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Hawthorne effect

noun

Etymology

Coined by American social psychologist John R. P. French in 1953 after a study conducted by Elton Mayo in 1924-1932 at the Hawthorne Works, a large factory complex in Cicero, Illinois (formerly Hawthorne).

  1. derived from in 1953 after a study conducted by Elton Mayo in 1924-1932 at the Hawthorne Works

Definitions

  1. A phenomenon whereby a change in the behavior of a subject being studied is an effect of…

    A phenomenon whereby a change in the behavior of a subject being studied is an effect of the change itself or the fact of being observed rather than the nature of the change in question.

    • In modern organizations, a Hawthorne effect might occur when a relatively trivial change is made in a person's job, and that person initially responds to this change very positively but the effect does not last long.
    • Even if methodological shortcomings were waived, there is no proof of a Hawthorne effect in the original data.

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