Review of Staffing function

     The various functions of management includes planning, organizing, staffing, leading and control.  An organization to be run in an effective manner requires efficient and competent human beings.  This requirement is fulfilled by the Staffing function.
     Staffing is therefore defined as the process of 'recruiting and retaining the most competent people'.  Staffing includes a variety of activities from recruitment, selection, placement, training, performance appraisal and motivation of employees.
     Recruitment is the process of looking for the potential candidates either within the organization (internal) or outside the organization (external).  Selection is the process of differentiating between applicants and conduct a series of tests before taking him into the organization.  The various tests that scan be conduct include Intelligence tests, Aptitude tests, Personality tests etc.  Then comes the Placement i.e placing the employee in the correct place that would maximize his productivityy.  In the performance appraisal the employees are evaluated on a regular basis.  This is done mainly to find whether an employee needs further training and also for promotion or firing process.  The most important activity of staffing is to retain the employees.  Employees must be motivated on a daily basis.  The Equity theory, Expectancy therory and the reinforcement therory needs to be well understood by the human resource personnel in motivating the employees.
     The success of any organization depends on the people working there.  Therefore the function of Staffing is the most significant and vital in an organization.