Describe how the components of the Hawthorne study are incorporated in current human resource functions. What was the main idea behind this study? How have you been impacted by the components of this study in your current or past work setting? Respond to at least two of your peers posts.

The Hawthorne study focused primarily on what motivates employees, mainly to seek what factors - beyond money - are responsible for morale, cohesion in a group, and overall productivity (Baack, 2012). These ideas were incorporated in to human resource functions through various iterations since the study, all in the pursuit of establishing how to create an ideal work environment. From Maslow's heirarchy of needs, to McGregor's theories of X and Y, to systems theory, contingency theory, and total quality...