Initial attempts at employee involvement programs were generally unsuccessful because:

A) Employees turned out to be rather ignorant of their own jobs and how what they did fit into the "big picture" for the company
B) They did not change the underlying structure of standardized, routinized work organization
C) They did not change the degree of involvement employees had in decision making
D) Changing working conditions to make them more humane turned out to have little to no impact on employee job satisfaction and work quality

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Kayla Matlock · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Initial attempts at employee involvement programs were unsuccessful because they did not change the underlying structure of standardized, routinized work organization. Simply adding a few opportunities for employees to give their opinions or suggestions did not address the fundamental issues with the work itself and the way it was organized.

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