Chapter 1 & 2 Staffing (Part 1)

Question 1

Staffing:

Answer 1

• Staffing is the process of acquiring, deploying, and retaining a workforce of sufficient quantity and quality to create positive impacts on the organization’s effectiveness.

Question 2

Staffing, Implications of Definition:

Answer 2

• Acquire, deploy, retain
• Staffing as a process or system
• Quantity and quality issues
• Organization effectiveness

Question 3

Staffing Systems:

Answer 3

Should guide the acquisition, deployment, and retention of the workforce.

Question 4

Staffing -Acquisition:

Answer 4

Acquisition activities involve external staffing systems that govern the initial intake of applicants into the organization.

Question 5

Staffing -Deployment:

Answer 5

Deployment refers to the placement of new hires on the actual job they will hold.

Question 6

Staffing -Retention:

Answer 6

Retention systems seek to manage the inevitable flow of employees out of the organization.

Question 7

Staffing Process:

Answer 7

Staffing is a process that establishes and governs the flow of people into the organization, within and out of the organization.