What is Staffing?

Staffing is the human resource function of

identifying, attracting, hiring, and
retaining people with the necessary
qualifications to fill the responsibilities of
current and future jobs.
What is Staffing?

The term ‘Staffing’ relates to the

recruitment, selection, development,
training and compensation of the
managerial personnel. Staffing, like all
other managerial functions, is the duty
which the apex management performs at all
times.
Staffing includes:
1. Identifying the requirement of workforce and its
planning.

2. Recruitment and selection of appropriate personnel for

new jobs or for positions which may arise as a result of
existing employees leaving the organization.

3. Planning adequate training for development and growth

of workforce.

4. Deciding on compensation, promotion and performance

appraisals for the workforce.
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1. People-oriented
2. Development-oriented
3. Pervasive action
4. Continuous function
5. Human Objectives
6. Individual as well as group-oriented
7. Developing cordial environment
8. Interdisciplinary nature
9. Integral part of general manager
10. Science as well as art
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1. People-oriented

Staffing deals with efficient utilization of human

resources in an organization. It promotes and stimulates
every employee to make his full contribution for achieving
desired objective of the organization.
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Development-oriented

It is concerned with developing potentialities of

personnel in the organization. It develops their
personality, interests, and skills. It enables employees to
get maximum satisfaction from their work. It assists
employees to realize their full potential. It provides
opportunities to employees for their advancement through
training, job education, etc.
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Pervasive function

Staffing is required in every organization. It is a major

sub-system in the total management system that can be
applied to both profit making and non-profit making
organizations. It is required at all levels of organization
for all types of employees.
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Continuous function

Staffing is a continuous and never-ending process. It

requires constant alertness and awareness of human
relations and their importance in every operation.
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Human objectives

It develops potentialities of employees so that they can

derive maximum satisfaction from their work. It creates an
atmosphere where employees willingly cooperate for the
attainment of desired organizational goals.
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Individual as well as group-oriented

Staffing is concerned with employees both as individuals

and as group in attaining goals. It establishes proper
organizational structure to satisfy individual needs and
group efforts. It integrates individual and group goals in
such a manner that the employees feel a sense of
involvement towards the organization.
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Developing cordial working environment

It develops a cordial environment in the enterprise where

each employee contributes his best for the achievement of
organizational goals. It provides a very comfortable
physical and psychological working environment.
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Interdisciplinary nature

Staffing has its roots in social sciences. It uses concepts

drawn from various disciplines such as psychology,
sociology, anthropology, and management. It has also
borrowed principles from behavioral sciences. It is a
science of human engineering.
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Integral part of general management

Staffing is an integral part of the general management. It

is very much a part of every line manager’s responsibility.
Every member of the management group (from top to
bottom) must be an effective personnel administrator. It
renders service to other functional areas of management.
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Science as well as art

Staffing is a science of human engineering. It is an

organized body of knowledge consisting of principles and
techniques. It is also an art as it involves skills to deal
with people. It is one of the creative arts as it handles
employees and solves their problems systematically. It is
a philosophy of management as it believes in the dignity
and worth of human beings.
 CHARACTERISTIC OF STAFFING
AS A FUNCTION OF
MANAGEMENT

1. Related to human beings

2. Separate managerial function
3. Essential at all managerial level
4. Related to Social responsibility
5. Effect of external and internal environment
 IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS OF
STAFFING

1. Manpower planning
2. Development
3. Fixing the employment standard
4. Sources
5. Selection and Placement
6. training
7. Step process of staffing 9