1. STAFFING.

2. NATURE AND PURPOSE..
THE MANAGERIAL FUNCTION OF STAFFING IS DEFINED AS FILLING POSITIONS IN THE ORGANISATION STRUCTURE THROUGH IDENTIFYING WORK-FORCE REQUIREMENTS, INVENTORYING THE PEOPLE AVAILABLE, RECRUITMENT, SELECTION,PLACEMENT,PROMOTION, APPRAISAL, COMPENSATION AND TRAINING OF NEEDED PEOPLE.

3. RELATED TO ORGANISING BUT..
IS A SEPARATE FUNCTION BECAUSE:
IT SHOULD INCLUDE A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE AND APPROACHES
ENABLES GREATER EMPHASIS ON THE HUMAN APPROACH
A GREAT DEAL OF DEVELOPMENT IN KNOWLEDGE OF STAFFING
MANAGERS PUSH STAFFING ONTO “PERSONNEL”

4. IMPORTANCE OF STAFFING
HUMAN ASSETS
NEVER REFLECTED ON BALANCE SHEET
HUMAN RESOURCE ACCOUNTING

5. SYSTEMS APPROACH ** OPEN SYSTEM APPROACH :
External environment (principles)
Enterprise
plans
Leading
&
controlling
External
&
Internal
sources
Organisation
plans
No. and kinds
Of mgrs
reqd
Recruitment,
selection.,
Placement,
Promotion,
separation
T&D,
Appraisal
Analysis of
Present &
Future
Need of mgrs
Mgmt
inventory
Internal environment, personnel policies, reward system

6. MANAGEMENT INVENTORY SYSTEM
ADVANTAGES:
OVERVIEW OF STAFFING
MANAGERS TO BE PROMOTED EASILY IDENTIFIED
INDICATES FUTURE INTERNAL SUPPLY OF MANAGERS
MANAGERS TO RETIRE, WHO ARE NOT EFFICIENT, WHO SHIRK WORK EASILY IDENTIFIED
PREVENTS HOARDING OF PROMOTABLE PEOPLE.

7. DISADVANTAGES: WHICH POSITION TO BE PROMOTED TO, NOT INDICATED
DATA NOT SUFFICIENT FOR A FAIR ASSESSMENT OF ALL CAPABILITIES OF INDIVIDUALS
IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO KEEP THE CHART UP TO DATE.
MANAGERS MAY HESITATE TO SHOW THEIR CHARTS TO THEIR PEERS IN ORDER TO AVOID POACHING OF GOOD SUBORDINATES.
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8. ANALYSIS OF NEEDS: SYSTEMS APPROACH *** SUPPLY OF MANAGERS LOW HIGH
INTERNAL:
T&D, COMPENSATION
EXTERNAL:
RECRUITMENT
SELECTION
PLACEMENT
PROMOTION
DEMAND
FOR
MGRS
TRAINING &
DEVELOPMENT,IF
CHANGE IN DEMAND
IS EXPECTED IN THE
FUTURE
RETRENCHMENT,
OUTPLACEMENT,
DEMOTIONS
EARLY RETIREMENT
LOW

9. SITUATIONAL FACTORS AFFECTING STAFFING:
EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT:
PROMOTION FROM WITHIN
PRINCIPLE OF OPEN COMPETITION
SELECTION OF KEY MANAGERS FROM OUTSIDE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR STAFFING
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT IS CRUCIAL TO OVERCOMING RESISTANCE TO EFFECTIVE STAFFING **

10. PRINCIPLE OF THE OBJECTIVE OF STAFFING
THE OBJECTIVE OF MANAGEMENT STAFFING IS TO ENSURE THAT THE ORGANISATIONAL ROLES ARE FILLED BY THOSE QUALIFIED PERSONNEL WHO ARE ABLE AND WILLING TO OCCUPY THEM.

11. PRINCIPLE OF STAFFING
THE CLEARER THE DEFINITION OF ORGANISATIONAL ROLES, THEIR HUMAN REQUIREMENTS, AND TECHNIQUE OF MANAGER APPRAISAL AND TRAINING, THE MORE ASSURANCE THERE WILL BE OF MANAGERIAL QUALITY.
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13. PRINCIPLE OF OPEN COMPETITION
THE MORE AN ENTERPRISE IS COMMITTED TO THE ASSURANCE OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT , THE MORE IT WILL ENCOURAGE OPEN COMPETITION AMONG ALL CANDIDATES FOR MANAGERIAL POSITIONS.
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