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Staffing Importance

What is Staffing?

Staffing is the function of execution according to plan and organizational structure. It is the process of attracting, recruiting, selecting, placing, appraising, remunerating, developing and retaining the best workforce.

Overall growth and success of every venture is based on appropriateness of staffing function. It is very challenging for organization to focus on best utilization of workforce by using their talents and skills, retaining them and arranging training and development programmes. The function emphasizes managing human and not material or financial resources.

The need of staffing arises since the initial period of organization. Due to promotion, transfer, business expansion, retirement, resignation, accidents, death of employee etc. vacancies are created in organization. In this context, staffing function plays very important role in organization. Right person at right job with right pay is the basic principle of staffing.

Definitions of Staffing:

“The staffing function pertains to the recruitment, selection, development, training and compensation of subordinate managers.”

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Importance of Staffing

1) Effective Managerial Function

Staffing is the key to effective performance of other functions of management such as planning, organizing, directing and controlling.

Competent workforce can work effectively in different functional areas like production, sales, finance etc. The outcome of other functions is based on the effectiveness of staffing.

2) Leads to Effective Utilization of Human Resources

Staffing function leads to effective utilization of human resources i.e. workforce. Proper care is taken at every stage such as recruitment, selection, placement, remuneration, training, development etc.

Excessive burden of work is avoided. Optimum utilization of human resources results in improvement in performances and progress of organization.

3) Builds Cordial Relationship

This function is helpful in building healthy relationships among all levels of employees in the organization. A smooth human relation is the key to better communication and coordination of managerial efforts in an organization.

4) Helps Human Resource Development

Skilled and experienced employee is an asset of a business organization. Staffing helps to inculcate the organizational culture into employees. It trains and develops the existing workforce. It also ensures smooth functioning of all the managerial aspects of the business organization.

5) Helps in Effective use of Technology and Other Resources

Trained employees can use the latest technology, capital, material and methods of work effectively. It helps in building competitive strength of the organization. It is also helpful in improving standard of work and productivity in terms of quality and quantity.

6) Improves Efficiency

Training and development programmes are offered to the employees for self-development and organizational development. Through proper selection, the organization gets quality employees and through proper training the performance level of the employees can be improved.

7) Long Term Effect

Qualified, efficient and skillful workforce is always an asset of the organization. Proper selection of employees leads the organization towards the path of success. Naturally, long term positive effects can be observed on the efficiency of an organization.

8) Essential Contribution

Staffing ensures the continuity and growth of the organization through development of employees. Selection is based on the ability of the prospective employees. So that organization can meet the future challenges wisely. Therefore, the contribution of the staff in their future roles is taken into account in staffing function.

9) Provides Job Satisfaction

Employees can be motivated through financial and non-financial incentives. Adequate remuneration increases job satisfaction and morale of the employees. Training and development programmes, fair remuneration and job security are the factors which are important in providing job satisfaction.

10) Maintains Harmony

In staffing process, individuals are recruited, selected and placed as well as their performance is regularly appraised and promotions are given on the basis of merit. For this, criteria is made and duly communicated to concerned employees. It brings peace and harmony in organization.

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