POLS 2250 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Mary Parker Follett, Hawthorne Works, Organizational Behavior
12 Apr 2018
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Organizational humanism: organizational humanism (human relations school) approach to management/motivation that emphasizes the dignity/needs of workers in the workplace. Usually associated with social psychologists such as roethlisberger and mayo: organizational humanists found that in addition to the formal system of management that controlled workers, there was an informal system of worker control characterized by friendships, banter, etc. Integration need to combine diverse elements into a useful whole: recognized that informal organization and circular response could create conflict, but opportunity for change to resolve conflict, emphasized significance of executives exercising leadership instead of wielding power. A(cid:271)raha(cid:373) maslow"s hierar(cid:272)hy of needs: maslow argued workers/people are motivated by a hierarchy of five categories, 1. Physiological needs food, shelter, clothing, sex and sleep: 2. Safety security, stability, freedom from fear: 3. Belongingness and love friendship, love, membership in some community: 4. Esteem achievement, competence, independence, prestige, status: 5.
