What is Human Relations Approach in HRM?

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Define "Human Relations Approach"

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According to Keith Davis "Human relations as an area of management practice is the integration of people into a work situation in a way that motivates them to work together productively, cooperatively and with economic, psychological and social satisfaction."
The main essentials of the Human Relations Approach:
(1) Process of Integration—Integration means to unite, combine and form a composite effective whole. There is an attitude of the employer and employees and there should be no diversity of interest of each person with the interest of all.
(2) Willingness to work-Its principal objective is to secure the willing cooperation of the employees. The workmen may be motivated by management to offer their willing cooperation for achieving organisational goals. The environment is created wherein employees voluntarily come forward to cooperate.
(3) Stress on human aspect—Management should stress on the human aspect of labour and workers should be treated as human being within and outside the work place. Money is not the only thing, they want but the human treatment is also the main motto.
(4) Social aspects—Satisfaction of all types of needs of workers is an implied condition in Human Relations approach as classified in the definition of Keith Davis quoted above, i.e., economic, psychological and social needs.