Max Manages a Small Factory Producing Electronic Smoke Detectors

question 96

Multiple Choice

Max manages a small factory producing electronic smoke detectors.After reading about the Hawthorne studies,he realises that worker productivity can be increased. If Max reduces the light intensity in his factory,what will he achieve?

• A)reduced lighting costs
• B)increased work productivity
• C)more satisfied workers
• D)none of the above

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