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>Just for academic interest Matt, could you give me the background on the
>Hawthorne effect? Who was this guy and what did he show?
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Hawthorne effect is named after the Hawthorne power plant in US where some
bloke in the 1920's decided to look at the effect of lighting on
productivity and found that simply being interested in the workers improved
their performance. Maybe the govt should show some feigned concern for us!!
Cheers.
Nam
SpR Anglia
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