Importance Of Staffing

Introduction :-

Employment relations have undergone dramatic changes over the past few decades under the influence of economics globalization and increased work opportunities. The bureaucratic control within organizations have been replaced by more labor-oriented policies that encompass increased employee involvement and engagement in the managerial decision making process. Staffing within organizations has thus assumed new complexities and managers lay increasing emphasis on providing the employees with an enabling work environment. The focus is on improving employee commitment and long term relationship that is fruitful for both parties. Based on these observations, the essay explores the staffing policies and practices that should be adopted

Staffing is the process of filling all positions in the organization with adequate and qualified personnel. According to Koontz and O 'Donnell, "staffing is the executive function where the recruitment, selection, compensating, training, promotion and retirement of subor¬dinate managers".

Staffing consists of manpower planning, recruit¬ment, selection, training, compensation, promotion and maintenance of managerial personnel. It involves finding the right person for the right job, having him in the right place, doing the right job at the right time.

The objective of staffing function is to obtain competent employees and to provide me climate which will be most conducive to superior performance. Staffing is the responsibility of every manager.

Unless the manager fulfills his function of seeing that a constant stream of subor¬dinate managers is recruited, selected, trained, developed and promoted, he is not fulfilling one of his most crucial duties.

Efficient staffing helps to avoid under-utilization of personnel as well as shortages of personnel. It is helpful in discovering talented people and. developing them to move up the corporate

Staffing is the cornerstone of management because no manager can be effective with¬out the right approach to the staffing job.

Human beings are the most important asset of an organization. Therefore, efficient procurement, development, maintenance and utilization of human resources, par¬ticularly, a manager is indispensable for the successful working of every organization.

In big organizations there is a separate personnel department. But this department provides expert advice and assistance in staffing to line managers.

Every manager is actively involved in the selection, training and appraisal of his subordinates. Staffing is significant to every manager because it provides competent personnel for efficient working of his unit and it ensures a team of competent successors to him.

Therefore, staffing can be described as a pervasive or essential function of management. Staffing is a continuous process because the work force of an enterprise is subject to constant change. Changes in the organization create new jobs and these must be