Discovering social organisation

Question 1

Background Hawthorne

Answer 1

• 6 experiments
• Large factors
• Elton Mayo

Question 2

Dif experiments

Answer 2

1) Illumination (light, went up psychological)
2) Relay 1 (rest, skill same time, attendance improve)
3) Relay 2 & mica splitting (wage, went up but didn’t continue, felt unfair social dynamics basis performance)
4) Interview programme (personal life shapes, not cogs of machine - understand personality)
5) Bank wiring (group norms, ‘soldiering’ restrict output, motivated group)

Question 3

1) Group norms challenged ……. only know when ….. them
2) Nature leadership change may believe nat coop if …. group
3) Rockefellers told what ……. to hear

Answer 3

Taylor
break
Communicate
wanted

Question 4

5 assumptions

Answer 4

1) Natural cooperate (selective evidence)
2) Motivated social over financial
3) Findings replicated practise (size small)
4) ‘Discovered’ social person (already view)
5) Progressive altnerative taylor (less control)