1900-1920 Influence of scientific management
Birth of the personnel department
Jamrog and Overholt (2004)
1930 The origins of HRM have their background in the theory of human
relations
Fairbrother (1996)
1930-1950 Emergence of bureaucratic phase in Brazil through the advent of
labor laws in France and Italy, lawyers and retired soldiers who
carried out the function of personnel manager
Wood (1995); Dufour and Frimousse (2007)
1950-1960 Implementation of the automotive industry, technical phase
Considered a single unit records
Wood (1995); Jamrog and Overholt (2004)
1960-1970 The peak of government regulations and increase of the work by
expanding the number of administrative staff
High pressure in the external context for a more social management
Despite the large and growing knowledge, the role of the HR
professional was often viewed as a clerk
Eisenstat (1996); Meshoulam and Baird (1987);
Jamrog and Overholt (2004)
1970-1980 Introduction of changes from current social, demographic,
technological and economic conditions
Top of the professionalization of human resources function
Jamrog and Overholt (2004); Dufour and
Frimousse (2007)
1981 Introduction of HRM in the MBA program at Harvard Business
School
Price (2007)
1990 Grand competitiveness among organizations
Evolution of information technology, increased social and
environmental awareness and pressure to adopt a social role by the
organizations
Greater autonomy to managers, introduction of high performance
practices
Highlights the importance of HRM as a business partner, HR
professionals still struggle to participate in the strategic decisions
of the organization
Dufour and Frimousse (2007); Sammartino
(2002); Sammartino (2002); Toh et al. (2008);
Jamrog and Overholt (2004