Which of the following is not a finding of Elton Mayo’s Hawthorne studies?
A) A worker’s behavior and sentiments are closely related.
B) Group standards are highly effective in establishing individual worker output.
C) Money was less a factor in determining worker output than were group standards, sentiments, and security.
D) Competition between groups will maximize group output.
E) Group influences are significant in affecting individual behavior.
A) A worker’s behavior and sentiments are closely related.
B) Group standards are highly effective in establishing individual worker output.
C) Money was less a factor in determining worker output than were group standards, sentiments, and security.
D) Competition between groups will maximize group output.
E) Group influences are significant in affecting individual behavior.
D) Competition between groups will maximize group output.
Tags: Hawthorne studies
Source: p. 326
Source: p. 326
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Author: Elisa
Main topic: Business Economics
School / Univ.: Hanze Hogeschool
City: Groningen
Published: 14.02.2010
Tags: Exam Year 1
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