Question

When Mayo Elton did his now-classic experiment on worker productivity, he found that he could increase productivity by changing variables in a work environment, but that changing variables back also increased productivity. What did he conclude was the true cause of the increase in productivity?a. a decrease in sick daysb. his own bias c. the effect of being studiedd. the effect of change in the workplace, as it broke workers’ routines and made them more alerte. increased lighting and longer breaks

Answer 1

c. the effect of being studied

Step-by-step explanation

George Elton Mayo was a famous Australian industrial researcher and a psychologist. Elton Mayo's theory states that the employees are more motivated by relational factors than by monetary factors or rewards. These relational factors includes camaraderie and attentions. This factors motivates the employees and the productivity of the employees are increased.

In order to prove his theory, he did change few variables in order to increase the productivity and thus he concluded that the effect of being studied is the true reason for the increase in productivity.