Human Resource
Management
By,
S.Vaisshnave
Father of human resource
management
• George Elton Mayo is known as the "father of human resource
management (HRM)".
• Mayo was an Australian psychologist, sociologist, and organizational
theorist.
• His work emphasized the importance of employee well-being,
motivation, and human relations.
The Industrial Revolution
• Managing workers at companies began at the time of the Industrial
Revolution during the late eighteenth century.
• Before this era, many large organizations existed, but without the
advanced technology, it was hard to maintain them.
• During this time, the work atmosphere was very unfavorable and the
employees used to put in endless hours in the company for very little
pay.
• The area of the job for all the employees changed from their home to
a common area, where everyone performed tasks under the same
roof. The production techniques evolved from manual to machines.
Cont…
• With the help of computer technology, controlling industrial activities
became very productive and efficient. Inventory control, production
control, method control, manpower control, and financial control had
all become very efficient with the introduction of computerized
procedures.
• The Industrial Revolution brought about discipline, monotony,
materialism, job displacement, work interdependence, and
impersonality
Period of Trade Unionism
• Every employee was forced to work for long hours under dangerous
conditions, for practically no wage.
• This encouraged the employees to join together and protest to prove their
worth and importance to an organization.
• They used different kinds of techniques like strike, walkouts, slowdowns,
boycotts.
• Even physical force was used at times. This, however, proved to be a
success, as without the employees the companies would come crashing
down.
• The employers were forced to listen to every demand of all the
employees.
Social Responsibility
• With this time, employers started to realize the importance of every
employee and started giving them the importance that they deserve.
• The companies started creating a positive work environment where
the employees were satisfied and hence started showing more
productivity.
• Labour laws were renewed according to which child labor was
abolished.
• The workers were given proper training on how to use the
machinery.
• High wages and good working conditions helped the workers in
being more productive, which in turn contributed to the growth of a
Scientific Management
• Taylor introduced the best way to solve this, by picking the right man
for the right job.
• By putting the suited employee for the right job with the correct tools,
companies were able to make significant improvements in productivity.
• This was done by offering the employees great economic incentives and
higher daily wages.
• To boost up the morale of every employee, the reward and
performance management system was introduced. This created a
healthy competitive environment by encouraging employees to perform
harder to achieve rewards.
Taylors scientific management
• Scientific management is a management theory that uses scientific methods to
improve economic efficiency. It's also known as Taylorism, named after its creator,
Frederick Winslow Taylor.
• Key principles of scientific management :
• Science, not rule of thumb: Use scientific methods instead of rule-of-thumb
approaches (The rule of thumb refers to a tried-and-true way of doing something
based on experience and not theory.)
• Harmony, not discord: Create a positive workplace
• Cooperation, not individualism: Involve both managers and workers in decision-
making
• Development of each individual's efficiency and prosperity: Train employees and
allocate work based on skills and interests
• Mental revolution: Change the attitudes of workers and management towards
