Archive for May, 2006

Is Google your Technology Advisor?

Saturday, May 20th, 2006

Ed Kohler’s insight on technology advisors goes beyond gadget recommendations or upgrading an out-of-date computer.
When making major technology decisions, who are your technology advisors?
Examples of major projects include SANs (Storage Area Networks) and VoIP (Voice over IP).
Do you rely on Google, the vendor who is selling you the solution, or your over-worked IT (Information Technology) [...]

Does the Hawthorne Effect still exist?

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006

You probably vaguely remember the study on the effect of lighting on productivity at a Western Electric plant in Hawthorne, Illinois (1924, Elton Mayo). Productivity went up for the group where illumination was increased. Interestingly, productivity also went up in the control group where the lighting was left as is.
Mayo concluded that productivity simply increased [...]