Evolution of Human Resource Management
Evolution of Human Resource Management
Evolution of Human Resource Management
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