Describe an appraise of Human Relations Approach.

 Appraise of Human Relations Approach:

The Hawthome studies, the most acclaimed management research, which formed the basis of Human Relations Theory have been subjected to criticism by several scholars. These relate to the following aspects

i) The Hawthome experiments have been questioned on the methodological basis. Carey has viewed the studies as scientifically worthless. Several scholars have identified some of its methodological limitations such as theoretical constraints, situational bias and paucity of evidence regarding worker's home life etc.

ii) In terms of research methodology, several scholars including Carey have opened that the sample of five to six women chosen for the experiments cannot be considered a reliable sample to make generalisations.

iii) He also said that the Human Religionists did not sufficiently appreciate the complexity of the nature of human beings and their relationship to work environment. These experiments were conducted under controlled ions-and-the-workers-were-fullyaware throughout the period that they were being preserved.

iv) The Hawthorne studies did not take cognisance of the impact of technological factors in enhancing productivity,

v) The emphasis was more on group decision making and did not give importance to individual decision making.

vi) Amitai Etzoini has observed that Human Relations theorists tended to devote more attention to informal relations among workers and between workers and supervisors, but little to formal ones.

vii) Human motivation is multi-dimensional and Human Relations theorists, it is said, could not explore this phenomenain totality.

viii) Manxists considered Mayo’s methodologies as techniques to exploit workers because they did not lay emphasis on the economic factors in organisation.

ix) Carey opined that material and especially the financial rewards have been the principal influence on the workers morale-and-behaviour. He considered that incentives that were provided to the workers led to increase in productivity.

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