A Large Production Company Has Been Utilizing the Hawthorne Effect

question 85

Multiple Choice

A large production company has been utilizing the Hawthorne effect in its 12 international factories,and it has seen great success from implementing the Hawthorne principles that propose that ____.

• A)giving less attention to employees increases worker productivity
• B)increasing diversity results in increases in worker productivity
• C)increasing synergy increases worker productivity
• D)cutting costs through outsourcing harms employee morale and productivity
• E)giving more attention to employees increases worker productivity,if they think managers care about them

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus, causing a similar response.

Serendipity

The occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way, often playing a significant role in discoveries or innovations.

Pavlov

A Russian physiologist best known for his work in classical conditioning, particularly his experiments with dogs that led to the discovery of the conditioned reflex.

Music Videos

Short films that integrate a song with imagery, intended for promotional or artistic purposes.