Hawthorne Works — The Hawthorne Works, in Cicero, Illinois, was a large factory complex built by Western Electric starting in 1905 and operating until 1983. It had 45,000 employees at the height of its operations. Besides telephone equipment, the factory produced… … Wikipedia
Hawthorne — may refer to:People* Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 1930), American painter * Donald Hawthorne (1926 2003), American yeast geneticist * Dustin Hawthorne, bassist in the Victoria based band Hot Hot Heat. * Frank Hawthorne (born 1946), Canadian… … Wikipedia
Hawthorne effect — ☆ Hawthorne effect n. [after the Hawthorne Works of the Western Electric Co. in Cicero, Ill., where studies of worker performance were made in 1927] improvement in performance, as by workers or students, resulting from mere awareness that… … English World dictionary
Hawthorne effect — The Hawthorne effect is a form of reactivity whereby subjects improve or modify an aspect of their behavior being experimentally measured simply in response to the fact that they know they are being studied,[1][2] not in response to any… … Wikipedia
Hawthorne-Effekt — Der Hawthorne Effekt ist ein Phänomen der gruppenbasierten Beobachtungsstudien, das in den 1920er Jahren bei Experimenten in den Hawthorne Werken (Illinois, USA) entdeckt wurde. Er besagt, dass die Teilnehmer einer Studie ihr natürliches… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hawthorne — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Patronyme 2 Toponyme 3 Divers … Wikipédia en Français
Hawthorne research — ▪ socioeconomics also called Hawthorne effect socioeconomic experiments conducted by Elton Mayo (Mayo, Elton) in 1927 among employees of the Hawthorne Works factory of the Western Electric Company in Cicero, Illinois. For almost a year, a … Universalium
Hawthorne effect — noun Etymology: from the Hawthorne Works of the Western Electric Co., Cicero, Ill., where its existence was established by experiment Date: 1962 the stimulation to output or accomplishment that results from the mere fact of being under… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hawthorne effect — Psychol. a positive change in the performance of a group of persons taking part in an experiment or study due to their perception of being singled out for special consideration. [1960 65; after the Hawthorne Works of the Western Electric Company … Universalium
hawthorne effect — ˈhȯˌthȯrn , ˌthȯ(ə)n noun Usage: usually capitalized H Etymology: from the Hawthorne Works of the Western Electric Co., Cicero, Ill., where the effect s existence was established by experiment : the stimulation to increase output or… … Useful english dictionary
Hawthorne — [ hɔːθɔːn], Nathaniel, amerikanischer Schriftsteller, * Salem (Massachusetts) 4. 7. 1804, ✝ Plymouth (New Hampshire) 19. 5. 1864; stammte aus einer der ältesten Familien Neuenglands. Die Geschichte dieser Region gehört zum Kern seines Werks.… … Universal-Lexikon
