Compare the human relations and the scientific management approaches to labor-management relations

What will be an ideal response?


The human relations approach focuses on the interactions between workers and managers. Mayo's Hawthorne experiments, for example, convinced him that increased productivity could be obtained by emphasizing teamwork among workers and managers. Taylor's scientific management approach focused on efficiency of worker effort, piecework payment systems, and managerial authority to increase productivity.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following four groups were the last to receive the right to vote?

A. white males B. black males C. women D. 18-year-olds

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The "one-drop rule" meant that a white woman could give birth to a black child, but a black woman could not give birth to a white child.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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How would the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis view the use of facial expressions?

A. This hypothesis proposes that facial expressions are not verbally produced and therefore not part of language. B. The hypothesis proposes that language is based on biology and facial expressions are unintentional biological reactions. C. The hypothesis proposes that language symbolizes cultural meaning, including nonverbal communication. D. The hypothesis proposes that facial expressions are small languages that do not have as much meaning as larger languages.

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