Hawthorne Effect

A study conducted by a Harvard Business School professor, Elton Mayo in the year of 1927 to 1932 found out that a worker's productivity can be increased if there is a psychological stimulus arises from the need of being single out or feel important.

In a simple word it is described that a person will have the tendency to work harder and perform better when they were being watched or being given special attention. This study was conducted at the Hawthorne Plant in Western Electric Company of Cicero, Illianos. This study is called the Hawthorne Effect.

The findings in this study indicated that when the employees in this company were being singled out together, to be watched by the researchers, they tend to perform better than those who were not chosen for the research.

This proved that a person will work harder and perform better when they have this feeling that they were being watched.

When I first heard of this study, my first impression was this :- We are all being watched. Even when we are alone sitting by ourselves, we are actually being watched! By whom? Of course, by our creator.

"Therefore remember Me (by praying,glorifying), I will remember you, and be grateful to Me (for My countless Favors on you) and never be ungrateful to me" [ Quran 2:152]

The truth is, we are all being watch by our supreme Creator for every second, every hour, days, months and years in our life. If only we care to remember Him for every second of the day, then probably we will have choose to perform better in life.