Posted by coral on November 13, 2000, at 7:05:39
In reply to Re: Hawthorne effect????, posted by dj on November 13, 2000, at 4:35:09
That was one of the theories. Others include 1) fear of losing one's job, therefore, increased performance, 2) the hope of increased wages, therefore, increased performance, 3) the breaking of routine which increased excitement and anxiety, 4)people saw the change as positive and became hopeful, 5) questions of how the experiment was conducted, i.e. did researchers find what they EXPECTED to find? Just some of the explanations that have been offered.
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