EPISODE · Oct 12, 2013 · 9 MIN
The Hawthorne Effect
from More or Less · host BBC Radio 4
Tim Harford tells the story of the Hawthorne Experiments, one of the most famous social studies of the Twentieth Century. The finding – that workers are more productive if they are given attention - became known as the Hawthorne Effect. And he hears how the original data are now casting doubt on the legendary results. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
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