Treating People as Human Beings & as Economic Resources Is Not a Mutually Exclusive Proposition
Treating People As Human Beings & As Economic Resources Is Not A Mutually Exclusive Proposition
Intro
In this essay I will be going through the ways employees should be treated for them to perform best in a company and looking at them as economical resources or human beings. I will look at different management styles and look through the theoretical perspectives of Unitarists, Pluralists and radicals as well as the relationship between employees and the business. I will also analyze different management styles look to see which one is the most effective.
Relationship between employees and the business
There are 3 main theories on the relationships between the employer and the employee these are unitarist, pluralist and radical. The unitarist theory believes that a business is united and as one with every employee working together for the same goal with large percentage if not every one in agreement. A unitary business will need loyalty from it’s members to be successful. Employees will get to know owners and each other quickly and team bonding will take place quickly employees will feel part of a group and not on there own “one big happy family” is a quote which could best describe the environment. Conflicts rarely happen but when they do they are hard to resolve. Lack in communication and lack of good management will be the main course of problems so good communication and management is paramount for this concept to work. A trade union is unnecessary because there should be little conflict with no different groups having conflicting views.
Conflicts can be a big issue in this environment and waste a lot of time.
Pluralist theory has employers and employees working in different ways to achieve similar but in some cases different goals. The theory takes into account that arguments and disagreements will happen because of conflicting views and works to try and harmonies disputes. Guidelines need to be in place to negotiate when contrasting
Intro
In this essay I will be going through the ways employees should be treated for them to perform best in a company and looking at them as economical resources or human beings. I will look at different management styles and look through the theoretical perspectives of Unitarists, Pluralists and radicals as well as the relationship between employees and the business. I will also analyze different management styles look to see which one is the most effective.
Relationship between employees and the business
There are 3 main theories on the relationships between the employer and the employee these are unitarist, pluralist and radical. The unitarist theory believes that a business is united and as one with every employee working together for the same goal with large percentage if not every one in agreement. A unitary business will need loyalty from it’s members to be successful. Employees will get to know owners and each other quickly and team bonding will take place quickly employees will feel part of a group and not on there own “one big happy family” is a quote which could best describe the environment. Conflicts rarely happen but when they do they are hard to resolve. Lack in communication and lack of good management will be the main course of problems so good communication and management is paramount for this concept to work. A trade union is unnecessary because there should be little conflict with no different groups having conflicting views.
Conflicts can be a big issue in this environment and waste a lot of time.
Pluralist theory has employers and employees working in different ways to achieve similar but in some cases different goals. The theory takes into account that arguments and disagreements will happen because of conflicting views and works to try and harmonies disputes. Guidelines need to be in place to negotiate when contrasting