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Insights from the Hawthorne Experiment by Adeem Ashrafi is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The Hawthorne Experiments from 1927-1932 studied how productivity was affected by changes in work conditions. Researchers found that productivity increased even when conditions worsened, showing non-physical factors like social satisfaction and group dynamics influenced output more than objective work factors alone. Later studies identified informal social groups as important determinants of individual performance levels within organizations. The experiments demonstrated that organizations are social system
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- Adeem Ashrafi
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- EN