Read the text given below and answer the questions.

Mr. Murthy is the chairman of a leading business organisation. He grabs all possible opportunities and leads the organisation by example and trust. He always motivates his team and introduced a number of motivational schemes like;

-Employees are offered shares at a price lower than the market price.

-Employees are given individual autonomy and rewards for performance.

He realises that satisfied and secured employees can best focus on organisational success. He ensures hiring competent people for various jobs. Every employee is required to undergo training, their jobs are well defined and regular feedbacks are provided so that their long term interest is also served.

In order to keep an eye on employees performance, a strategic decision was introduced that all communication must be recorded and filed in the office. He has also devised various ways to know the reactions of employees on different policies and decisions. As a result, employees are highly motivated, goals are achieved and organisation is growing.

"He ensures hiring competent people for various jobs".

Which function of management is being performed by Mr. Murthy?

Staffing

The correct answer is option 3- staffing.

After planning and selection of the organisation structure, the next step in the management process is to fill the various posts provided in the organisation. This is termed as the management of staffing function. In the simplest terms, staffing is ‘putting people to jobs. Proper staffing ensures the following benefits to the organisation:

(i) Helps in discovering and obtaining competent personnel for various jobs.
(ii) Makes for higher performance, by putting right person on the right job.
(iii) Ensures the continuous survival and growth of the enterprise through the succession planning for managers.
(iv) Helps to ensure optimum utilisation of the human resources. By avoiding overmanning, it prevents under-utilisation of personnel and high labour costs. At the same time it avoids disruption of work by indicating in advance the shortages of personnel.
(v) Improves job satisfaction and morale of employees through objective assessment and fair reward for their contribution.