What are the key phases in the evolution of HRM
from the 1700s to today?
, 1700–1799: 1st Industrial Revolution – hiring &
training workers under poor conditions.
1900–1960s: Rise of unions, personnel
administration, Taylorism.
1980s–2000s: Behavioral perspective, HR at the
table, mixed results.
2000s–2010s: Outsourcing and downsizing.
2010s–2025: Strategic leader role, doing more with
less.
,What is downsizing?
, Letting employees go, dismissing them, so that you
have a smaller company in headcount
from the 1700s to today?
, 1700–1799: 1st Industrial Revolution – hiring &
training workers under poor conditions.
1900–1960s: Rise of unions, personnel
administration, Taylorism.
1980s–2000s: Behavioral perspective, HR at the
table, mixed results.
2000s–2010s: Outsourcing and downsizing.
2010s–2025: Strategic leader role, doing more with
less.
,What is downsizing?
, Letting employees go, dismissing them, so that you
have a smaller company in headcount
