Read the case given below and attempt the question carefully:

A well known school in Bangalore is facing the problem of attracting and retaining competent and experienced subject teachers. They asked their existing staff to suggest names of deserving and experienced people who could be contacted and called for interviews. In the first week itself, their HR manager Rekha, takes an orientation to familiarise the new employees with the school policies.

The promotion policy in the school is not very clear. The teachers within the school are not given proper dues and acknowledgement. Advertisements are placed in the newspapers for hiring teachers for new vacancies.

The management of the school keeps sending its teachers to attend training sessions, where the teachers learn the use of sophisticated gadgets & technology away from their actual work place. This leads to empowerment of teachers.

Identify the function that the school is not able to perform efficiently due to which it is not able to attract and retain competent and experienced subject teachers.

Staffing

The correct answer is Option (3) → Staffing.

Staffing involves recruiting, hiring, training, and retaining employees. In this case, the school is facing difficulty in attracting and retaining competent and experienced subject teachers, which indicates a problem in the staffing function. The unclear promotion policy and lack of proper acknowledgment for teachers are factors that impact retention, and the process of attracting experienced teachers through advertisements suggests staffing challenges.