Purpose

This paper aims to analyze the political background of the Hawthorne criticisms, positing that the political atmosphere of the 1940s, influenced by the decline of the new deal liberalism and the rise of the conservative coalition, stimulated scholars to challenge the Hawthorne studies.

Design/methodology/approach

Primary sources used in the guise of archival commentaries, journal articles and other published works (books and book chapters). Secondary sources are offered to provide additional insight and context.

Findings

The findings show that politics unnecessarily discredited Mayo. As a result, contemporary scholars failed to recognize Mayo’s work as an important part of the basis for modern management theory.

Research limitations/implications

The purpose of the research is to look into the political context of the Hawthorne studies to understand how management practice and research is impacted by ongoing political issues.

Originality/value

To date, no work has fully accounted for or understood the political climate of the time in considering the criticisms of the Hawthorne studies. By more fully understanding the political context, scholars can reevaluate the weight they place on the then criticisms of the Hawthorne studies.

中文翻译：

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为谁敲响了钟声：对霍桑研究批评的政治分析

目的

本文旨在分析霍桑批评的政治背景，假设 1940 年代的政治氛围受新政自由主义的衰落和保守派联盟的兴起的影响，激发了学者们对霍桑研究的挑战。

设计/方法/方法

以档案评论、期刊文章和其他出版作品（书籍和书籍章节）为幌子的主要来源。提供次要资源以提供额外的见解和背景。

发现

调查结果表明，政治不必要地抹黑了梅奥。结果，当代学者未能将梅奥的工作视为现代管理理论基础的重要组成部分。

研究限制/影响

该研究的目的是研究霍桑研究的政治背景，以了解管理实践和研究如何受到持续的政治问题的影响。

原创性/价值

迄今为止，在考虑对霍桑研究的批评时，还没有任何作品充分说明或理解当时的政治气候。通过更充分地理解政治背景，学者们可以重新评估他们对霍桑研究的当时批评的重视。