MGHC53H3- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 83 pages long!)

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Most significant perspectives that have influenced managerial thinking: the master-servant relationship, scientific management, human relations, human resources management (hrm) Master-servant relationship the essence of the common-law employment relationship pertaining to non- union workplaces. Rarely interference by courts and usually i(cid:374) e(cid:373)ploye(cid:396)s" fa(cid:448)ou(cid:396) if the(cid:396)e (cid:449)as. Sparked the movement of organized labour in a balance of power between mgmt. and labour. Industrial revolution movement toward large-scale workplaces employing large groups of workers. Focus on mass production via assembly lines: large # of tasks to becoming specialists in a small # of tasks (or even a single task) task specialization. Employee seen as an extension of the machines they ran. Goal was to reduce costs by making the production line (and those running it) as efficient as possible. Human relations a managerial view that believes that effective mgmt. practices can minimize the conflict between managers and employees: movement in the 1930s as a more enlightened approach to mgmt.

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