ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF HR
FUNCTION IN INDIA
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Human Resource Management in India: A Historical Perspective, Thesis of Strategic Management
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION,BUSINESS MODERNISATION
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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