If Managers Were to Implement Lessons Learned from the Hawthorne

question 275

Multiple Choice

If managers were to implement lessons learned from the Hawthorne Studies, they would

• A) eliminate informal groups as they are relatively unimportant.
• B) pay workers a higher wage as it would cause them to increase their production.
• C) have managers who used the Theory X principles.
• D) pay more attention to employees.
• E) change the specific pay scheme from hourly to piece-rate.

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Definitions:

Advancement of Colored People

Referring to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), an organization founded in 1909 to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.

Collective Action

The action taken together by a group of individuals who are motivated by a common interest, objective, or cause, especially in the context of social or political issues.

Social Movements

Organized efforts by a large group of people to promote or resist change in society.

Frame Alignment Theory

A sociological theory that explains how social movements garner participant support by aligning their activities and ideologies with the frames of potential members.