March 17, 202506:10:31 PM

History of HRM



A Look Back

Before 1960's - Welfare:



 Name : Personnel Department.
 Goal :Maintain employee records and information. 
Respond to what is urgent.


              1961~1989 - Industrial Relation:                   

Name change from Personnel to Human Resources.
People issues to manage became more complex.
Need to "protect" workers regarding health, safety, pay and benefits - Employee advocate plus Power to Trade Unions.
HR Functions broadened -   

1990~Millennium HRM:        

Name change from Personnel to Human Resources.
Changing times - environment becoming more complex, competitive, challenging.
Retaining and optimizing talent, managing organisational change.
Technology, outsourcing.

2005 Onwards Next 25 years:


Operate more strategically and operationally.
Optimize workplace performance to maximize result of the organization.
Perceived value and results.  

Welfare:
  • The Industrial Revolution in the 18th century laid the basis for a new, complex industrial society.
  • During the world wars era, worker and welfare work emerged.
  • Focus on the worker and the maximum well being of the worker.
Industrial Relations:
  • Improved communication processes.
  • Organizational growth 
  • Personnel Department were created to deal with:
        - Government intervention concerning working people.
        - Increased growth in the power of trade unions took place to counterbalance the powerful
           employer.
        - Strong power to the trade unions.
Human Resource Management:
  • Competition increased among employees.
  • Shift from Personnel Managers to HRM.
  • Improved communication processes.
  • HR managers focus shifted to enhancing Human performance and keeping the employer on the right side of the law.
  • Clarifying the firm's human resource problems.
  • Developing solutions for them. 

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