Lillian Gilbreth studied how job satisfaction motivated employees, how motion studies could be used to help disabled individuals perform jobs, and how fatigue and stress affected workers' well-being and productivity. Why did she focus her attention in these areas?
A) She was more interested in the human side of management.
B) She disavowed the usefulness of scientific management principles.
C) She did not believe that bureaucratic positions can foster specialized skills.
D) She realized how the piece-rate system affected productivity.
E) She understood how mass production was encouraged by the Industrial Revolution.

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Lillian Gilbreth was interested in the human side of management and believed that understanding workers’ needs could increase productivity and job satisfaction.

Lillian Gilbreth Studied How Job Satisfaction Motivated Employees, How Motion