Transparency in the Workplace

Transparency in the workplace has many benefits. When companies are transparent about goals and objectives, everyone can work towards the same targets. Employees who feel informed about company decisions are more likely to be productive and loyal. According to a Harvard Business Review study, 70 percent of employees feel most engaged at work when they […]

Many behavior experts believe that greater transparency in the workplace environment can bring about unintended changes in behavior due to a well-known psychological phenomenon known as the Hawthorne effect.  What is the Hawthorne Effect? The term Hawthorne effect refers to the results of studies of workplace behavior conducted by Harvard Business School professor Elton Mayo […]