Activity 1 | Human Resource Management homework help
- To equip managers with strategies to effectively guide and motivate individuals and groups, ensuring they contribute their best
effort towards achieving organizational goals.
THE DEFINITION AND SCOPE OF OB
BehaviorMotivation Cognitions Affect/ Emotions Self Efficacy Ego Resources Needs Personal Traits Environment (Culture/Team/ Leadership, etc.) A Framework for Organizational Behavior Study Goals Values Outcomes Scholars from Harvard Business School conducted a number of experiments from 1924 to 1933 at the Hawthorne Plant of the Western Electric Company in Illinois. Research Question: Are employees more productive in a well-lit environment than they are in a poorly-lit environment?
THE BEGINNING OF OB STUDY – THE HAWTHORNE STUDIES
Improved lighting, workstation, having regular breaks, etc. Surveys/ Interviews
THE BEGINNING OF OB STUDY – THE HAWTHORNE STUDIES
THE HAWTHORNE STUDIES
Main findings Researchers were surprised to find that productivity increased by the control group / period (without improvements) and the experimental group (with improvements) Why?