What Lessons Did Researcher's Draw from the Hawthorne Studies Concerning

question 29

Multiple Choice

What lessons did researcher's draw from the Hawthorne studies concerning informal relations in the workplace?

• A)that changing lighting in a workplace increased productivity of workers
• B)that the interior design of a workplace is critical to worker productivity
• C)that when workers form social relations at work,their productivity increases
• D)that if workers are allowed to become too social their productivity decreases

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