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Hawthorne studies  

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  • The Hawthorne studies were a series of human relations experiments conducted at the Hawthorne Works plant of the Western Electric Company in Chicago, Illinois, from 1924 to 1933. Major topics included employee productivity, satisfaction, motivation, and work group dynamics. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Hawthorne Studies]

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