Suppose You Were Hired as the Manager of a Small

Suppose you were hired as the manager of a small paint factory. A few days into the job, you sensed that your workers were very poorly motivated to perform. After visiting with several of your workers, it became clear to you that none of the workers felt that anyone in management cared about them as people. As a result, you started paying attention to your workers and showed interest in what they were doing. Almost immediately, you noticed that morale improved and productivity went up. This type of finding is consistent with what Elton Mayo called the

A) the Peters effect.
B) the Hawthorne effect.
C) employee empowerment.
D) the Mayo effect.
E) the contingency approach.