Record of observations of the relay assembly test room operations. Conversations of the workers were recorded in detail. Also included are observations of their moods in handwritten marginalia. During this period, several workers were informed...
Report compiling data gathered from employee comments on standard hours and steady work during interviews held from 1929-1931. It also includes some information about home conditions which was collected during 1930-1931 and then grouped by mental...
Summary of weekly activity in the relay assembly test room from the time period August 8 through December 26, 1931. Production curve and other data fluctuations are covered and explained, as well as any personal or environmental effects on the test...
C.E. Turner of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Biology and Public Health wrote G.A. Pennock and M.L. Putnam. The letters discuss testing causes for increased output, analyzing output by 15 minute intervals, testing vascular skin...
Report written by Imogene Rousseau in February 1931. This report was based on the interviews that were conducted with twelve female operators who worked in the Landing Coil Department
Record of observations of the relay assembly test room operations. Conversations of the workers were recorded in detail. Also recorded were observations of their moods, in handwritten marginalia
Five reports reviewing the personnel counseling experiment from January, 1936 to March, 1937. Included are the appendices about attitudes of short and long service employees, outline and suggestions for discussing the labor situation, and tables...
Report on the quality of production by the relay assembly test room operators. A list of the 23 most frequent causes of rejection of relays was made. The inspector recorded each kind of defect, the hour of assembly, and the operator for each...
Examines the relation between the quality of output and the following factors: average hourly output, day of the week, weather, amount of sleep, and volume of conversation. Inspectors records of rejections were compared to the records of weather,...
Tabulations and charts studying the relation between production and two factors: repair time and personal time. The report includes complete logs of personal time taken by the five operators in the relay assembly test room
Detailed daily descriptions of every variable adjusted in the relay assembly test room, including seating positions, methods to track production, temperature, humidity and lighting.
Step by step descriptions with diagrams of assembly of R-1498 relay. Includes stock list of parts required for assembly, and descriptions of motions required for each operator on assembly line, separated by hand.
Report and its supplement on the bank wiring test room group. The document reports the progress made in the Bank Wiring Test Room and provides some tangible basis for a critical evaluation of the research program
Report describing multiple cases where the counselor was able to interview employees who were undergoing stressful situations, some of a personal nature, some related to their jobs, and how the counselor was able to lessen tensions and enable the...
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...
Comments from mica test room operators. The comments were recorded and classified as follows: A. Rest periods, hours, holidays, vacations; B. Production, earnings, repairs, type; C. Supervision and test room environment; D. Attitudes and transient...
Summary of the development and findings of the psychological and sociological studies concerning the relay assembly test group. The report discusses the method used, the findings of the study, the changes introduced, and a prospectus for the future...
Sample and completed questionnaires by the test room employees. Questions deal with aspects of the employees personal lives like habits, attitudes, health, and goals along with questions about their feelings toward their work and participation in...
Report showing data and findings pertinent to a shorter work week using three sources: (1) the relay assembly test room studies, (2) interviews with employees, and (3) supervisory training conferences