the Hawthorne effect, the Hawthorne experiment, and how Hawthorne studies human resource management.

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The Role Plants Play In Productive Office Life

The Horizons Tracker

Plants have a strong and enduring reputation as a positive influence on our mood and behavior, and so a recent Japanese study from the University of Hyogo should perhaps come as no surprise. The researchers believe the results suggest more greenery in the office could be a low cost intervention to help employees manage stress.

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EBM: The Hawthorne Studies

LDRLB

The Hawthorne Studies were conducted from 1927 to 1932 at the Hawthorne Works plant outside of Chicago. Elton Mayo, a scientific management researcher, wanted to examine the impact of work conditions on employee productivity. Instead, he found the “Hawthorne Effect.”.

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Uber Shows How Not to Apply Behavioral Economics

Harvard Business Review

Uber has been using similar insights to influence drivers’ behavior. ” One such approach, according to Scheiber, compels drivers toward collecting more fares based on the insight from behavioral sciences that people are highly influenced by goals. All four groups increased their implementation of fuel-efficient behaviors.