Grey (2009) argues that scientific management and human relations appear to be very different but in fact both attempting to achieve the same ends

Compare and contrast these two schools of management thought highlighting similarities and differences

Essay from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Personnel and Organisation, Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh (School of Management and Languages), language: English, abstract: The structure of this assignment refers mainly to the cornerstones of the organisational theory. It is unavoidable to start with a short overview of the bureaucracy theory and thus, to highlight SM and HRT as a basic management approach. Furthermore, this assignment will point out similarities and differences between both approaches. Finally, the conclusion summarises the main arguments and gives a firm stand about the above mentioned questions.