The scope of HRM is indeed vast. All major activities in the working life of a worker - from the time of his or her entry into an organization until he or she leaves the organization comes under the preview of HRM.
The major HRM activities include HR planning, job analysis, job design, employee hiring, employee and executive remuneration, employee motivation, employee maintenance, industrial relations and prospects of HRM.
The scope of Human Resources Management extends to:
> All the decisions, strategies, factors, principles, operations, practices, functions, activities and methods related to the management of people as employees in any type of organization.
> All the dimensions related to people in their employment relationships and all the dynamics that flow from it.
American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) conducted fairly an exhaustive study in this field and identified nine broad areas of activities of HRM.
These are given below:
❖ Human Resource Planning
❖ Design of the Organization and Job
❖ Selection and Staffing
❖ Training and Development
❖ Organizational Development
❖ Compensation and Benefits
❖ Employee Assistance
❖ Union/Labour Relations
❖ Personnel Research and Information System
