More Harvard humbug.

Replies to J. Sonnenfeld's (1982) critique of D. Bramel and R. Friend's (see record 1982-08638-001) article on the studies performed at the Hawthorne plant of Western Electric. Sonnenfeld fails to recognize the unique aspects of Bramel and Friend's reinterpretation of what happened at Hawthorne. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Is industrial psychology none of Marxism's business?

Responds to criticisms by H. Toch, R. Stagner, H. M. Parsons, J. Feldman, and E. A. Locke (see PA, Vol 69:6878, 6877, 6874, 6864, and 6870, respectively) regarding the authors' reexamination, within a Marxist framework, of the Hawthorne studies of industrial workers. The authors stand by their claim that abundant evidence of worker resistance at Hawthorne was suppressed in influential accounts of the research. The controversy aroused by the Marxist viewpoint is considered in terms of class bias in psychology. (13 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Hawthorne, the myth of the docile worker, and class bias in psychology.

Contends that the experimental studies performed at the Hawthorne plant of Western Electric were fundamental for the development of human relations in industry. They have also been cited frequently in social psychology and research methodology. Despite the appearance over the years of a number of well-argued critiques, it is felt that many psychologists show an undeserved respect for the conclusions associated with this classic research. The errors of the interpretation seem to reflect an uncritical acceptance of the views propagated by E. Mayo (1933, 1945) and F. Roethlisberger (1939, 1941) to the effect that workers are irrational, confused, and easily manipulated by intelligent managers and that the capitalist firm is natural, nonexploitative, and potentially conflict free. Evidence from the studies themselves contradicts these views, calling into question stereotypes still current in textbooks. (58 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Selection of a target for defensive projection.

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