Explain in brief the importance of staffing as a function of management.
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Explain the need and importance of staffing function.
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’ Which function of management helps in obtaining right people and putting them on the right place/jobs? Explain any five points of importance of this function.
Staffing helps in obtaining right people and putting them on the right place/jobs.
'Importance of staffing :
(i) Obtaining competent personnel It ensures the availability of the most suitable and capable person for various jobs.
(ii) Higher performance By placing the right person at the right job, it ensures better performance. '
(iii) Continuous survival and growth It ensures the continuous survival and growth of the enterprise, through the successive planning for building managers.
(iv) Optimum utilisation of human resource It helps in avoiding overmanning, under utilisation of manpower and high labour cost. It also helps in preventing the disruption of work by indicating in advance about the likely shortage of employees.
(v) Helps in achieving organisational goals It improves job satisfaction by providing fair remuneration and regular assessment which helps in achieving organisational goals.