Letters written both before and after a Personnel Counseling Conference held January 24-25, 1961, in New York City that included representatives from numerous branches of American Telephone & Telegraph Company. After the conference, the...
Raw data regarding the effect of rest break variations on the daily output of 5 mica-splitting operators was measured over a 37-week period in 1928. Included are tables of the average accumulated totals, charts of output, and daily output logs for...
Raw production and earnings data on an hourly basis for assembly group two with information on climate. Tables with weekly and monthy averages are included. Some handwritten notes are included, adding context to the figures.
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...
Records regarding mica-splitting operator 1. Informal notes and recommendations, both hand written and type written, concerning this operator are included. Also included is a summary of absences is given for the entire period of employment from...
Records regarding mica-splitting operator fives performance. Included are a formal summary, a list of comments, and a log of favorable and unfavorable comments. The favorable and unfavorable comment log is for the period from 1928 to 1930. Also...
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...
Report discussing the problems that the supervisors are having after the change in pay scale across the company. Changes in attitude and relations to other workers are included
Several reports, memoranda, and letters. It includes two copies of a preliminary report concerning the experiment in personnel counseling by which Personnel Man would interview employees and supervisors in an attempt to find problems in his...
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...
Summary of why layoffs had to occur and how employees were chosen for layoff. Also included are the employee and supervisor comments regarding the layoffs
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. ...
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...
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
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...
Transcripts of interviews with supervisors regarding the employee interview process, working conditions and supervisor training. They took place in 1929. Some handwritten notes are included as marginalia.
Two page form/questionnaire used for personal data collection and observation. A narrative case history for each of the 5 mica splitting operators follows. The case histories give marital status and age. There is a discussion of living...