Introduction The Hawthorne Effect has been described as “the reward you get when you pay attention to people” (Maslow, 2005). George Elton Mayo conducted the Hawthorne Studies with the aim of promoting a greater understanding of the effects of working conditions on worker productivity. The results of these studies proved to be contrary to the management theories of the time but were important for understanding workers' motivational factors. “The studies have had a profound effect on the field of organizational development” (Richard, 2004). Thanks to the research efforts of past management theorists, today we have many more insightful management trends and educated managers. Biography of theorist George Elton Mayo was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on December 26, 1880. He was the second son of a respected colonial family, whose father was a civil engineer. After failing to follow in his grandfather's footsteps by studying medicine, he was sent to Britain. He then began writing about Australian politics for the Pall Mall Gazette and taught at the Working Men's College in London. He later returned to university and became the philosopher Sir William Mitchell's most brilliant student, even though his views on management made him unpopular. George Mayo married Dorothea McConnel, and then had two daughters, Patricia Elton Mayo, who would follow her father's management...