Özet:

In Britain, which is the scene of industrial revolutions that can be seen as a turning point in the transition from the important cycles of human history from the agricultural society to the industrial society, the effects of these revolutions are inevitable for both social and labor life. How did the industrial revolutions, which led to the transition from distorted and small-scale production to large-scale production in large cities, influence the British culture, business organizations and working contexts? Accordingly, in the background of each of the four industrial revolutions, in this study aimed at studying British national culture, organizational culture, work context and human resource management in terms of the six cultural dimensions Hofstede exposed, these effects are attempted to be demonstrated in various aspects. However, it is also questioned that the British society’s focus on traditions leads to a resistance to the changes caused by industrial revolutions. This resistance also brings with it some contradictions. It can also be thought that the increasingly diversified structure of the British society can also make business organizations and work contexts more heterogeneous. Considering these circumstances, various results are achieved in this study. Given these circumstances, in this collection, starting with the country’s overall view and short history; industrial revolutions, the effects of these revolutions in the periods in which they are related (working context, trade unions, technology and production, quality, children’s workers, society, entrepreneurship), today’s modern English work context, management and leadership, human resources management, British national culture, organizational culture and business culture are linked and a series of results are achieved.

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