Staffing

 

The function of staffing deals with manning the enterprises as per the organization structure so that they together implement the process of management. Staffing involves not only selection of persons but also their appraisal and development so that they perform their designated roles.  The selection of a person is a difficult task. However, the chances of selecting a wrong person are very less if a proper method is used.  Since people cannot be easily replaced because of socio-political and legal reasons, their selection, in terms of quality and quantity, is of paramount importance.

 

Staffing of enterprise should be for today's needs, as well as that of the future. The requirement of the future is difficult to predict in precise terms and this requirement needs to be forecasted for more than five to six years. So the purpose of staffing is not manning for the current plan of business but to create a manpower potential capable of undergoing development, so that the same manpower is able to perform the changed roles in the future.