A Key Conclusion from the Hawthorne Relay Assembly Test Room

question 186

Multiple Choice

A key conclusion from the Hawthorne relay assembly test room studies was that __________.

• A)Workers cannot be productive at various levels of illumination.
• B)Workers are basically rational.
• C)Workers perform well when they share pleasant social relations with one another and when supervision is participatory.
• D)Workers are more productive when their pay scale is increased to match their effort.
• E)Workers are more productive when their work areas are well lighted.

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Definitions:

ATP Production

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Metabolism

Sum of all the chemical reactions that take place in the body, consisting of anabolism and catabolism. Cellular metabolism refers specifically to the chemical reactions within cells.

Chemical Reactions

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