Understanding Management
Understanding Management
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781285421230
Author: Richard L. Daft, Dorothy Marcic
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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To discuss:

Reasons for considering Hawthorne studies as a major turning point in the history ofmanagement despite the errors in the results.

Introduction:

Hawthorne studies were a series of studies on labour productivity of Hawthorne plant.

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