The Hawthorne Studies Shifted the Attention of Managers and Scholars

question 218

Multiple Choice

The Hawthorne studies shifted the attention of managers and scholars away from the technical and structural concerns emphasized by the classical management approach and toward ___.

• A) a more scientific approach to management
• B) in?depth studies of actual case histories and individual experiences
• C) the use of computers to deal with more complex mathematical models
• D) the study of social and human concerns as keys to productivity
• E) a Theory X approach to management science

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