UNIVERSIY OF CEBU LAPU-LAPU AND MANDAUE CAMPUS

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATION

NAME: Rud John T. Cuba

HUMAN RELATIONS MANAGEMENT THEORY

ASSIGNED TOPIC

CONTENT AND DISCUSSION:

 Human Relations Management Theory is a premise of organizational psychology from
the early twentieth century.
 It holds that improved working conditions (empowerment, participation,
positive, treatment) lead to increased productivity.

A Brief History of Human Relations Theory

 Originated between 1924 and 1932 during experiments conducted at the

Hawthorne plant of the Western Electric in Cicero, Illinois.
 Human Relations Management Theory was started by scholars at MIT, but
popularized by Elton Mayo and other “founding fathers of HR” from Harvard
Business School.

What are the Key Principles of Human Relations?

 During Hawthorne Experiments, researchers discovered that employee

motivation is influenced by many factors.
 These factors are categorized in a number of ways, but the simplest for
understanding Human Relations is to do it by actor.

Human Relations Principles

 Treat employees well as individuals

 Promote positive group values and relationship
 Ensure effective management and supervision
 Establish effective organizational conditions

In what ways is human relations theory relevant today?

 Human Relations was widely popularized by psychologist Elton Mayo,

and is still a common way of approaching HR by large companies like
Google and Facebook

Future developments based in Human Relations Theory

 While there have been many developments in management
theory since, Human Relations Theory is certainly still relevant
today.

If you incorporate its principles into your organization and work as a leader,
you’ll surely be rewarded with better workplace relationships and employee
performance.

 References

https://nanoglobals.com/glossary/human-relations-management-theory/

https://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/hawthorne

https://openstax.org/details/books/organizational-behavior

https://openstax.org/details/books/principles-management