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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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The studies done at the Hawthorne plant did not specifically mention the gender differences in rate busting. Therefore, option D is the correct choice as it was not found in the study. The other options were all identified in the Hawthorne studies.

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