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Managing Human Element at Work

Notes 3.7 Summary

• HR planning is the process (including forecasting, developing and controlling) by
which a firm ensures that it has the right number of people and the right kind of
people at the right places at the right time doing work for which they are economically
most useful.
• Selection is a process of measurement, decision making and evaluation. The goal of
a selection system is to bring in to the organization individuals who will perform well
on the job.

• Placement refers to assigning rank and responsibility to an individual, identifying him
with a particular job.
• Induction refers to the introduction of a person to the job and the organization. The
purpose is to make the employee feel at home and develop a sense of pride in the
organization and commitment to the job.

• Recruiting is the discovering of potential applicants for actual or anticipated
organizational vacancies.
• Policies are directives providing continuous framework for executive actions on
recurrent managerial problems.

3.8 Keywords

Demand forecasting: Forecasting the overall HR requirements in accordance with the
organizational plans.
HR planning: It is the predetermination of the future course of action chosen from a number
of alternative courses of action for procuring, developing, managing, motivating,
compensating, career planning, succession planning and separating the human element of
enterprise.

Job Specification: Job specification is an output of job description, and states the minimum
acceptable qualifications that the newcomer must possess to perform the job satisfactorily
and successfully.

Manpower planning: It can also be used as an important aid in formulating and designing
the training and development programmes for the employees because it takes into account
the anticipated changes in the HR requirements of the organizations.
Placement: It is determination of the job to which an accepted candidate is to be assigned
and his assignment to that job.
Recruitment: It is a process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating and
encouraging them to apply for jobs in an organization.

Supply forecasting: Obtaining the data and information about the present inventory of
human resources and forecast the future changes in present human resource inventory.

1. Discuss the characteristic of HR planning.
2. Draw the flow chart process of HR planning.

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