Psychology of labor-management relations

Abstract

Reviews Psychology of labor-management relations 1949), edited by A. Kornhauser. This volume represents Publication No. 3 of the Industrial Relations Research Association, and contains 7 original papers presented at the Denver meeting of the A.P.A. in September, 1949. Part I (3 papers) deals with the role of personnel psychology in improving labor-management relations. Part II begins with Katz's paper on the attitude survey approach to the investigation of labor-management relationships. The volume concludes with Fart III, consisting of a paper by McGregor in which he proposes that a theory of organized human effort might well be built around the fact that "all human behavior is directed toward the satisfaction of needs," or "tension-states" that are manifested in behavior. Perhaps the chief significance of this volume lies in its reflection of an increased interest in viewing human relations problems from the differing perspectives of the social sciences. The symposium thus presents a cooperative and multi-dimensional approach to the human factor in industry. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)