(英会話リスニングスクリプト)
Another important consideration is how each
worker contributes to the product he is making.
In most factories the worker sees only one
small part of the product.
Some car factories are now experimenting
with having many small production lines rather than one
large one, so that each worker contributes more to the production
of cars on his line.
It would seem that not only is the degree
of worker contribution an important factor, therefore, but
it is also one we can do something about.
To what extent does more money lead to greater
productivity?
The workers themselves certainly think that
this is important.
But perhaps they want more money only because
the work they do is so boring.
Money just lets them enjoy their spare time
more.
A similar argument may explain demands for
shorter working hours.
Perhaps if we succeed in making their jobs
more interesting, they will neither want more money, nor
will shorter working hours be so important to them.
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