Manufacturing Knowledge: A History of the Hawthorne Experiments (Studies in Economic History and Policy: USA in the Twentieth Century)

Gillespie

ISBN 10: 0521456436 / ISBN 13: 9780521456432

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2008

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What motivates workers to work harder? What can management do to create a contented and productive workforce? This study refers to the Hawthorne experiments, a famous piece of research in the social and behavioural sciences, and draws on the original records of the experiments. Series: Studies in Economic History & Policy: USA in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JMJ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440. . 2008. Revised ed. paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Manufacturing Knowledge: A History of the Hawthorne Experiments (Studies in Economic History and Policy: USA in the Twentieth Century)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521456436
• ISBN 13: 9780521456432
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

What motivates workers to work harder? What can management do to create a contented and productive workforce? Discussion of these questions would be incomplete without reference to the Hawthorne experiments, one of the most famous pieces of research ever conducted in the social and behavioral sciences. Drawing on the original records of the experiments and the personal papers of the researchers, Richard Gillespie has reconstructed the intellectual and political dynamics of the experiments as they evolved from the tentative experimentation to seemingly authoritative publications. Manufacturing Knowledge raises fundamental questions about the nature of scientific knowledge, and about the assumptions and evidence that underlay debates on worker productivity.

Book Description

What motivates workers to work harder? What can management do to create a contented and productive workforce? Discussion of these questions would be incomplete without reference to the Hawthorne experiments, one of the most famous pieces of research ever conducted in the social and behavioral sciences.