Evolution of HRM through Various Stages

HRM has evolution through
various stages of Industrial
revolution, scientific
management, Behavioural
science and human relations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Evolution of HRM through various stages..................................................................................3
Importance of HRM in context of management and HRM evolution in recent years.................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
HRM is the part of the management discipline which accounts for the management of
people. In has mainly used form the 1980s onwards and in the ancient times in the medieval era
the production of the goods was majorly done by the artisans who were skilled, and they
themselves own their tools and equipment and produce articles and sell in the market. This field
has developed over a period of time pertaining to the changes in the pattern. This report presents
about the evolution of the HRM and the relevance if it in the context of management along with
discussing the evolution of it in recent times.
MAIN BODY
Evolution of HRM through various stages
The evolution of HRM can be explained through the 4 broad stages or phases which are
stated below.
Phase 1: Craft system
In the earliest time, training in the craft skills was handled in such a way to manage the
adequate supply of the craft workers. The workers used to work in their own homes with their
family making use of their own tools and equipment. The people were specialized in the shoe-
making, cloth weaving, carpentry and so forth. The expert or master craftsmen used to teach his
specialization to young people who want to create their career as apprentices. By the 13th
century, this training became popular in the Western Europe (Adla, Gallego-Roquelaure and
Calamel, 2019). The craft guilds monitored the methods and quality of production and along
with this has regulated certain conditions of employment pertaining to each of the occupation. In
this phase the master craft worker handles and exercise control over the craft guilds and the
process of recruitment starts with the completion of the training as an apprentice. This system
was considered to be bets suited for the domestic industry where the master craftsmen used to
operate on their premises along with the assistants residents in the same house.
Phase 2: Scientific management
During the initial years of 20th century, the productivity incurred as an important and
serious business issue and this phase looks at expanding the business, readily availability of the
capital, competency and the short term supply of labour. Therefore, the management started
looking for the ways in order to utilize the existing labour more efficiently. Thus, in response to
it the experts initiated to concentrate on the ways in order to improve the performance and