Human Relations & Human Resources Approach Chapter 3

Human Relations &
Human Resources
Approach
Chapter 3
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Classical Approach
Doesn’t:
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Account for individual needs of
employees
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Non-financial reward
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Social interaction
Human Relations
Approach
Hawthorne Studies
Influenced transitions from classical
approach to human relations approach
 Illumination Studies
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• Mayo interested in how changes in work
environment would impact productivity
• Found unexpected results
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Hawthorne Effect
• The more attention given to someone, the more
likely their behavior will change
• Social factors influence productivity
Maslow’s Hierarchy of
Needs Theory
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Humans are motivated by basic needs
Five Levels-lower order needs must be
met before reaching higher needs
 Continue shift of emphasis to social
interaction and managerial attention in
the workplace
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of
Needs Theory
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5.
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Physiological
“living wage” to purchase food and clothing
Safety
Free from danger (safe working conditions)
Affiliation
Need to belong, social relationships with co-workers
Esteem
Sense of achievement and accomplishment (internal)
Compensation and reward (external)
Self-Actualization
Job that allows growth and creativity
Mcgregor’s Theory X
and Theory Y
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The assumptions managers have about
the function of an organization
– Theory X postulates the negatives about
human nature (pg. 40)-Classical approach
– Theory Y postulates the positive about
human nature (pg. 41)-Human relations
approach
– These categories are not mutually exclusive
– Principles highlight human needs and
satisfaction with those needs being met
Human Relations
Approach
Need for attention
 Social interaction
 Individual achievement
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If management pays attention to these,
worker productivity will increase!
Human Resources
Approach
Human Resources Approach
Acknowledges contributions of the
classical and human relations
approaches to organizing
 Recognizes that individual labor is
crucial in meeting organizational goals
 Recognizes that individuals have
feelings & needs
 Emphasizes the employees’ cognitive
contributions
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Recap on Human
Relations
Lack of research and data to support
relationship b/w fulfilling needs &
satisfaction.
 Hawthorne Studies served as
springboard to Human Relations
 Managers still control-fear of misuse &
manipulation by management
 Problem with relationship b/t worker
satisfaction and productivity
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Flow Chart on H.R.
Principle
Work
Factors
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Satisfaction
For Higher
Order Needs
Job
Satisfaction
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Flowchart Disconnect?
The relationship b/w “job satisfaction” &
“productivity” is suspect
 Is “satisfied” the same as “content?”
 Are there other “things” that motivate us
to be productive besides satisfaction?
 Can you be satisfied and not
productive?
 Misuses of principles? (EX of PDM)
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Blake and Mouton’s
Managerial Grid
Tool for training managers in leadership
styles that would enhance
organizational efficiency while
stimulating individual creativity
 Leaders are most effective when they
exhibit a concern for workers and
production (combines classical &
human relations)
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Blake and Mouton’s
Managerial Grid
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5 prototype styles (pg. 52)
– Impoverished (1,1)
– Country Club (1,9)
– Authority-Compliance (9,1)
– Team (9,9)
– Middle of the Road (5,5)
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Likert’s System IV
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Focus on organizational form that can
incorporate ideals of human resources
 Motivational factors, decision making, goal
setting, influence, performance
 Four types are more or less effective in
satisfying org. and individual goal
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System I- Exploitive/Authoritative
System II- Benevolent/Authoritative
System III- Consultative
System IV- Participative organization
Linking Pin: An individual with membership in
various work groups
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Communication
Implications
Content-task, social, & innovation
 Direction-all directions, team based,
free flow from various locations
(challenge is to be able to access &
utilize)
 Channel-all sorts, value on which ever
channel fits best to content
 Style-informal-congruent with “alldirection team based” communication
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Human Resource
Organizations Today
Learning organizations
– Emphasize mental flexibility
– Team learning
– A shared vision
– Complex thinking
– Personal mastery
– Emphasizes participation and dialogue in the
workplace
– Knowledge management (creation,
development, application)
Pfeffer’s Seven Practices of
Successful Orgnizations
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Employment security
Selective hiring
Self-managed teams & decentralization
Comparatively high & contingent
compensation
Extensive training
Reduction of status differences
Sharing information
So, When is HR
Appropriate?
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Examples of Programs that stress team
management and employee
involvement
– Japanese management systems
– Scanlon Plan
– TQM
– Just in Time management
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When Doing HR, Consider
This!
Know when team-based management is
appropriate.
 Consider the attitudes of top (and bottom)
management.
 Deal with cynicism about change.
 Understand the nature of empowerment.
 Facilitate the translation program (how to
create a new climate within the
organizational culture.
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