How Did Industrialization Change During The Industrial Revolution
Prior to the Industrial Revolution, which began in Britain in the late 1700s, manufacturing was often done in people’s homes, using hand tools or basic machines. Industrialization marked a shift to powered, special-purpose machinery, factories and mass production. The iron and textile industries, along with the development of the steam engine, played central roles in the Industrial Revolution, which also saw improved systems of transportation, communication and banking. While industrialization brought about an increased volume and variety of manufactured goods and an improved standard of living for some, it also resulted in often grim employment and living conditions for the poor and working classes.
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Indian farmers were forced to grow cash crops, eg. Cotton, indigo to feed the factories in Britain instead of growing food crops for sustenance. The Industrial revolution in the west resulted in huge profits which lead to further industrialization strongly supported by abundance of raw materials in India.
Post liberalization
Post liberalization in 1990, the industrial sector was opened up to Global Players which led to the change of business environment and increased competition among industries. These MNCs preferred managing labour relations though ‘work committees’ comprised of representatives from various departments. This led to the decline of labour unrest in the country. Also, increased focus on service sectors particularly IT/ ITes or emergence of knowledge workers led to further decline of worker unions.
Literature Review
The paper on Industrial Unrest – Past Trends and Lessons for the future talks about the paradigm shift in the Industrial Relations in …show more content…
There is a rising demand of workforce in the service sector which outsources the blue-collar jobs thus eliminating the worry of trade unions, whereas the workers of the white-collar job don't form unions
Labour unrest threatens to disrupt business operations. There has been considerable labour unrest in Indian enterprises. The cases of labour unrest, which range from lockouts, disputes, strikes and violence leading to deaths, were not something that happened in a flash. In most of the cases tension had been simmering for some time regarding better conditions for working, higher pay or related to the temporary workers. Managers and supervisors have been threatened, use of abusive language is common and indiscipline is seen to be rampant on the shop floor. In this paper we examine some of the industrial disputes that happened, the possible causes and ………..
Employee relations and Industrial relations is seen as a necessary evil more than a management function in most of the firms in the country. The joint forums that existed in the traditional system have vanished or become dysfunctional. Management engage with the unions only in the case of long term settlements or during the state of unrest in the company. There is no proactive engagement between the union and the
Quality of Life during Industrialization …show more content…
Indian farmers were forced to grow cash crops, eg. Cotton, indigo to feed the factories in Britain instead of growing food crops for sustenance. The Industrial revolution in the west resulted in huge profits which lead to further industrialization strongly supported by abundance of raw materials in India.
Post liberalization
Post liberalization in 1990, the industrial sector was opened up to Global Players which led to the change of business environment and increased competition among industries. These MNCs preferred managing labour relations though ‘work committees’ comprised of representatives from various departments. This led to the decline of labour unrest in the country. Also, increased focus on service sectors particularly IT/ ITes or emergence of knowledge workers led to further decline of worker unions.
Literature Review
The paper on Industrial Unrest – Past Trends and Lessons for the future talks about the paradigm shift in the Industrial Relations in …show more content…
There is a rising demand of workforce in the service sector which outsources the blue-collar jobs thus eliminating the worry of trade unions, whereas the workers of the white-collar job don't form unions
Labour unrest threatens to disrupt business operations. There has been considerable labour unrest in Indian enterprises. The cases of labour unrest, which range from lockouts, disputes, strikes and violence leading to deaths, were not something that happened in a flash. In most of the cases tension had been simmering for some time regarding better conditions for working, higher pay or related to the temporary workers. Managers and supervisors have been threatened, use of abusive language is common and indiscipline is seen to be rampant on the shop floor. In this paper we examine some of the industrial disputes that happened, the possible causes and ………..
Employee relations and Industrial relations is seen as a necessary evil more than a management function in most of the firms in the country. The joint forums that existed in the traditional system have vanished or become dysfunctional. Management engage with the unions only in the case of long term settlements or during the state of unrest in the company. There is no proactive engagement between the union and the