History of Hrm
1.4 HISTORY OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Human Resources Management in its present form has evolved through the years. There are several significant milestones in this transition. Essentially, they have been observed in the last two decades. Let us now see these significant milestones, what are their contributions to the development of Human Resources Management as a subject of study?
Early years: Before the twentieth century, there were vague efforts at organizing labor. For the first time, organizations realized the need to organize people. Such an organization was considered essential in order to perform jobs. The efforts to organize people gained momentum in the beginning of the industrial revolution.
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DBA 1653 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Mid Years: Between 1900 and 1946 the importance of Personnel Management was recognized. With this, came the realization that there is a need to manage employees in order to maintain them on the jobs. This, in turn, was considered crucial to the success of the organization. Between 1910 and 1920 the focus was on keeping the right person on the right job. Based on Taylor’s Scientific Management, work processes were defined more clearly and an attempt to define jobs in terms of sequential activities was begun. The importance of selection was recognized. Organizations attempted to use appropriate selection devices to get the right persons to fit into well defined jobs. Simultaneously, Industrial Psychology developed as a subject interest to psychologists. Scientific experiments were conducted to understand the influence of work conditions and work groups on productivity. One of the most famous studies is the Hawthorne study. The results of these studies have wide raging implications for practicing managers. They are instrumental in understanding work behavior
Human Resources Management in its present form has evolved through the years. There are several significant milestones in this transition. Essentially, they have been observed in the last two decades. Let us now see these significant milestones, what are their contributions to the development of Human Resources Management as a subject of study?
Early years: Before the twentieth century, there were vague efforts at organizing labor. For the first time, organizations realized the need to organize people. Such an organization was considered essential in order to perform jobs. The efforts to organize people gained momentum in the beginning of the industrial revolution.
Anna University Chennai 4
DBA 1653 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Mid Years: Between 1900 and 1946 the importance of Personnel Management was recognized. With this, came the realization that there is a need to manage employees in order to maintain them on the jobs. This, in turn, was considered crucial to the success of the organization. Between 1910 and 1920 the focus was on keeping the right person on the right job. Based on Taylor’s Scientific Management, work processes were defined more clearly and an attempt to define jobs in terms of sequential activities was begun. The importance of selection was recognized. Organizations attempted to use appropriate selection devices to get the right persons to fit into well defined jobs. Simultaneously, Industrial Psychology developed as a subject interest to psychologists. Scientific experiments were conducted to understand the influence of work conditions and work groups on productivity. One of the most famous studies is the Hawthorne study. The results of these studies have wide raging implications for practicing managers. They are instrumental in understanding work behavior