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Human Resource Management in India: A Historical Perspective, Thesis of Strategic Management

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION,BUSINESS MODERNISATION

Typology: Thesis

2017/2018

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ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF HR
FUNCTION IN INDIA
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ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF HR

FUNCTION IN INDIA

ORIGIN OF HR

Its origin is dated back to 1800 BC., when

wage and incentive plans were included in the

Babylonian code of Hammurabi.

The world’s first management book, titled

“Artasastra” written by Kautilya, in 400 BC,

codified many aspects of human resource

practices in ancient India.

  • (^) The second world war
  • (^) Enactment of Industrial dispute Act
  • (^) Enactment of Factories Act
  • (^) 1960 and after…..

FIRST PHASE

  • (^) Immediately after independence the focus was

on four reasons :

 Maintain discipline

 Prevent their formation of and break-up the

leadership of trade unionism.

 Prevent their formation of and break-up the

leadership of trade unionism

 Handle recruitment and termination

 Keep some form of attendance and personnel

records.

THIRD PHASE

In 1970, the people management functions

was neatly divided into two :

  • (^) Personnel officer
  • (^) Establishment officers

Fourth Phase

  • (^) In 1976, birth of worker training institute and

attitudinal development.

Sixth phase

  • (^) In early 1990s :
  • (^) HRM was seen as strategy
  • (^) Motivation and stress were considered to

bring change in HRM

  • (^) Focus on organization objectives

Seventh Phase

  • (^) In the mid of 1990s, sub specialization like :
  • (^) Industrial Relations
  • (^) Training & Development
  • (^) Information system

Later Arrival of HRM in India

  • (^) Late arrival of factory system
  • (^) Low status of industrial worker
  • (^) Professionalization of Human resource

Management

  • (^) Social responsibilities of Business
  • (^) Change of government attitude

Factors Impending the growth of HRM

in India

  • (^) Abundance of cheap labor
  • (^) Weak labor movement
  • (^) Highly Authoritarian culture
  • (^) Technological Backwardness
  • (^) Instability in Employment
  • (^) Unhealthy growth of Trade unions
  • (^) Migratory characteristic of Indian labor