April 13, 1931, G.A. Pennock sent C.W. Bergquist a report titled: An Account of the Work of the Industrial Research Division. The Industrial Research Division was established in January, 1929 to centralize the test room study, the employee...
Three documents, two letters and one detailed report. First, Elton Mayos letter to G.A. Pennock dated February 9, 1931, concerning the status of the Western Electric experiments and the importance of studying how fatigue, morale, preoccupation...
Report addressing the work of a counselor during the three month period of January through March, 1943. It stated what she did on a daily basis and showed how her work was valuable to the company by increasing employee morale, providing proof...
Three-year attendance reports of 5 mica test operators recorded in tables. Comparisons are shown between one year in the regular department and two years in the test room
Report listing the seven qualities that each counselor should possess. Those qualities were: integrity, job interest, social skills, capacity for growth, initiative, intelligence, and appearance. These attributes would be used in the future to...
A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel written by Charles Dickens in 1859. Through the fate of several main characters, the story tells about the life of people living in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.
In 1775, Dr....
Case histories of the five operators and layout operators of the relay assembly test room. The histories are forms covering the test subjects family connections, personal qualities, home and community environment, and work history. Following these...
Case study of a relay assembly test room operator who was taken off the study because of her antagonistic attitude. The change in her behavior could be due to her poor health condition, perhaps anemia. Included are some of her health statistics...
Case study of a group of young female employees. This group of young female employees formed cliques, talked, and was a problem for their supervisors. The girls claimed they did not know how to do their jobs, they needed more supervision, they...
Letters addressing a case study entitled The Girl Who Talked Too Much and two versions of this case study. In a department which had previously encouraged talking, a woman employee was moved three times for talking, but was not told to stop...
Indian attorney. Diaries (1939-1949) kept by Cate; manuscripts (1876-1924) in the Creek language; copies of correspondence (1838-1937) in English, signed by officials connected with Indian affairs, including Maj. Gen. Thomas S. Jessup,...
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
A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel written by Charles Dickens in 1859. Through the fate of several main characters, the story tells about the life of people living in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.
In 1775, Dr....
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...
Records of the daily output of 35 experienced mica-splitting operators in the regular department for a 3-year period. The length of service for each regular department operator is given. Regular department total daily hours worked and total daily...
Background on reasons for workers to restrict their output instead of working at maximum efficiency. Group solidarity is listed as the key reason, as well as the workers personality. The memorandum also states there is no correlation between a...
Telephone conversations between Dr. Achilles Armenakis and Professor Arthur G. Bedeian with his class of Ph. D. students in which the students asked Dr. Armenakis questions and he responded.
Telephone conversations between Dr. Achilles Armenakis and Professor Arthur G. Bedeian with his class of Ph. D. students in which the students asked Dr. Armenakis questions and he responded.
Telephone conversations between Dr. Alfred A. Bolton and Professor Arthur G. Bedeian with his class of Ph. D. students in which the students asked Dr. Bolton questions and he responded.
Telephone conversations between Dr. Alfred A. Bolton and Professor Arthur G. Bedeian with his class of Ph. D. students in which the students asked Dr. Bolton questions and he responded.
Telephone conversations between Dr. Alfred A. Bolton and Professor Arthur G. Bedeian with his class of Ph. D. students in which the students asked Dr. Bolton questions and he responded.
Telephone conversations between Dr. Alfred A. Bolton and Professor Arthur G. Bedeian with his class of Ph. D. students in which the students asked Dr. Bolton questions and he responded.
Telephone conversations between Dr. Bernard Bass and Professor Arthur G. Bedeian with his class of Ph. D. students in which the students asked Dr. Bass questions and he responded.
Telephone conversations between Dr. Bernard Bass and Professor Arthur G. Bedeian with his class of Ph. D. students in which the students asked Dr. Bass questions and he responded.
Telephone conversations between Dr. David Bowers and Professor Arthur G. Bedeian with his class of Ph. D. students in which the students asked Dr. Bowers questions and he responded.
Telephone conversations between Dr. David Bowers and Professor Arthur G. Bedeian with his class of Ph. D. students in which the students asked Dr. Bowers questions and he responded.
Telephone conversations between Mr. John Breeze and Professor Arthur G. Bedeian with his class of Ph. D. students in which the students asked Mr. Breeze questions and he responded.
Telephone conversations between Mr. John Breeze and Professor Arthur G. Bedeian with his class of Ph. D. students in which the students asked Mr. Breeze questions and he responded.