A large production company has been utilizing the Hawthorne effect in its 12 international factories,and it has seen great success from implementing the Hawthorne principles that propose that ____.
A)giving less attention to employees increases worker productivity
B)increasing diversity results in increases in worker productivity
C)increasing synergy increases worker productivity
D)cutting costs through outsourcing harms employee morale and productivity
E)giving more attention to employees increases worker productivity,if they think managers care about them

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The Hawthorne studies were faulted for being poorly designed and not having enough empirical data to support the conclusions.Nevertheless,they succeeded in drawing attention to the importance of "social man" (social beings)and how managers using good human relations could improve worker productivity.

A Large Production Company Has Been Utilizing the Hawthorne Effect