This document summarizes Mary Parker Follett's management theory and the Hawthorne Studies. Follett is considered the "Mother of Modern Management" and believed management is about getting things done through people using power-with rather than power-over. Her main principles were integration of workers, co-active power, and valuing group power over personal power. The Hawthorne Studies from the 1920s experimented with work conditions and found that productivity increased due to social and environmental factors, not just physical changes. Both highlighted the human element in management.

1. TOPICS:
• Theory of Mary Parker Follett
• The Hawthorne Studies

2. Theory Of Mary Parker Follett

3. Mary Parker
Follett
3 September 1868 – 18
December 1933
• Social Worker , Management Theorist and
consultant
• Known as “Mother of Modern Management”

4. Follett’s Observation On Management
Theory
• Noticed that Classical Management
Theory ignored the human side of
an organization.
• Believed “ Management is the art of
getting things done through
people “
• “Powering with” rather than
“Powering Over”

5. MAIN PRINCIPALS OF FOLLETT’S
THEORY
Follett’s
Theory
Integration
Power With
Group
Power
Integration: Workers of all levels
should integrate to reach the
organization’s goals
Power With: Workers should
practice co-active power.
Group Power: Group power should
be valued over personal power.

6. OTHER PRINCIPALS OF FOLLETT’S
THEORY
Direct contact: Direct contact between employees and
managers helps organizations avoid conflict and
misunderstandings
Early stages: Coordination should be learned and
mastered straight away. No employee should feel less
important than the next; each has a significant role that
compliments the roles of others.

7. OTHER PRINCIPALS OF FOLLETT’S
THEORY
Reciprocal relationship: Every worker, regardless of
their level in hierarchy, is responsible for pulling their
weight and integrating with the rest of the
organization
Continuous process: Coordination must be
maintained. Don't just learn it and forget about it

8. THE HAWTHORNE STUDIES
 Set of experiments before
world war 2 to increase
productivity of workers.
 Experimented by Elton
Mayo

9. Experiments:
• Improved lighting on work
environment
• having a clean workstation
• allowing employees to build
and work in teams
• having regular breaks
• And few other variables

10. CONCLUTION
• Production increased by 30%
• Work performance depends on social issue,
work environment and job satisfaction

11. Resources:
1. Management Chapter02 (slideshare.net)
2. Mary Parker Follett's Management Theory -
business.com
3. The Hawthorne Studies – Introduction to Business
(opentextbc.ca)