Key Aspects of Elton Mayo's Hawthorn Studies and Theory X and Theory Y in Management

MANAGEMENT
STUDIES

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Discuss the key aspects of Elton Mayo’s Hawthorn studies and, using examples, assess their
implications for our understanding of workplace motivation.....................................................3
Elton Mayo’s Hawthorn studies..................................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
Douglas McGregor challenged the Scientific Management school of thought by proposing
two distinct views of human beings: Theory X and Theory Y. Describe and contrast these
opposing views and, using examples, discuss their relevance to management in the modern
workplace....................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
The business and management studies consider the manner of the financial, administrative and
marketing division of the company. Organisation deals with the attainment of orientated targets
and objectives in successful way (Ahmed, Mubarik, and Shahbaz, 2021). The organisation
consider in this report is Tesco. It is multinational retailer brand in the United Kingdom. The
following report covers the scenario of Mayo's Hawthon theory and Scientific Management
theory of motivation.
TASK 1
Discuss the key aspects of Elton Mayo’s Hawthorn studies and, using examples, assess their
implications for our understanding of workplace motivation.
Elton Mayo’s Hawthorn studies
The manner of the Hawthorne theory is utilise in the various management as behavioural
managerial theories. The primary study was completely concerned with the workplace lighting.
The study deals with the understanding of variation in lighting condition that can resulted in
maximising or minimizing of the managerial productivity. On the other hand, the productivity of
the employees can also get enhanced in the group of social control. When they decrease the
lighting for one group productivity it will simultaneously get increase (Aksom, and Firsova,
2021). By having each terms of maximised or minimised changes it will directly lead to the
maximisation of the employee satisfaction.
The Hawthorn effect
In relation to it, the social interest is for the individuals, as one of an effective section to
come out to the Hawthom studies was the Hawthorn effects. It will stated that the variations in
the behavioural happen when they are supervising or overlooking their candidates in the
management of Tesco. The existence of the leaders who are supervising their staff faculty will
lead to the changing their candidates in a potential manner. And by this individual can start
performing better in an effective and efficient manner. It will deals with the productivity that can
be enhanced in the first experiment when the lighting was developed and also when it was made
adverse.