UNIT-III

CHAPTER – VII
STAFFING
Concept, objectives,
importance and components of staffing;
Human resource management system.

Date; 20/Jan/2019
Concept of Staffing
- Harold Koontz and Cyril O’ Donnell
“Filling positions in the organization structure through
identifying workforce requirements, inventorying the
people available, recruitment, selection, placement,
promotion, appraisal, compensation and training of
needed people.”
- Staffing is the process of identifying, *assessing, placing
and developing individuals at work.

* To examine something in order to judge or evaluate it OR

to calculate a value based on various factors
 Objectives of Staffing
• To ensure the selection of right kind of people
• To achieve effective utilization of human resources
• To establish and maintain adequate organizational
structure
• To coordinate and integrate the individuals and groups
• To generate maximum development of individuals and
groups
• To recognize individual needs and group goals
• To maintain high morale and better human relations
 Importance of Staffing
• It is a basic function which ensures recruitment of right
people at right time and place
• It utilizes efforts and potentials of individuals and groups
effectively.
• It organizes proper division of tasks
• It provides service to the entire organization
• It maintains cordial and amicable job relationship
• It ensures social justice with uniform application of rules
and regulations
 Components of Staffing
• Staff Planning: determines hiring and staffing needs of an
organization.
• Recruitment and Selection: to ensure that the best people
are brought into the organization.
• Training and Development: ensures that employees have
the necessary skills required to perform their jobs.
• Performance Evaluation and Feedback: evaluates
performance of the employees and provides them
feedback.
• Pay and benefits: ensures that employees are adequately
compensated for their efforts and are provided with other
benefits
Characteristics of HRM
• It considers human resource as the most valuable asset.
• It covers all levels of personnel management.
• It is *inherent in an organization.
• It emphasizes on human capabilities such as; skills and
knowledge.
• It makes sure that employees use of their capabilities to
achieve corporate goals.
• It attempts to get cooperation of the people.
* Existing as a permanent or essential characteristic