<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Dorothea McConnel (married 18 April 1913) children: Patricia and Gael </Td> </Tr> <P> 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). </P> <P> 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 . He was a lecturer in psychology and mental philosophy at the UQ between 1911 and 1922, when he sailed to the United States . In 1926 he was appointed to the Harvard Business School (HBS) as a professor of industrial research . </P> <P> In Philadelphia he conducted research at a textile plant in order to develop a method to reduce the very high rate of turnover in the plant . Mayo's association with the Hawthorne studies as well as his research and work in Australia led to his enjoying a public acclaim granted to few social scientists of his day . </P>

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