In the name of Allah, The Merciful.

Pre sen tat ion on

Prin cip les of
Man ag emen t
Co ur se No.: 10 1

Date of Presentation
March 13, 2007
1
 Topic s at a glan ce

Definition of Staffing
Manager Inventory Chart
Advantages Of Manager Inventory Chart
Disadvantages Of Manager Inventory Chart

2
 Def init ion of St af fing

“Staffing is defined as filling , and

keeping filled, positions in the
organization structure.”
---- Weihrich & Koontz

3
 Def init ion of St af fing

Pers onal Po int of V iew:

Staff ing i s a p ro ce ss o f a ppoin ting m anpowe r i n
the o rganiza ti on co nsis ti ng o f sp ecif ic ste ps i.e .
Identif yi ng W ork, Identi fyin g W orkfo rce
Requiremen ts, S earch ing Fo r Source s o f
Workfo rce s, Recr uiti ng, S elect ing , Pla ci ng,
Prom otin g, and Tr aining.

4
Charac teri stics of St affing

Process
Re lated to Hu man Resour ces
Man age men t (H RM )
Man age ria l Fu nc tio n

5
 Manager Inventory Chart

An organization chart of a unit with managerial

positions indicated and keyed as to the
promotability of each manager.

6
 Features Manager Inventory Chart

Organization Chart
Indicates Managers’ Positions
Shows Promotability of Managers

7
 Manager Inventory Chart
CONTROLER

Marketing Manager Finance Manager

Mr. Philip 40 Mr. Smith 35 Age
 05 Years in position
 06
Figure Identification:
Mr. x 30 Mr. x 35  Promotable
Now
 02  05
 Promotable in
Mr. x 25 Mr. x 35 one year
 03  08  Potential
Mr. x 48 Mr. x 47 Promotable
 03  03  Satisfactory, not
Promotable
8
 Dismiss
 Advantages Of Manager Inventory Chart

Staffing Situation
Promotable Manager Identification
Internal Supply of managers
Manager who do not perform satisfactorily are identified
Future supply of managers
Retirement (Age is given) & placement
Managers can counsel subordinates

9
 Disadvantages Of Manager
Inventory Chart
Does not show to what position the manager may be
promotable.
Skill & knowledge cannot be measured here.
Not sufficient for fair assessment
Not practical that managers’ counseling the
subordinates.
Time consuming
Top-level managers are not willing to share this chart
with lower level managers
10