Compare and contrast scientific management and human relations theory E-Book

Thomas Bauer

• Herausgeber: GRIN Verlag
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2012

Beschreibung

Essay from the year 2011 in the subject Organisation and administration - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,9, Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh (School of Management and Languages ), language: English, abstract: Table of contents 1. Introduction 2. Explanation of scientific management 3. Explanation of human relations theory 4. Comparison of the two schools of management 4.1. Differences between scientific management and human relations theory 4.2. Similarities of scientific management and human relations theory 5. Conclusion 6. List of references 1. Introduction Maximizing efficiency, reducing costs and increasing profits are facts which will be always of high interest for companies. In the course of development of organizations different approaches have emerge to fulfill these interest. The purpose of this essay is to compare scientific management and human relations theory. The paper will start by explaining both schools of management. Differences and similarities will be discussed on the followings. With the help of these facts it can be shown how different these theories are and whether they achieve the same ends.