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DR. RAJNI SINGH
Evolution of HRM
Evolution of HRM of HRM is divided into 3 phases-
1. Period before industrial revolution
2. Period of industrial revolution (1750 to 1850)
3. Post Industrial revolution ( after 1850-1947)
4. Post independence period after 1948..1990s)
Period before industrial
revolution
Agrarian economy- agriculture was the main source of
income
Handicrafts started- pottery making, jewellery
designing, weaving etc..
Cottage industries were set up in homes.
Factory system/ capitalism came giving rise to 2 classes
mgmt and workers.
Exploitation of workers increased because employers
wanted to achieve profit maximization.
Period of industrial revolution
Industrial revolution marked the conversion of
economy from agriculture based to industry based.
The workers working in the industries or factories
were subjected to long working hours and very less
wages. With growing unrest , workers across the world
started protest and this led to the establishment of
Labour unions.
Post Industrial revolution
The term Human resource Management saw a major
evolution after 1850. Various studies were released and
many experiments were conducted during this period
which gave HRM altogether a new meaning and
importance.
Post Industrial revolution
Frederick W. Taylor gave principles of scientific
management (1857 o 1911) led to the evolution of
scientific human resource management .
Development of industrial psychology-it asked for
fulfilling social and psychological needs of workers.
Organizational behaviour developed as a diff. field
of study- giving knowledge about how to deal with
individuals and groups.
Post Industrial revolution
Human relation movement started- Hawthorne
studies by Elton Mayo suggested that for increasing
the productivity of workers good relations are
required.
Post Industrial revolution
Industrial relations started becoming better after first
world war (1914-1918).
International labour org. ILO (1919)
Royal commission on labour (1931) recommended
“labour officers” in order to protect conditions of
workers.
Post independence
Post independence –Factories act 1948, there must
be “welfare officers” inside factories having 500 or
more workers.
Post independence 3 imp. Acts- factories act, min.
wages act and ESI act supported the welfare of working
community.
Later on dev. of 5 year plans also supported growth of
human relations
Post independence
In 1970s to 1980s there was dev. Of personnel
management.
During late 1980s or early 1990s HRM developed as a
separate field.
After globalization (1991), need for HRM and strategic
HRM was realized.
Thus, human resource func. In India has grown
through several stages- LABOUR WELFARE,
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, LABOUR ADM.,
PERSONNEL MGMT, HRM AND FINALLY TO HRD.