Which of the Following Statements Would Elton Mayo Be Most

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements would Elton Mayo be most likely to make soon after concluding his Hawthorne studies?

• A)Workers are not lazy,but they normally lack direction and respond best to an autocratic style of management.
• B)Employees who enjoy their work environment and believe they are respected are likely to be more productive workers.
• C)The key to increasing productivity is to provide workers with the best possible physical working conditions.
• D)When workers are put into an isolated group,their natural tendency is to compete against each other and establish a natural "pecking order."

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