Q. "What is distinctive about the Classical and Human Relations schools of administration is their complementarily to each other." Analyse. (10 Marks)
Answer:
Post industrial revolution, organisations were facing problems of economy and efficiency. An organisation is made up structures and people
Organisation = Structure + People
The classical theories like Scientific management theory, Administrative management theory etc. emphasised on the structural aspects and ignored the human element in the organisation, that is the reason even though these theories were successful, their success was limited. As Hawthorne experiments by Elton Mayo clearly established the importance of the human element in the organisation, Classical theories alone were not enough for enhancing the efficiency of the organisation.
The human relations theory laid an emphasis on the social and psychological factors in enhancing the efficiency of the organisation but downplayed the importance of structures.
So from the above it is obvious that Classical theory or human relations theory alone don’t form the complete picture, for enhancing the economy and efficiency of an organisation, both the theories are required together, hence their complementarity can be established.
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How do we include a contemporary example in this, Sir?
ReplyDelete'There is more to administration than human relations and less of human behaviour relevant to administrative theory. Analyse.'
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