Management Theories
Human Relations Movement
Also Known As Human Relations School of Management
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The human relations movement refers to the body of organizational development research studying the behavior of people in groups, particularly in workplace settings, drawing on fields such as industrial and organizational psychology. It originated in the 1930s Hawthorne studies, which examined how social relations, motivation and employee satisfaction affected factory productivity, with Elton Mayo as its central figure.
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Origin YearSources date the movement to 'the 1930s' broadly rather than a single year; the underlying Hawthorne studies it grew from ran from 1924 to 1932. Core ClaimEmployee productivity and behavior in organizations are shaped more by social relations, motivation and group dynamics than by physical working conditions or extrinsic factors alone. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Mayo is credited with helping to lay the foundation for the human relations movement through the Hawthorne Studies.
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It originated in the 1930s' Hawthorne studies, which examined the effects of social relations, motivation and employee satisfaction on factory productivity.
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human relations "school" of management
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Mayo helped to lay the foundation for the human relations movement, and was known for his industrial research including the Hawthorne Studies and his book The Human Problems of an Industrialized Civilization (1933).
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