HRIR TEST #1 REVIEW QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
describe pre-industrial revolution HRM - Answer-- no autonomy
- no self-management
- inflexible work hours
- commute to large, noisy workplace
- individual income
describe post-industrial revolution HRM - Answer-- autonomy
- self-management
- flexible work hours
- work at home in small groups
- household income
what was work like during the industrial revolution? - Answer-- steam-driven factorieis
- low-skilled employees
- unsafe, dangerous, child labor, long hours, hot and dirty
- working class, 80% of society, had little power
- concerns about conditions
- unrest led to strikes, strikes led to unrest
during the industrial revolution, managers believed that workers: - Answer-- were
replaceable
- wanted to avoid work
- would take advantage
- needed to be controlled
what happened with the Triangle factory fire, and how has that affected the workplace?
- Answer-"the doors were locked to keep out union organizers"
- the factory fire was tragic and *visible*- the public got involved
- new laws were being passed that made unionizing legal and easier
the modern concern with managing workers comes from... - Answer-the Industrial
Revolution
how was early HR viewed? - Answer-early "HR" was seen as a place to handle
worker/management issues, and helped companies avoid unionization
- HR also helped companies comply with new labor laws
industrial welfare - Answer-in the late 1890s- early 1900s, some forward-thinking
companies provided workplace and family amenities for their employees
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
describe pre-industrial revolution HRM - Answer-- no autonomy
- no self-management
- inflexible work hours
- commute to large, noisy workplace
- individual income
describe post-industrial revolution HRM - Answer-- autonomy
- self-management
- flexible work hours
- work at home in small groups
- household income
what was work like during the industrial revolution? - Answer-- steam-driven factorieis
- low-skilled employees
- unsafe, dangerous, child labor, long hours, hot and dirty
- working class, 80% of society, had little power
- concerns about conditions
- unrest led to strikes, strikes led to unrest
during the industrial revolution, managers believed that workers: - Answer-- were
replaceable
- wanted to avoid work
- would take advantage
- needed to be controlled
what happened with the Triangle factory fire, and how has that affected the workplace?
- Answer-"the doors were locked to keep out union organizers"
- the factory fire was tragic and *visible*- the public got involved
- new laws were being passed that made unionizing legal and easier
the modern concern with managing workers comes from... - Answer-the Industrial
Revolution
how was early HR viewed? - Answer-early "HR" was seen as a place to handle
worker/management issues, and helped companies avoid unionization
- HR also helped companies comply with new labor laws
industrial welfare - Answer-in the late 1890s- early 1900s, some forward-thinking
companies provided workplace and family amenities for their employees
