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Frederick W. Taylor's Contributions to Workplace Motivation
Frederick W. Taylor's contributions to workplace motivation came in the form of scientific management. Although many of Taylor's ideas are discredited, such as the work man is stupid and tradesman are opposed to making changes in their habits. His scientific management idea helped increase productivity in the workplace. -
Continuation of Taylor's Contribution to Workplace Motivation
Taylor's idea of scientific management instilled the value of time, order, productivity and efficiency. The idea of scientific management also stressed that the job of management should be to maximize prosperity for both the employer and the employee. -
Elton Mayo and The Hawthorne Studies
A series of experiments were conducted at the Western Electricity factory to find out if the illumination of the factory affected worker productivity. Elton Mayo and other researchers found that the productivity level of the workers increased as the lighting level increase. To test their results they dimmed the lighting in the factory and again found that worker productivity increase even though the lighting had been dimmed down. -
Continuation of Elton Mayo and The Hawthorne Studies
Elton Mayo and other researchers continued to find that when they changed the environment of the factory, worker productivity usually increase. Researchers concluded that productivity did not increase due to the work environment but because the workers thought they were being monitored. Later studies found that productivity increased because workers believed their work was more important and they felt the need to defend their efforts. -
Continuation of Frederick Herzberg and the Motivation-Hygiene Theory
He concluded that people are motivated to work when the work is interesting and when the work is challenging. Although Herzberg discovered these ways of motivating employees, many of the methods are not utilized even in today's workplace. -
Frederick Herzberg and the Motivation-Hygiene Theory
Frederick Herzberg discovered that the things that make workers satified and motivated at work are completely different than the things that make them dissatisfied. Things such as bad management, low salary and uncomfortable work places make employees dissatisfied with work. Herzberg also found that things that satisfy employees may not make them more motivated to work, such as good management. -
Work Cited for Frederick W. Taylor
Brennan, Linda. "Scientific Management of Information Overload."Journal of Business and Management. Journal of Business and Management. 2011. Web. 11 May 2014 -
Work Cited for Elton Mayo
Johnsey, Grant. "Leveraging the Hawthorn Effect: Monitoring Manager Performance While Transitioning Assets." Journal of Investing. Journal of Investing. 2011. Web. 11 May 2014 -
Work Cited for Frederick Herzberg
Herzberg, Frederick. "One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees." Harvard Business Review. Harvard Business School Publishing. January 2003. Web. 11 May 2014
