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History and evolution of HR policies The earliest formulation of HR policies can be traced back to Frederick Taylor. Taylor introduced his theory of ‘scientific management’ through which he claimed that the humans can be utilized as resources and there is a most effective way to manage these resources by making use of scientific methods. Taylor talked about the division of labour scientifically which would result in work force productivity. In short, it was about utilizing the human resources in the best possible manner so that there is maximum business output. HR policies have gone through different forms and shapes over the century. It is not a sacrosanct process and it demands evolution. As Karl Marx said, ‘Change is the only constant’. It is very true in the case of Human resource management. If an organization doesn’t change its policies quite often in demand with the industrial atmosphere, the business is going to lose out. So it is very important that the policies are evolved with time. Basically HR is about dealing with humans in the best possible way so that it increases the business output too. The needs and wants of humans always change with time. That is the reason why changes in HR policies are so important. In the period before industrial revolution, the society was mostly agricultural. For the limited crafts work, apprentices used to assist the master craftsmen. The work used to be divided among different societies and communities. Industrial revolution marked the change in economy from agriculture to industry. A huge gap got created in the society and a new capitalist class emerged which created a conflict between classes. This brought up the question of managing the proletariat class leading to industrial relations. This led to personnel management which dealt with worker’s wages and salaries, record maintenance, benefits etc. Then there was the rise of labour unions and the HR policies had to evolve to deal with collective bargaining. HR

References: 1. Human resources management, Wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_resource_management 2. UKessays.com, Human relations movement and its theories