Elton Mayo Quotes

1880–1949 Australia

George Elton Mayo (26 December 1880 – 7 September 1949) was an Australian born psychologist, industrial researcher, and organizational theorist, who helped to lay the foundation for the human relations movement.

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Random Elton Mayo quote

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Defeat takes the form of ultimate disillusion — a disgust with the "futility of endless pursuit."

The Human Problems of an Industrial Civilisation (1933)

The problem is not that of the sickness of an acquisitive society; it is that of the acquisitiveness of a sick society.

The Human Problems of an Industrial Civilisation (1933)

The recent growth of interest in political matters in Australia is by no means a sign of social health.

One friend, one person who is truly understanding, who takes the trouble to listen to us as we consider our problem, can change our whole outlook on the world.

Edward William Bok (1947)

If our social skills (that is, our ability to secure co-operation between people) had advanced step by step with our technical skills, there would not have been another European War.

Acting in collaboration with the National Research Council, the Western Electric Company had for three years been engaged upon an attempt to assess the effect of illumination upon the worker and his work.

The Human Problems of an Industrial Civilisation (1933)

What social and industrial research has not sufficiently realised as yet is that... minor irrationalities of the “average normal” person are cumulative in their effect. They may not cause “breakdown” in the individual but they do cause “breakdown” in the industry.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Elton Mayo (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.