Question

When Elton Mayo did his now-classic experiment on worker productivity, he found that he could increase productivity by changing variables in a work environment, but also that changing back variables increased productivity. What did he conclude was the true cause of the increase in productivity?a. a decrease in sick daysb. his own bias c. the effect of being studiedd. the effect of change in the workplace, as it broke workers’ routines and made them more alerte. increased lighting and longer breaks

Answer 1

Answer:

d. effect of change in workplace

Explanation:

George Elton Mayo is psychologist whose scientific study helped to mold what is today known as organizational behavior. As a famous Australian industrial researcher he ran a now-classic experiment on worker productivity, where by changing the variables at the work place he discovered that productivity could increased.

In Elton Mayo's theory we see that he mentions motivation that makes workers more productive. These he termed relational factors besides money, camaraderie and attentions are an example of the factors but not limited to the two.

His conclusions on manipulating the variables in work is stated in option d.–the effect of change in the workplace, as it broke workers’ routines and made them more alert,

Answer 2

Answer:

the effect of change in workplace as it broke workers' routines and made them more alert, increased

Explanation:

a. A decrease in sick day was not conducted

b. the experiment was quantitatively measured so his own bias couldn't have had any influence.

c. workers productivity had no effect of being studied.

d. change in workers' routines brought them out of monotony and fatigue. A series of experiments were conducted in which length and numer of breaks were varied in each experiment. It was noticed that length and number of breaks had a positive effect uptill the certain number and length of break. Upon further increasing the length and number of breaks, te output decreased. Even after the changes were undone, the productivity increased

e. effect of longer breaks is explained above. It only had an impact uptill a certain amount. Increased illumination had no effect on the output.