Mayo, Elton, 1880-1949

Elton Mayo joined HBS in 1926 as Head of the new Department of Industrial Research. He was Associate Professor at Harvard Business School from 1926-1929, Professor from 1929-1947, and Professor Emeritus from 1947-1949. Between 1928 and 1933 Mayo was closely associated with the Hawthorne Studies, an industrial research project conducted at the Western Electric Company plant in Hawthorne, Illinois. He died in Guilford, England on December 9, 1949.

From the description of Elton Mayo papers, 1914-1947 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 122656607

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