Ethnographic study of the workplace

A. provides evidence that economic factors are fundamental to understanding differential productivity.
B. is routinely performed by employees of the U.S. federal government.
C. is not very useful, because all workplaces are becoming increasingly homogeneous, compared to 20 years ago.
D. provides close observation of workers and managers in their natural setting.
E. is required of all organizations that want to become not-for-profit, according to the American Anthropological Association.


Answer: D

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