One of the Surprise Findings in the Hawthorne Studies Was

question 72

Multiple Choice

One of the surprise findings in the Hawthorne studies was that

• A) productivity increased with changes in lighting.
• B) productivity was influenced by group behavior.
• C) an increase in wages always resulted in an increase in productivity.
• D) productivity increased with better -defined tasks.

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