The classical stopwatch study, or time study, was originally proposed by Western Electric's Hawthorne Commission in the 1920s.

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The classical stopwatch time study method was developed by Frederick W. Taylor, not the Hawthorne Commission. The Hawthorne studies, conducted at Western Electric's Hawthorne Works in the 1920s and 1930s, focused on the effects of work conditions on employee productivity and morale.

The Classical Stopwatch Study, or Time Study, Was Originally Proposed