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EVOLUTION OF HUMAN

RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 2
PHASES OF EVOLUTION

• INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
• GROWTH OF TRADE UNIONISM
• SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT
• INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY
• HUMAN RELATIONS MOVEMENT
• BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE APPROACH
• GROWTH OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
• LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION AND RISE OF FACTORY SYSTEM
• EMPLOYMENT OF LARGE NUMBER OF WORKERS IN FACTORIES
• INTRODUCTION OF DIVISION OF LABOUR
• GROWTH OF A NEW CLASS OF TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES
• MIGRATION OF LABOUR FROM RURAL AREAS TO URBAN AREAS
• RISE OF MATERIALISM
• MONOTONY AND BOREDOM IN JOBS
GROWTH OF TRADE UNIONISM
• WITH THE RISE IN FACTORY SYSTEM, WORKERS FACED PROBLEMS OF LOWER WAGES AND
POOR WORKING CONDITIONS.
• THEY ORGANIZED THEMSELVES INTO TRADE UNIONS TO SECURE BETTER WAGES AND
WORKING CONDITIONS
• THE UNIONS THROUGH STRENGTH AND COLLECTIVE SUPPORT COULD FORCE THE EMPLOYERS
TO LISTEN TO WORKERS AND REDRESS THEIR GRIEVANCES.
• THE METHODS USED INCLUDED STRIKES, SLOWDOWNS, WALKOUTS, BOYCOTTS AND
SABOTAGE.
• THE UNIONS HELPED IN ADOPTION OF GRIEVANCE HANDLING SYSTEMS, ACCEPTANCE OF
ARBITRATION AS A MEANS OF RESOLVING CONFLICTS ABOUT RIGHTS AND DISCIPLINARY
PRACTICES, EXPANSION OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PROGRAMS, LIBERALIZATION OF HOLIDAYS ETC.
SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT
• REPLACEMENT OF RULE OF THUMB METHOD
• SCIENTIFIC SELECTION AND TRAINING OF WORKERS
• CO-OPERATION BETWEEN LABOUR AND MANAGEMENT
• MAXIMUM OUTPUT
• EQUAL DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY
TAYLOR’S TECHNIQUES OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
• SCIENTIFIC SELECTION AND TRAINING
• DIFFERENTIAL PIECE WAGE PLAN
INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY

• INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY INTRODUCED “MATCHING OF EMPLOYEES TO JOBS,


FOR DIFFERENT JOBS REQUIRING DIFFERENT SKILLS AND ABILITIES”.
• IT EMPHASIZED THE USE OF PSYCHOLOGY IN THE FIELD OF PERSONNEL
TESTING, INTERVIEWING, ATTITUDE MEASUREMENT, LEARNING THEORY,
TRAINING, MONOTONY STUDY, SAFETY, JOB ANALYSIS.
• A NUMBER OF COMPANIES ADDED PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT FOR THE FIRST
TIME, PERSONNEL CONSULTING FIRMS BEGAN TO APPEAR, MANY COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES BEGAN OFFERING TRAINING IN THIS AREA AND PERSONNEL
RESEARCH STUDIES WERE INITIATED.
HUMAN RELATIONS MOVEMENT

HAWTHORNE EXPERIMENTS WERE CONDUCTED IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL


PSYCHOLOGY BETWEEN 1927 AND 1932. THE CONCLUSION OF THE EXPERIMENTS ARE:
• THE AMOUNT OF WORK TO BE DONE BY THE WORKER IS DETERMINED BY HIS
PHYSICAL CAPACITY BUT BY THE SOCIAL NORMS
• NON- ECONOMIC REWARDS AND SANCTIONS PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN
INFLUENCING THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE WORKERS
• GENERALLY, WORKERS DO NOT ACT AS INDIVIDUALS, BUT AS MEMBERS OF GROUP.
• INFORMAL LEADERS PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN SETTING AND ENFORCING GROUP
NORMS.
BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE APPROACH
• BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE APPROACH BRINGS NEWLY DEVELOPED THEORIES,
METHODS, AND TECHNIQUES OF RELEVANT SOCIAL SCIENCES SUCH AS
PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY IN
STUDY OF HUMAN BEHAVIOUR.
• THE STUDY OF MANAGEMENT MUST BE CENTERED AROUND THE PEOPLE AND
THEIR INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS
• THE ADVOCATES OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE CONCENTRATE ON MOTIVATION,
INDIVIDUAL DRIVES, INTER-PERSONAL RELATIONS, LEADERSHIP, GROUP
DYNAMICS ETC.
GROWTH OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
• SEVERAL NEW TECHNIQUES AND STYLES OF MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES WERE DEVELOPED
DURING 1950-1980 AS A RESULT OF RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTS.
• THE PEOPLE ARE NOW CALLED ‘HUMAN RESOURCES’ AND ARE TREATED AS VALUABLE ASSETS OF
THE ORGANIZATION.
• FOCUS IS NOW SHIFTED TOWARDS TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION, MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES,
EMPLOYEE CENTERED LEADERSHIP, QUALITY CIRCLES.
• TECHNOLOGY ENTERED THE HRM DOMAIN ALLOWING HRM PROFESSIONALS TO FOCUS LESS ON
ADMINISTRATIVE WORK AND MORE ON STRATEGIC ISSUES FACED BY THE ORGANISATIONS.
• THE INSTALLATION OF HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMATION SYSTEM IN BIG ORGANISATIONS
REVOLUTIONIZED THE MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
• DUE TO LIBERALIZATION AND GLOBALIZATION THE ROLE OF HR PROFESSIONALS WITNESSED A SEA
CHANGE.
HUMAN RESOURCES IN INDIA

• IN INDIA PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT EVOLVED AFTER FIRST WORLD WAR


• THE CALICO MILLS, AHMEDABAD OPENED A CRÈCHE FOR CHILDREN OF WORKERS
AND ENGAGED A DOCTOR A NURSE FOR THEIR BENEFIT.
• TATAS IN BOMBAY APPOINTED MEDICAL OFFICER IN 1921
• IN EARLY THIRTIES, THE MILL OWNER’S ASSOCIATION, BOMBAY APPOINTED THE FIRST
LABOUR OFFICER.
• THE TATA IRON AND STEEL COMPANY AT JAMSHEDPUR APPOINTED THEIR LABOUR
OFFICER IN 1937.
HUMAN RESOURCES IN INDIA

• ROYAL COMMISSION ON LABOUR 1931: IT STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THE APPOINTMENT


OF LABOUR OFFICER IN EVERY FACTORY TO PROTECT THE WORKERS FROM THE EVILS OF
JOBBER SYSTEM. NON OF THE LABOUR CAN BE DISMISSED WITHOUT CONSULTING OFFICER.
THE LABOUR OFFICER SHOULD INITIATE WELFARE MEASURES
• THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948: IT MADE OBLIGATORY FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF LABOUR
WELFARE OFFICER. THE ELIGIBILITY OF THE OFFICER MUST BE ENSURED BEFORE HIS
APPOINTMENT. THE OFFICER SHOULD NOT BE CALLED UPON TO HANDLE LABOUR DISPUTES
ON BEHALF OF THE MANAGEMENT.
APPROACHES TO HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
• COMMODITY APPROACH
• MACHINE APPROACH
• PATERNALISTIC APPROACH
• SOCIAL SYSTEM APPROACH
• HUMAN RESOURCE APPROACH
• HRD APPROACH

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