A Study Is to Be Undertaken to Examine the Effects

question 108

True/False

A study is to be undertaken to examine the effects of two kinds of background music and of two assembly methods on the output of workers at a fitness shoe factory. Two workers will be randomly assigned to each of four groups, for a total of eight in the study. Each worker will be given a headphone set so that the music type can be controlled. The number of shoes completed by each worker will be recorded. Does the kind of music or the assembly method or a combination of music and method affect output? The ANOVA model most likely to fit this situation is the two-way analysis of variance.

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Definitions:

Scientific Management

A theory of management that analyzes and synthesizes workflows with the objective of improving labor productivity and economic efficiency.

Hawthorne Effect

A phenomenon in a work setting or research in which workers or participants react positively because management or researchers care about them

Theory X

A management concept that assumes employees are inherently lazy and will avoid work if they can, requiring strict supervision and control.

Unionization Threat

A situation where employees might organize into a union to negotiate collectively for better terms of employment, often feared by employers.