Human Relations

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Introduction

According to Wray et al. (1996), human relations involve fitting people into the organization. Organization in this concept could mean work place or an institution of any other nature. This is usually aimed at promoting harmony among the individuals in the organization. For the organization, according to Wray et al. (1996), human relation ensures improved productivity among the individuals. Therefore, if the organization is business oriented, there is usually increased income. On the other hand, human relations ensure economic, psychological and social satisfaction to the individuals. It is this satisfaction that leads to improved productivity. In a workplace set up, satisfied workers will more likely produce more unlike unsatisfied workers. Proper understanding of the human relations skills is very important for everybody in every field. Since human relations affects every field, development plans will very much depend on human relations skills. As such, the field of human relations will have a great impact on the future, and especially the year 2015, the year of fulfilling the Millennium Development Goals.

How the Field of Human Relations Will Impact the Year 2015

Every field requires careful utilization of interpersonal skills. In a work place, the workers benefit from the salaries and wages that they receive from the organization. On the other hand, the organization benefits from the skills owned by the workers. As such, interpersonal skills represent the transferable skills that the organization expects from the worker. Technical ability without interpersonal competence does not possess the power to extract the skills in a worker or a potential worker. According to Wray et al. (1996), a large proportion of ...

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