SHS

Organization and
Management
Quarter 2 – Module 9
Concept and Nature of Staffing

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Organization and Management – SHS

Quarter 2 – Module 9: Concept and Nature of Staffing

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 Lesson CONCEPT AND NATURE OF STAFFING

For an organization to be successful, it needs people that can easily

respond to change. People with right skills, knowledge and competence to fill
the organizational structure design are needed.

Good day learner!

Previously, you learned about
planning and the different structures in the
organizations. Today’s module will help you
understand the concept and the nature of
choosing or selecting employees.

Below are the things that you will learn

from this module:
● understand the nature and significance of
staffing; and
● identify the function of staffing in a business organization.

You will find the following words in this module:

Staffing –is an integral part of human resource management. It facilitates

procurement and placement of the right person on the right job.

Staffing policy – is concerned with selecting employees who have skills

required to perform particular job.

Ethnocentric staffing policy – uses parent-country nationals to fill all the

key management position in an international business.

Polycentric staffing policy – uses host-country nationals to manage

foreign subsidiaries and parent-country nationals for the key positions at
corporate headquarters.

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 Geocentric staffing policy – seeks the best people for key jobs throughout
the organization regardless of their nationality.

Pervasive activity – an activity that is existing in the entire department of

the organization.

Cultural Myopia – a firm’s failure to adapt to the host-country due to

cultural differences that requires different approach in the management of
the business.

How far do you know?

Let’s see how far you
know about the lesson by
simply answering the
following:

Direction: Read the statement carefully. Choose your answer from the given option.

Geocentric Staffing Policy Multiple hurdles

Multiple cut-offs Ethnocentric staffing Policy
Polycentric staffing policy Staffing

_______________1. It facilitates the procurement and placement of the right person

on the right job.
_______________2. It is a staffing strategy where all applicants must pass each
assessment hurdle consecutively in order to continue in the process.

_______________3. It is a staffing policy where it seeks to find potential employee’s

for the key job regardless of their nationality.

_______________4. This is a staffing strategy where all applicants who will take the
assessment will be given pass-failed results.

_______________5. A staffing policy that uses host-country nationals to manage

subsidiaries and parent-nationals to handle key position in the organization.

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 Let’s get started and have
some fun!...

Activity #1 – Find the words in a Crossword

Direction: Find the following words in the crossword. Be familiar with the words.

Geocentric Staffing Ethnocentric Policy

Banding Hurdles Strategies Polycentric

P E O P L S T R A T E G I E S S E
A O R A A O T A M E E N O T C A G
I A L Y N B A N D I N G O H R L N
R L A Y E R T A R B R A D N E E I
A T I C C A I N A E O G R O A N F
T A G I G E O C E N T R I C T U F
P A I L Y N N O T T E I F E E R A
A G R O M E E T R A I N I N G O T
P U L P L E A D R O A D N T R A S
E R R A I D E E D I D O D R A I N
A H U R D L E S T A C E E I C E D
R U E T A E R E S O R E R C O R E

Did you find all the words?

Now, you are about to discover ideas
behind those words.

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 What is staffing?

People are organization’s most important resources, because people either

create or weaken an organization’s image of its products and services. So it is
therefore important that the right staff be selected to ensure success in the business.

As the term staffing relates to recruitment, selection, development, training

and compensation of the managerial personnel, it may be noted that staffing function
is an integral part of human resource management. So as managers they have to
keep on regular watch on the number and composition of their employees. There
will be times that employee may be leaving, retiring or gets promoted or transferred
that vacancies should be filled up.

What is its
nature?
Nature of Staffing
⮚ Staffing is an important managerial function.

⮚ Staffing is a pervasive activity.

⮚ Staffing is a continuous activity.

⮚ The basis of staffing function is efficient management of personnel.

⮚ Staffing helps in placing right men at the right job.

⮚ Staffing is performed by all managers.

The following are ways by which

organization manned his company, through
staffing policy. Staffing policy is concerned
with selecting employees who have the skills
required to perform particular jobs. Staffing
policy can be a tool for developing and
promoting 6a corporate culture.
 STAFFING POLICY

a. Ethnocentric staffing policy – a staffing policy that fills all key

management positions in an international business with parent-
country nationals. This policy is congruent with an international
strategy. A drawback is that ethnocentric staffing can result in
cultural myopia.

b. Polycentric staffing policy – uses host country nationals to

manage foreign subsidiaries and parent-country nationals for the key
positions at corporate headquarters. This approach can minimize
the dangers of cultural myopia, but it can create gap between home
and host-country operations. The policy is best suited to a multi-
domestic strategy.

c. Geocentric staffing policy - seeks the best people for key jobs

After identifying the job vacancy in the

company, now what? Staffing strategies mean putting
together a combination of workers – both internal and
external – that is strategically designed to meet the
needs of the business and the realities of the labor
market. It involves reviewing all jobs within an
organization to determine how best to organize your
people and resources to meet your needs in any
business environment.

Staffing Strategies are as follows:

a. Multiple cut-offs – all assessments are given to all applicants and scored on
a pass-fail basis.

b. Multiple-hurdles – all applicants must pass each assessment hurdle

consecutively in order to continue in the process

c. Banding – Everyone who scores within a certain range of scores is

considered to have performed equivalently and assigned the same grade.

d. Hiring the first minimally qualified applicant.

e. Hiring the applicant from top-down ranking.

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 Why is staffing
significant?
Staffing is not only significant to managers or head of
the organization but it is also beneficial to employees or
workers in the company.

Importance of Staffing:
1. Maximum and efficient utilization of resources.

2. Reduces cost of production.

3. For job satisfaction.

4. For meeting present and future needs of employees.

5. For maintaining co-ordination among the employees.

Now let’s see what

you have learned. Try to
answer the practice
tasks below. Have fun!

Practice Task 1

Direction: Read the statement carefully; write YES if you agree to the statement and
NO if not.

________1.) Through staffing, organization utilizes human resources efficiently.

________2.) Staffing helps in placing right men at the right job.

________3.) Polycentric staffing policy seeks best people for the job regardless of
their nationality.

________4.) Hiring the first minimal qualified applicant is another strategy in

staffing.

________5.) Selection and hiring can be even done by first level management or
the supervisory level.

You’re doing great, but there’s

some more in the next page!
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Practice Task 2

Direction: Read and identify the missing word/s in the statement. Choose your
answer from the given options below.

Parent-country hurdles Pervasive

Staffing Reduce Host-country

1. Staffing is a _______________ activity.

2. __________ relates to recruitment, selection, development, training and

compensation of the managerial personnel.

3. One importance of staffing is, it ___________ cost of production.

4. In multiple-hurdles, all applicants must pass each assessment

___________ consecutively in order to continue in the process.

5. Ethnocentric staffing policy fills all key management positions in an

international business with _____________ nationals.

Good job!
You are now about to complete
the module by answering the final test
prepared for you. Good luck
learner!

Direction: Read each statement and choose the letter that corresponds to the
correct answer.

1. It is a staffing strategy where all applicants must pass each assessment hurdle
consecutively in order to continue in the process.
A. Multiple Hurdles C. Banding
B. Multiple cut-offs D. Top-down ranking

2. A staffing policy that uses host-country nationals to manage subsidiaries and

parent-nationals to handle key position in the organization
A. Ethnocentric staffing policy C. Geocentric staffing policy
B. Polycentric staffing policy D. Staffing Policy

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3. It facilitates the procurement and placement of the right person on the right job.
A. Staffing Policy C. Staffing
B. Selection D. Staffing Policy
4. This is a staffing strategy where all applicants who will take the assessment will be
given pass-failed results.
A. Banding C. Multiple cut-offs
B. To-down ranking D. Multiple hurdles

5. It is a staffing policy where it seeks to find potential employee’s for the key job
regardless of their nationality.
A. Geocentric staffing policy C. Ethnocentric staffing policy
B. Staffing Policy D. Polycentric staffing policy

6. This is a tool used in selecting employees who have the skills required to perform
a particular jobs.
A. Polycentric staffing policy C. Geocentric staffing policy
B. Staffing Policy D. Ethnocentric staffing policy

7. A score of pass-fail is given to all applicants who took the assessment is called __
A. Banding C. Multiple cut-offs
B. Top-down ranking D. Multiple hurdles

Additional Activity:
If you are to select an applicant what strategy will you use? Why?

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How far do you know (Pretest):

1. Staffing 4. Multiple cut-offs

2. Multiple Hurdles 5. Polycentric staffing policy
3. Geocentric Staffing Policy

Learning Activity 1
P E O P L S T R A T E G I E S S E
A O R A A O T A M E E N O T C A G
I A L Y N B A N D I N G O H R L N
R L A Y E R T A R B R A D N E E I
A T I C C A I N A E O G R O A N F
T A G I G E O C E N T R I C T U F
P A I L Y N N O T T E I F E E R A
A G R O M E E T R A I N I N G O T
P U L P L E A D R O A D N T R A S
E R R A I D E E D I D O D R A I N
A H U R D L E S T A C E E I C E D
R U E T A E R E S O R E R C O R E

Practice Task 1

1. YES 4. YES
2. YES 5. NO
3. NO

Practice Task 2

1. Frederick Taylor 4. Robert Golembiewski

2. Theory of Bureaucracy 5. Scientific Management Theory
3. Social Ethics Theory

Post Test
1. A 5. D
2. B 6. B
3. C 7. C
4. A

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References:

Samar, Gregorio L. et al. (2016) Introduction to Organization and Management. Hunt

Publishing Center.89-93.

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learner, you did great!
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