53 pages of specific menus. They list what the 5 workers in the relay assembly test room ate for breakfast, lunch and supper. The date range is August, 1927 to December, 1927.
Typewritten report by R. D. Gross written in July 1931. This paper discusses the different experiments conducted at Hawthorne, some of the resulting data that was collected, and analyzes how it might be used.
Documents with detailed analysis of the interview process including, interview methods, sample comments from interviews and comments about the program and the interviews.
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....
Tables from a 1928 study that was started to test the length of time needed to gain efficiency in mica splitting. The weekly average output of 34 experienced operators was used as the standard. Fifty-two inexperienced operators were studied. ...
Study of the workers reactions to a five-day workweek with standard hours versus a five and one-half day workweek with shorter days. Workers unanimously preferred the five-day workweek with Saturday morning off. Also included is the study that...
Duplicates Progress Report No. 1 and 2 with the addition of a health questionnaire, notes on the physical examinations of each of the test employees, and a discussion about output increases when work shortened to 4:00 p.m. and then returned to 5:00...
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...
The reports of the experiments at the Hawthorne Plant generated a great deal of interest. Directors of various companies requested further information for use in their company. Several university professors requested information for use in their...