Elton Mayo and the Hawthorne Experiment: Process of Model of Motivation

The Hawthorne Experiment - conducted by Elton Mayo - is one of the classic experiments that led to an important part of our understanding of motivation. It leads to a simple, yet fundamental, process model of how motivation works in the workplace.
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Program 3: Managing and Leading Individuals
Course 7: Motivation
Section 2: Process Models of Motivation
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Introduction to Motivation • Introduction to Motiva...
The Fundamentals of Motivation • The Fundamentals of Mo...
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Process Models of Motivation
- Elton Mayo and the Hawthorne Experiment • Elton Mayo and the Haw...
- Victor Vroom and Expectancy Theory • What is Victor Vroom's...
- John Stacy Adams and Equity Theory • What is John Stacy Ada...
- Douglas McGregor and Theory X & Theory Y • What are Douglas McGre...
LESSON NOTES
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Frederick Taylor had championed a revolution in management and some shocking ideas about motivation, leading him to found to the powerful ideas of Scientific Management.
Elton Mayo was a follower of Taylor. But, in a series of experiments at the Western Electric Company's Hawthorne plant in Chicago, Mayo found that workers are more motivated by emotional and social factors than by economic factors. This finding, and other, led over time to the foundation of a countervailing approach to Scientific Management: Humanistic Management.
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1. As a manager, you can affect the conditions people work under and the incentives you offer them. These are the principles of scientific management. You can also decide how you engage with your people and the extent to which you show concern for them. This is a part of humanistic management. Examine your experiences as:
- a worker
- a manager
Reflect on what your own experiences tell you about the effectiveness of the two approaches to management. Make notes in your journal, notebook, or workbook. (3 MC CPD Points)
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- Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action geni.us/vjErAN
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- Multipliers, Revised and Updated: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smart geni.us/E39I
- Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations geni.us/uMaP
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This is the only thing about Taylor and Mayo’s management approaches that has made sense to me! Thank you !!

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And this is one main reason why employee turnover is such an issue in many businesses

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