The Gordon and Howell report on business education in 1959:
A) recommended that the study of management pay greater attention to the social sciences.
B) refuted the findings of the Hawthorne Study.
C) supported the bureaucratic organizational structure as the best organizational form.
D) stressed the ethical implications of business.

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The Gordon and Howell report recommended that the study of management pay greater attention to social sciences, indicating the importance of understanding the social and human aspects of business. The report did not refute Hawthorne Study, nor did it support bureaucratic organizational structure as the best form. However, the report did stress the ethical implications of business, which is not mutually exclusive with choice A.

The Gordon and Howell Report on Business Education in 1959