Comments on: The Hawthorne Western Electric Plant Study http://www.violinkid.com/2008/06/19/the-hawthorne-western-electric-plant-study/ Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:46:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: VK http://www.violinkid.com/2008/06/19/the-hawthorne-western-electric-plant-study/comment-page-1/#comment-848 VK Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:07:03 +0000 http://www.violinkid.com/2008/06/19/the-hawthorne-western-electric-plant-study/#comment-848 Yea, they should do it again but not let the workers know. Mayb i will try it in my workplace one time in the future :) Yea, they should do it again but not let the workers know. Mayb i will try it in my workplace one time in the future :)

]]> By: Andrew http://www.violinkid.com/2008/06/19/the-hawthorne-western-electric-plant-study/comment-page-1/#comment-845 Andrew Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:53:08 +0000 http://www.violinkid.com/2008/06/19/the-hawthorne-western-electric-plant-study/#comment-845 VK, I am not surprised that productivity improved when the lighting was turned up. I would have thought that brighter lighting provided a positive stimulant effect, thus improving productivity. However, I would have thought that dimming the lights would have had the reverse effect. As you say, the results may have been effected by staff being informed about the experiment. Cheers Andrew VK,

I am not surprised that productivity improved when the lighting was turned up.

I would have thought that brighter lighting provided a positive stimulant effect, thus improving productivity.

However, I would have thought that dimming the lights would have had the reverse effect.

As you say, the results may have been effected by staff being informed about the experiment.

Cheers

Andrew

]]> By: VK http://www.violinkid.com/2008/06/19/the-hawthorne-western-electric-plant-study/comment-page-1/#comment-843 VK Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:32:30 +0000 http://www.violinkid.com/2008/06/19/the-hawthorne-western-electric-plant-study/#comment-843 I'm doing law next semester, so mayb? I’m doing law next semester, so mayb?

]]> By: hayesy http://www.violinkid.com/2008/06/19/the-hawthorne-western-electric-plant-study/comment-page-1/#comment-837 hayesy Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:45:27 +0000 http://www.violinkid.com/2008/06/19/the-hawthorne-western-electric-plant-study/#comment-837 hahaha but I'm not studying that at uni... I'm sure there'll be some overlap if you get into some Law stuff? maybe... hahaha but I’m not studying that at uni… I’m sure there’ll be some overlap if you get into some Law stuff? maybe…

]]> By: VK http://www.violinkid.com/2008/06/19/the-hawthorne-western-electric-plant-study/comment-page-1/#comment-819 VK Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:14:11 +0000 http://www.violinkid.com/2008/06/19/the-hawthorne-western-electric-plant-study/#comment-819 madd. Probably the only thing in how our subjects relate :P madd. Probably the only thing in how our subjects relate :P

]]> By: hayesy http://www.violinkid.com/2008/06/19/the-hawthorne-western-electric-plant-study/comment-page-1/#comment-806 hayesy Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:14:21 +0000 http://www.violinkid.com/2008/06/19/the-hawthorne-western-electric-plant-study/#comment-806 Man, I love <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect#The_Hawthorne_Experiments" rel="nofollow">the Hawthorne effect</a>! (We studied it in psychology) Except we focussed more on how it affects experiments: participants never behave the same if they know they are being watched. Man, I love the Hawthorne effect! (We studied it in psychology)

Except we focussed more on how it affects experiments: participants never behave the same if they know they are being watched.

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