Perspective The human relations perspective is a way to manage a corporation where the employees are viewed as social beings with complex needs and desires as opposed to just units of production. It is based on the works of Abraham Maslow and Douglas McGregor in the mid twentieth century. This perspective places an emphasis on the social networks found in a corporation and uses gratification‚ not depravation‚ to provide motivation in the workplace. The human relations perspective developed in the
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MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS AND THEORIES The industrial revolution‚ which began in Europe in mid-1700s‚ was the starting point for the development of management concepts and theories. PRECLASSICAL CONTRIBUTORS TO MANAGENENT THOUGHT Name Period Contribution Robert Owen 1771- 1858 Proposed legislative reforms to improve working conditions of labor Charles Babbage 1792-1871 Advocated the concept of division of labor’; devised a profit-sharing plan which led to the modern-day Scanlon Plan Andrew
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Bureaucratic management Copyright © www.examrace.com Bureaucratic management‚ one of the schools of classical management‚ emphasizes the need for organizations to function on a rational basis. Weber (1864 − 1920)‚ a contemporary of Fayol‚ was one of the major contributors to this school of thought. He observed that nepotism (hiring of relatives regardless of their competence) was prevalent in most organizations. Weber felt that nepotism was grossly unjust and hindered the progress of individuals
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the 59th Foot. Major Charles Douglas was the senior officer on board. He was born c 1787‚ the son of Captain William Douglas of the 11th Foot. He was promoted to lieutenant on 6 September 1805 and to the rank of captain on 19 May 1808. On 20 April 1815‚ he was promoted to the rank of Major. A rank he held at Waterloo. He served in the Peninsular from Dec 1813-14 and was at Bayonne. Captain James McGregor was the brother of Colonel George McGregor of the first battalion. He was promoted
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References: Bartol‚ K.‚ Tein‚ M.‚ Matthews‚ G.‚ Ritson‚ P. and Scott-Ladd‚ B. (2006) Management Foundations: A Pacific Rim Focus ‚ McGraw-Hill: Sydney. Bennis‚ W.; Stephens D.C. 2000‚ Douglas McGregor‚ Revisited: Managing the Human Side of the Enterprise‚ New York: John Wiley & Sons Breeze‚ J.D Breeze‚ J.D. and Miner Jr.‚ F.C. 1980‚ Henri Fayol: A New Definition of "Administration"‚ Academy of Management Proceedings‚ 1980‚ p110-113 Carroll
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of superiors and the responsibilities of the company‚ which is an intrinsic motivation of hard-working‚ scilicet‚ a sensation of being valued. Thereupon‚ employees’ requirements of esteem and recognition are satisfied. Theory Y postulated by Douglas McGregor in 1960 stated that staff are positive about their work and prefer more responsibilities (Jeff Madura‚ 2008). Hence‚ managers who believe in theory Y agree that a larger authorization will bring employees more opportunities to use their
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managers need to be ale able to motivate employees towards the organizational goals. Early theories of motivation include MCGREGOR’S THEORY X AND Y. It represents the foundation of which contemporary theories were developed. Facts: Douglas McGregor (1906 - 1964) is one of the forefathers of management theory and one of the top business thinkers of all time. In the year 1960‚ he developed a philosophical view of humankind with his Theory X and Theory Y. This theory can be used in human resource
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organisation and their internal publics should interact and communicate have conflicting ideas and implications. Due to these factors and the sheer size of each perspective‚ only the Human Relations perspective and the theories of Follett‚ Maslow‚ Mayo and McGregor will be examined in this report. Overview of HRP The Human Behaviour perspective on organisation communication was established in 1930 and developed until 1965‚ providing one of the most significant contributions to organisational
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High-performance organizations emphasize all of the following EXCEPT: | Internationally-oriented | The goal of HRM could be stated as | To build organizational performance capacity through people | Employee orientation‚ training‚ and performance appraisal fall under the basic human resource management responsibility of | developing a quality workforce | | Cynthia has always performed well in her job‚ and has received good performance appraisals. She has been denied a promotion
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the work of F.W. Taylor. McGregor‚ Maslow and others who assisted to improve the view of human relation tried to prove that there is another side to the traditional perspective of workers (Bartol and Martin 1998‚ p. 52).This literature review will be focusing on the evolution of McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y in relation to the development of management theory. Moreover will be explaining the definition of X and Y theory and its relevance to 21st century. McGregor proposed two contrasting sets
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