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Introduction
to Business MGT 211
VU
LESSON
15
STAFFING
Staffing
is the
practice of finding, evaluating,
and establishing a working
relationship with
future
colleagues on a project and
firing them when they
are no longer needed.
Staffing
involves
finding people, who may be
hired or already working for
the company
(organization)
or
may be working for competing
companies.
In
knowledge economies, where
talent becomes the new
capital, this discipline
takes on
added
significance to help organizations
achieve a competitive advantage in
each of their
marketplaces.
"Staffing"
can also refer to the
industry and/or type of
company that provides the
functions
described
in the previous definition
for a price. A staffing
company may offer a variety
of
services,
including temporary help,
permanent placement,
temporary-to-permanent placement,
long-term
and contract help, managed
services (often called
outsourcing), training,
human
resources
consulting, and PEO
arrangements (Professional Employer
Organization), in which
a
staffing firm assumes
responsibility for payroll,
benefits, and other human
resource
functions.
The
term "staffing company" has
replaced the term "temporary
service".
STAFFING
THE ORGANIZATION
Staffing
is one of the most complex
and important tasks of good
HR management.
a.
Recruiting
Human Resources--process of
attracting qualified persons
to
apply
for open jobs.
i.
Internal
Recruiting--practice of
considering present employees
as
candidates
for job openings.
ii.
External
Recruiting--practice of
attracting people
outside an
organization
to apply for jobs. By
early 1998, unemployment
had
dropped
to a 23-year low of 4.6
percent, making recruiting a
more
difficult
task. By 2001, the situation
reversed.
b.
Selecting
Human Resources
Validationprocess
of determining the predictive
value of information.
i.
Application Forms
ii.
Tests--
tests of ability, skill,
aptitude, or knowledge.
iii.
Interviews--Interviews
are sometimes a poor
predictor of job
success
although
they remain a popular means
of screening candidates.
Validity
can
be improved by training employees to be
aware of potential
biases
created
in the interview situation
and by using structured
interviews, in
which
questions are written in
advance and all interviews
follow the
same
list of questions for each
candidate.
iv.
Other
Techniques-- Polygraph
tests are declining in
popularity,
although
some organizations
require physical exams.
More
organizations
are using drug tests,
particularly in which
drug-related
performance
problems could create
serious safety hazards
for
customers
or employees.
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Table of Contents:
- INTRODUCTION:CONCEPT OF BUSINESS, KINDS OF INDSTRY, TYPES OF TRADE
- ORGANIZATIONAL BOUNDARIES AND ENVIRONMENTS:THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
- BUSINESS ORGANIZATION:Sole Proprietorship, Joint Stock Company, Combination
- SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS:ADVANTAGES OF SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP
- PARTNERSHIP AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS:ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF PARTNERSHIP
- PARTNERSHIP (Continued):KINDS OF PARTNERS, PARTNERSHIP AT WILL
- PARTNERSHIP (Continued):PARTNESHIP AGREEMENT, CONCLUSION, DUTIES OF PARTNERS
- ORGANIZATIONAL BOUNDARIES AND ENVIRONMENTS:ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
- JOINT STOCK COMPANY:PRIVATE COMPANY, PROMOTION STAGE, INCORPORATION STAGE
- LEGAL DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY A COMPANY:MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION, CONTENTS OF ARTICLES
- WINDING UP OF COMPANY:VOLUNTARY WIDNIGN UP, KINDS OF SHARE CAPITAL
- COOPERATIVE SOCIETY:ADVANTAGES OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETY
- WHO ARE MANAGERS?:THE MANAGEMENT PROCESS, BASIC MANAGEMENT SKILLS
- HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT:Human Resource Planning
- STAFFING:STAFFING THE ORGANIZATION
- STAFF TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT:Typical Topics of Employee Training, Training Methods
- BUSINESS MANAGER’S RESPONSIBILITY PROFILE:Accountability, Specific responsibilities
- COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:THE LEGAL CONTEXT OF HR MANAGEMENT, DEALING WITH ORGANIZED LABOR
- COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (Continued):MOTIVATION IN THE WORKPLACE
- STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING JOB SATISFACTION AND MORALE
- MANAGERIAL STYLES AND LEADERSHIP:Changing Patterns of Leadership
- MARKETING:What Is Marketing?, Marketing: Providing Value and Satisfaction
- THE MARKETING ENVIRONMENT:THE MARKETING MIX, Product differentiation
- MARKET RESEARCH:Market information, Market Segmentation, Market Trends
- MARKET RESEARCH PROCESS:Select the research design, Collecting and analyzing data
- MARKETING RESEARCH:Data Warehousing and Data Mining
- LEARNING EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS EARNING LOWER LEVEL CREDIT:Discussion Topics, Market Segmentation
- UNDERSTANDING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR:The Consumer Buying Process
- THE DISTRIBUTION MIX:Intermediaries and Distribution Channels, Distribution of Business Products
- PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION:Transportation Operations, Distribution as a Marketing Strategy
- PROMOTION:Information and Exchange Values, Promotional Strategies
- ADVERTISING PROMOTION:Advertising Strategies, Advertising Media
- PERSONAL SELLING:Personal Selling Situations, The Personal Selling Process
- SALES PROMOTIONS:Publicity and Public Relations, Promotional Practices in Small Business
- THE PRODUCTIVITY:Responding to the Productivity Challenge, Domestic Productivity
- THE PLANNING PROCESS:Strengths, Weaknesses, Threats
- TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT:Planning for Quality, Controlling for Quality
- TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (continued):Tools for Total Quality Management
- TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (continued):Process Re-engineering, Emphasizing Quality of Work Life
- BUSINESS IN DIGITAL AGE:Types of Information Systems, Telecommunications and Networks
- NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION MODES:Body Movement, Facial Expressions
- BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS:Organization as a System
- ACCOUNTING:Accounting Information System, Financial versus Managerial Accounting
- TOOLS OF THE ACCOUNTING TRADE:Double-Entry Accounting, Assets
- FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT:The Role of the Financial Manager, Short-Term (Operating) Expenditures