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Similarities Between Elton Mayo And Elham Maslow

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Introduction
The following pages will clarify the works of two renowned theorists within the field of Management. The two theorist chosen are Elton Mayo (1880-1949) and Abraham Maslow (1923-2000). Elton Mayo, an Australian psychologist conducted the Hawthorne Studies from which the Human Relations approach to management was formed. The Hawthorne studies consisted of a series of three experiments: The Illumination Experiments (1924-1927), The Relay Assembly Test Room Experiments (1927-1932), and The Bank Wiring Observation Room Experiments (1931-1932). Even though, Mayo wasn’t involved in some of the experiments he is still seen as the lead figure of the Hawthorne Studies.
Maslow, on the other hand, was an American psychologist. Maslow, just as Mayo, is one of the major “contributors to the Human Relations approach to management”. Often thought of revolutionary during his era. Maslow, in comparison to other psychologist, was engaged in the area of positive psychology, rather than merely looking at abnormalities. He was interested in way how development of the self influenced psychology.
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Values related to this level are for instance: confidence, respect by others, and achievement. For a worker this could imply his or her job title. On an organizational Bull coined this level the efficacy level. However, Mayo does not mention anything about the need for esteem mentioned by Maslow. Mayo even eliminates, unintentionally however, hierarchy within the departments of the Relay Assembly Test Room Experiments. The participants, on the other hand, were in favour of this less structured system. They could participate in decisions and felt involved. Something that is not mentioned anywhere but the level of involvement could result in an increase of confidence, as the employees were trusted with more responsibility. This had affected their level of job satisfaction

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