Prior to the work of Elton Mayo and his colleagues at Hawthorne Works,studies had already been conducted on the effects of __________ on worker productivity.

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The studies conducted prior to Mayo's work at Hawthorne Works focused on changes in lighting levels and their effects on worker productivity. These studies were known as the Illumination Experiments and were conducted between 1924 and 1927 at the Western Electric Company's Hawthorne Works facility. The studies found that changes in lighting levels had a positive effect on worker productivity, even when the lighting was decreased to levels that were too low for work to be performed. This led to the conclusion that factors other than physical working conditions were having an impact on worker productivity.

Prior to the Work of Elton Mayo and His Colleagues