Question

Susanna strongly believes in the relationship between workplace communication and employee productivity, and she agrees with Alex Pentland and Benjamin Waber’s findings on workplace communication patterns. She finds that two of her employees, Steven and Amy, are talking to each other in Amy’s cubicle. She is likely to:
1. subtly hint to Steven that he should be getting back to work.
2. allow them to continue for a reasonable amount of time.
3. ensure that they only talk about work-related topics.
4. ensure that they only talk about non work-related topics.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is number "2": allow them to continue for a reasonable amount of time.

Explanation:

According to Alex Pentland and Benjamin Waber’s "Productivity through coffee breaks", employees who relate to each other the most are more productive because as they have a certain knowledge of each one of them, they could make better work-related decisions.

In that case, as Susanna believes in Alex Pentland and Benjamin Waber’s research, she is likely to allow Steven and Amy to keep talking in Amy's cubicle for a reasonable time.