SCOPE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
At the initial stage of development, the scope of Human Resource Management was very limited. With the growth and development of business and industrial enterprises, the activities of these enterprises became complicated and diversified. With this, the more scope of Human Resource and then also continued to increase.
Indian Institute of Personnel Management has described the Human Resource Management as follows:
(i) To determine personnel policies.
(ii) To determine the methods of recruitment, training, placement and promotion.
(iii) To determine the wage system and the conditions of employment.
(iv) To good working conditions and facilities to the workers and employees.
(v) To establish harmonious relations between labour and capital.
Strauss and Sayles have described the following functions in Human Resource Management:
- Recruitment, selection, scope and placement of employees.
- Job analysis, job description and job evaluation.
- Schemed compensation payable to the employees.
- Maintenance of Personnel
- Personnel welfareAccount programmes.
- Specialised services, such as safety supervision and control etc.
- Programmes of workers' education and training
- Labour relations.
- Public relations.
- Personnel planning and evaluation
