The Most Important Impact of the Hawthorne Studies Was That

question 283

Multiple Choice

The most important impact of the Hawthorne studies was that it:

• A) helped managers find the level of lighting associated with optimum productivity.
• B) showed that employees could be programmed like machines to perform simple repetitive tasks, and thus led to the development of assembly lines.
• C) changed the direction of research away from Taylor's scientific management toward the study of human-based management.
• D) showed that physical working conditions have no impact on worker productivity.

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