Studies done in the 1930s at the Hawthorne, Illinois, Western Electric telephone plant found all of the following, except
A) workers developed their own norms for how much work should be accomplished each day.
B) workers may be punished by their fellow workers for being too productive.
C) informal structures within an organization may increase or decrease productivity.
D) women were more likely to be "rate busters" than men.

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The Hawthorne studies did not specifically conclude that women were more likely to be "rate busters" than men. The studies focused on social dynamics and productivity, not gender differences in productivity.

Studies Done in the 1930s at the Hawthorne, Illinois, Western