Similarity between human relation approaches and behavioural science approaches
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Difference # Human Relations Approach (HRA):
1. HRA is narrower in scope. It is concerned with humanization or socialization aspects of managing.
2. HRA considers organisation as a social system, with a culture of its own.
3. HRA studies individual behavior
4. Under HRA all individuals are treated alike, without regard to their personal attitudes, perceptions, beliefs etc..
5. HRA considers organisational and personal conflicts as natural, and destructive.
Difference # Behavioral Sciences Approach (BSA):
1. BSA is wider in scope. It is concerned not only with humanization or socialization aspects of managing; but also recommends a study of behavioral sciences towards analyzing complex human behavior systematically.
2. BSA considers organisation as a sociology-technical system; as it also analyses behavioral aspects of work environment, specially technology.
3. BSA studies individual behavior as also group behavior.
4. BSA recognizes differences among individuals on the basis of their personal attitudes, perceptions, beliefs etc..
5. BSA not only considers organisational and personal conflicts as natural; but also recommends to use such conflicts for constructive purposes.