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Classical management theory, for all its rationality and potential to improve efficiency, de humanised the practice of management. Explain what Inkson and Kolb mean by this statement. To what extent was the Human Relations Movement an attempt to overcome
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1)Classical management theory, for all its rationality and potential to improve efficiency, de humanised the practice of management. Explain what Inkson and Kolb mean by this statement. To what extent was the Human Relations Movement an attempt to overcome The practice of management is defined as the combined efforts of people to achieve results. Classical management however was an idea that turned in favour of work specialisation, a belief that management should be the one to organise work according to specific skills of each individual worker thereby reducing the amount time and effort needed. This idea emphasised rationality and technique, it encompassed how a systematic approach improved productivity, it however paid little consideration to the human needs and condition of its workers. There were indeed subsequent developments of efficiency within the product line, but classical management almost seemed to "dehumanise the practice of management" Through this statement Inkson and Kolb understood...
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