George 

Elton Mayo
 •  George Elton Mayo (26 December 1880 – 7
September 1949) was
an Australian born psychologist, industrial
researcher, and organizational theorist.
•  He studied philosophy at the
university of Adelaide. And after graduating he
was appointed professor at university of
George Elton Mayo Queensland.
• Mayo's association with the Hawthorne studies as
well as his research and work in Australia led to his
enjoying a public acclaim granted to few social
scientists of his day.
•  In 1926 he was appointed to the Harvard Business
School (HBS) as a professor of industrial research.
Research:

• Hawthorne experiment studies

• Human relations theory
• Contribution to management.
Discovery:

• What is Hawthorne studies ?

• What is the importance of Hawthorne studies ?
• The human problems of industrial civilization.
What are the 4 stages of Hawthorne studies ?

1. Experiments on illumination
2. Relay assembly experiment
3. Mass interviewing programme
4. Bank wiring obeservation room.
The Human problems of Industrial civilisation
Contents:
• Fatigue
• Monotomy
• Hawthrone experiment
• Western electric inquiry development
• "Morale"
• Sociology of culture
• Social theory.
Contributions:

• Human relations approach

• Non-economic awards
• Social man
• Organization as social system.
Conclusion:

1. Work place is a social system

2. Work group norms effect productivity
3. Informal organization effects productivity
4. Apptitude of individuals are imperfect predictors of job performance.
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