Compare and Contrast Scientific Management and Human Relations Movement

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“Compare and contrast the contributions of scientific management and the human relations
movement to modern management theory and practice”
In this paper, the discussion will be made on comparing and contrasting the scientific
management and human relation movement. It has been said by Mary Parker Follet that “the
things can be done by the people easily”. The management stated that there is set meaning but
there are various authorities that have various views related to it. The main aim of the essay is to
emphasize the differences and similarities in relation to scientific school of management thought
and also in relation to human movement. The basis of the overall comparison and contrast will
relate to the workers and the view of these schools of the thoughts can be managed by the
employees in the workplace by the different manner “in which the people get the things
done”(Vittikh, 2015).
It can be stated that Frederick Winslon Taylor was known as the engineer who is trained and
who focuses on industrial efficiency. Taylor is considered as the Father of scientific management
and is known as popular consultants. He is famous for the different concepts such as “time and
notion study” and also “piece rate system”. It has also been examined that Elton Mayo was
known as the director of department of industrial research at the University of Harvard. He is
popular for the human relations movement and engaged in the popular Hawthorne studies which
are led by the various schools of thought on the management which is known as the human
relations movement (Sells et al., 2018).
According to the Taylor, it can be stated that daily activities relates with the barriers that boosted
the output instead considering the same. “Rule of Thumb” is one of the effective method of
managing the work and also it is related with the failure of management that give directions to
the workers so that they can focus on efficiency and also on restricting the output so that their
interest can be protected. To enhance productivity it can be stated that systematic soldiering is
one of the obstacles that affects the working pattern. The main principal of the management is to
safeguard the overall prosperity of the management by maintain the prosperity of the employees
(Waring, 2016).
The Taylor also considered that the management can be improvement if it is considered as the
science. So, it is analyzed that he offered different principles of management that assist the
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management and also the workers to achieve the maximum prosperity and also high level of
productivity. This can be only done when the emphasis is given on considering the employees
jobs that should not be broken down into different pieces and also it is one of the way that can
help in determining the work after the investigation of scientific. It can be stated that second
factor emphasizes on selecting the best workers and also training and development should be
given. In relation to this theory, it is mentioned that division of work can be done when the
managers handle the overall work and also offer guidance to the employees. The workers can
give their best if they are instructed in a proper manner and also it can maintain friendly
cooperation between the management and employees (Thompson, 2017).
It has been also analyzed that human relations was introduced as the outcome of Hawthorne
experiments and in relation to this the Mayo elaborated that “ what should be happened was that
the six people became group and also maintained collaboration in context to different
experiments. The overall result was that they felt themselves that they freely participating and
also happy in context to the information that they focus on maintaining with the coercion above
and limitation from below. In the human relations movement it is examined that the people are
viewed as driven by the economic and social needs. This method is considered so that
organizational management on the psychological level can be maintained (Hatch, 2018).
It can be stated that the main aim of the theory was to boost the productivity of the employees
and also the satisfaction of the employees should be enhanced so that the employee welfare
concern can be boosted. The Mayo worked in the behavior of the individuals so that human
relations and motivational theory can be maintained. It can be stated that this theory mainly
emphasizes on the collaboration of the groups that should be planned and collaborative. It is
important to create proper understanding as it influence the workplace of the employees and the
personal circumstances of the employees are maintained. It is necessary to emphasize on
managing activities of company so that employees to be dedicated towards work (Miner, 2015).
There are various elements that are related with Human relation theory. The one of the factor is
related with the social system and not only with the techno economic system. It is analyzed that
the employers can be motivated by the different aspects such as psychological factor and also by
the social needs as it influences the feeling and also the emotions of the person. Thus, it can be
stated that the economic incentives are not only the method that focuses on motivating the
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