The "Whiz Kids" applied statistical methods to management at ________
A) the Western Electric Company
B) the Ford Motor Company
C) IBM
D) the Sony Corporation
Answer: B
Explanation: The "Whiz Kids" were computer "whizzes" who came out of the armed forces and began applying statistical methods that they had developed in the military to improve decision making at the Ford Motor Company, making "the Ford Motor Company" the correct response. The Hawthorne plant that was used in the Hawthorne studies was part of the Western Electric Company. Sony and IBM were not helped by the "Whiz Kids."
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