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    • Presentations by Pennock, Putnam, Melsheimer Rice and Davidson

    • Presentations by Pennock, Putnam, Melsheimer Rice and Davidson

    • 1928-1930

    • Various speeches and presentations regarding the experiment in the Inspection Branch. The original study was to see the effect of lighting on the operators, which was found to be negligible. What they did find is that the production in the test...

    • Box 8, Folder 5
    • Interviews with Group Chiefs at the Inspection Branch

    • Interviews with Group Chiefs at the Inspection Branch

    • 1928

    • Transcripts of interviews with supervisors regarding the employee interview process, working conditions and supervisor training. Also included are newspaper clippings pertaining to new management and layoffs. Some handwritten notes are included as...

    • Box 9, Folder 1
    • Miscellaneous Papers

    • Miscellaneous Papers

    • 1930

    • Seven typewritten research reports that were written using the data collected during the Hawthorne study. The papers look at interviewing techniques in general as well as specific examples from the study. It also discusses and outlines their...

    • Box 11, Folder 4
    • Final Report of the Supervisor Interviews in the Operating Branch

    • Final Report of the Supervisor Interviews in the Operating Branch

    • November, 1931

    • Two reports, one by Mr. Lovekin and one by Mr. Roethlisberger regarding their interviewing of the supervisors. Mr. Lovekins report divided by topics that the men discussed and then analyzed by percentage that felt one way or the other on each...

    • Box 13, Folder 5
    • Special interviews II

    • Special interviews II

    • 1929

    • Transcripts of interviews with operating branch employees concerning their working conditions and any other factors that may affect their work. Included at the end of each interview are brief notes from the interviewer

    • Box 14, Folder 1
    • Report on Investigation of Employee Comments: Inspection Branch

    • Report on Investigation of Employee Comments: Inspection Branch

    • 1929

    • Report addressing complaints made in the interviews with operating branch employees. Individual complaints are addressed, and sorted by categories concerning both working conditions and the job itself. Recommendations for further analysis are...

    • Box 14, Folder 2
    • Employee Relations Development Study

    • Employee Relations Development Study

    • 1929

    • Report concerning the employee interview program conducted by Hawthorne Works Inspection Branch. Included are the plans for the study with purpose and procedure. Also contained is a summary outline, and interviews with representative employees...

    • Box 14, Folder 3
    • Numerical Analysis of Comments Operating Branch Interviews

    • Numerical Analysis of Comments Operating Branch Interviews

    • 1929

    • Substance analysis of employee comments on various subjects taken from 10,300 operating branch interviews. Each subject is listed in a table, with numbers for the total comments analyzed, favorable comments, favorable thought spread, unfavorable...

    • Box 14, Folder 4
    • Substance Analysis of Comments on Supervisors

    • Substance Analysis of Comments on Supervisors

    • 1929

    • 10,300 operation branch employee interviews from 1929 are analyzed and categorized between favorable and unfavorable comments on supervisors. Comments are separated and enumerated by gender. Comments are summarized with examples as support....

    • Box 14, Folder 5
    • Substance Analysis of Comments: Operating Branch Employees  II

    • Substance Analysis of Comments: Operating Branch Employees II

    • 1929

    • Part two of a two part analysis of comments from operating branch employee interviews taken during 1929. Comments listed as favorable and unfavorable and divided into 17 categories listed alphabetically from Placement to Washroom. Finally, the...

    • Box 14, Folder 7
    • Changes Due to Interviews

    • Changes Due to Interviews

    • 1929-1930

    • The operation branch employee interviews from 1929 are analyzed and discussed and conclusions are made. Contains inter-office memos from 1930 discussing changes made due to the interviews and areas for future analysis

    • Box 14, Folder 8
    • Western Electric People

    • Western Electric People

    • 1929-1932

    • Various pieces of correspondence from 1929-1932 among Western Electric administrators. The earlier pieces of correspondence, including letters to Dr. Elton B. Mayo, Professor of Industrial Research, Graduate School of Business Administration,...

    • Box 17, Folder 2
    • Plan for Improving Employee Relations

    • Plan for Improving Employee Relations

    • 1924-1930

    • Interview method, analysis, and development of training began in the Inspection Branch, moved to the Operating Branch, and in January 1930 throughout the Works. A December 1929 pamphlet titled A Plan for Improving Employee Relations was printed. ...

    • Box 17, Folder 9
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