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Chapter One: Introduction To Human Relations
Chapter One: Introduction To Human Relations
Introduction to
Human Relations
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Harry E. Chambers
Author, The Bad Attitude Survival Guide
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Trend: Lack of Civility in the Workplace
James Baughman
Director of Management Development, General Electric
Co.
• Douglas McGregor
– Performance related to tapping human
potential
• Abraham Maslow
– Hierarchy of needs
• Frederick Herzberg
– Employee motivation and satisfaction
• Eric Bern
– Interpersonal communication and
transactional analysis
• Carl Rogers
– Personality development, interpersonal
communication and group dynamics
• William Ouchi
– Theory Z style of management
• Tom Peters and Robert Waterman
– Importance of people in organizations
• Motivation of self
– Comes from within
• Motivation of others
– Comes from understanding complex
motivation theories and strategies