Elton Mayo

Elton Mayo

George Elton Mayo (26 December 1880 – 7 September 1949) was an Australian born psychologist, industrial researcher, and organizational theorist. Mayo was formally trained at the University of Adelaide, acquiring a Bachelor of Arts Degree graduating with First Class Honours, majoring in philosophy and psychology, and was later awarded an honorary Master of Arts Degree from the University of Queensland (UQ). While in Queensland, Mayo served on the University's war committee and pioneered research into the psychoanalytic treatment of shell-shock. As a psychologist Mayo often helped soldiers returning from World War I recover from the stresses of war and with a Brisbane physician, pioneered the psychoanalytic treatment of shell-shock and conducted psycho-pathological tests. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elton Mayo is the 50th most popular psychologist (down from 43rd in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Australia (down from 10th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Psychologist.

Elton Mayo is most famous for his contributions to the Hawthorne Studies. The Hawthorne Studies were a series of experiments that were conducted at the Hawthorne Plant in Cicero, Illinois. The experiments were based on the idea that workers would be more productive if they felt like they were being treated as individuals.