Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Human Relations Movement, Elton Mayo, Workforce Planning

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B
• Professor: Michael Aloisio

Document Summary

Strong centralized control that didn"t consider the opinions of employees. Because of great depression and decades of labour activism. George elton mayo famous for contribution to the human relations movement and questions on how employees fit into organizations. All parts were trying to figure out the relation between conditions and performance: working conditions have little impact on productivity o. Psychological and social factors that determine employee productivity: didn"t always behave in economically logical ways. To understand ob we must recognize that it posesses a social dimesntiona nd is made up of individuals subject to sociopsychological factors. Human resources: the people or set of people who from the workforce of an organization, business, industry or economy. Human resource management: the practices, policies and systems that influence employee"s behaviour, attitudes and performance. The formulation and implementation of: o o. That are meant to shape or influence employee behaviours, attitudes and performance towards achieving organizational goals (common and specific)