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Sta ng Function of Management

The managerial function of sta ng involves manning the
organization structure through proper and e ective selection, appraisal and development of the personnels to ll the
roles assigned to the employers/workforce.

According to Theo Haimann, “Sta ng pertains to recruitment, selection, development and compensation of
subordinates.”

Nature of Sta ng Function

1. Sta ng is an important managerial function- Sta ng function is the most important mangerial act along
with planning, organizing, directing and controlling. The operations of these four functions depend upon the
manpower which is available through sta ng function.

2. Sta ng is a pervasive activity- As sta ng function is carried out by all mangers and in all types of concerns
where business activities are carried out.

3. Sta ng is a continuous activity- This is because sta ng function continues throughout the life of an
organization due to the transfers and promotions that take place.

4. The basis of sta ng function is e cient management of personnels- Human resources can be e ciently
managed by a system or proper procedure, that is, recruitment, selection, placement, training and
development, providing remuneration, etc.

5. Sta ng helps in placing right men at the right job. It can be done e ectively through proper recruitment
procedures and then nally selecting the most suitable candidate as per the job requirements.

6. Sta ng is performed by all managers depending upon the nature of business, size of the company,
quali cations and skills of managers,etc. In small companies, the top management generally performs this
function. In medium and small scale enterprise, it is performed especially by the personnel department of that
concern.

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Sta ng Process - Steps involved in Sta ng

1. Manpower requirements- The very rst step in sta ng is to
plan the manpower inventory required by a concern in order to match them with the job requirements and
demands. Therefore, it involves forecasting and determining the future manpower needs of the concern.

2. Recruitment- Once the requirements are noti ed, the concern invites and solicits applications according to
the invitations made to the desirable candidates.

3. Selection- This is the screening step of sta ng in which the solicited applications are screened out and
suitable candidates are appointed as per the requirements.

4. Orientation and Placement- Once screening takes place, the appointed candidates are made familiar to the
work units and work environment through the orientation programmes. placement takes place by putting
right man on the right job.

5. Training and Development- Training is a part of incentives given to the workers in order to develop and grow
them within the concern. Training is generally given according to the nature of activities and scope of
expansion in it. Along with it, the workers are developed by providing them extra bene ts of indepth
knowledge of their functional areas. Development also includes giving them key and important jobsas a test or
examination in order to analyse their performances.

6. Remuneration- It is a kind of compensation provided monetarily to the employees for their work
performances. This is given according to the nature of job- skilled or unskilled, physical or mental, etc.
Remuneration forms an important monetary incentive for the employees.

7. Performance Evaluation- In order to keep a track or record of the behaviour, attitudes as well as opinions of
the workers towards their jobs. For this regular assessment is done to evaluate and supervise di erent work
units in a concern. It is basically concerning to know the development cycle and growth patterns of the
employeesin a concern.

8. Promotion and transfer- Promotion is said to be a non- monetary incentive in which the worker is shifted
from a higher job demanding bigger responsibilities as well as shifting the workers and transferring them to
di erent work units and branches of the same organization.

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