Discussion 5 - Beginning of the Social Person Theories

DISCUSSION 5 

Landmark Research

Beginning of the Social Person Theories

As we begin to examine the social person era, we turn our focus to including the 'people' aspect into management theories a bit more explicitly.  I'm also going to be giving you a bit less guidance, and just giving you a few theories / topics instead of a lengthy list of topics and authors.  This week's list include:

• The Hawthorne Studies (illumination study, relay-assembly test room study, bank-wiring observation room)
• Human relations and human collaboration
• Human relations Leadership
• Motivation
• Organization Integration (conflict resolution, power and authority, leadership / executives, formal organizational structures)
• People and Organizations (motivation, job enrichment / enlargement, participatory decision making, macro- and micro- views of people and organizations)

The Hawthorne Studies really started this movement and there is a lot of work that stemmed from those studies.