What Conclusions Did Business Managers Draw from Scientific Management

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Short Answer

What conclusions did business managers draw from scientific management?
Because salary is a hygiene factor, wages do not motivate workers to produce more.
The informal group was relatively unimportant.
Goal setting increased worker output.
Business firms had to provide for food, water, shelter, and sleep for their workers to increase output.
Paying workers a higher wage and redesigning the job into simple tasks would dramatically increase output.

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Definitions:

Muscle Contractions

The process by which muscle fibers produce force and shorten, resulting in movement or maintenance of posture.

Eversion

The movement of turning a body part outward, such as rotating the sole of the foot away from the midline of the body.

Inversion

Turning the sole of the foot medially.

Musculoskeletal System

The organ system that includes bones, muscles, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, and joints supporting movement and form of the body.