Self Learning Material
         Manpower planning
               (MBA-964)
        Course: Master Business Administration
              Semester-III
          Distance Education Programme
       I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University
               Jalandhar
                           Syllabus
                       Manpower Planning (MBA 964)
       Objective: To appraise the students about the importance of manpower planning specially in
       today€s dynamic environment with emphasis on effective recruitment and selection.
       Unit – I
       Human Resource Planning; Macro level scenario of manpower planning, setting up of objectives,
       organizing planning concept, process of manpower planning. Demand and Supply Forecasting;
       analyzing Jobs and Work; Types of Employment.
                             Unit – II
       The  Recruitment  Process;  Advertising  for  Recruitment;  Issues  in  Recruitment;  Screening
       Applications;  Measuring  and  Interpreting  Individual  Differences;  Creating  Psychometric  Tests,
       Validation of Measurement; Using Psychometric Tests.
                             Unit - III
       Conducting Interviews, Types of Interviews, Group Discussions; Decision Making for Selection;
       Managerial Selection; New Tools for Recruitment.
                             Unit – IV
       Recruitment  and  Selection:  Linking  with  other  HRM  Systems;  Selecting  Expatriates;  Use  of
       Technology  in  Recruitment  and  Selection;  Communicating  the  Decision;  Induction  and
       Socialization; Internal Selection; Designing Systems, Administering and Evaluating the system;
       Ethical Issues; Present Trends in Recruitment and Selection.
       Note : Relevant Case Studies should be discussed in class.
       Suggested Readings:
       1. Dessler Gary & V. Biju, Human Resource Management, Pearson Education,
       2. Roberts. Gareth, “Recruitment & Selection- A competency approach”, Chartered Institute
         of Personnel & Development, London
       3. Billsberry Jon, Experiencing Recruitment & selection, Wiley Publications
       4. Cooper Dominic, Robertson T Ivan & Tinline Gordon, Recruitment & Selection –A
         framework for success, Thomson Publications, London
                                              TableofContents
               Lesson Title                                   Written by                           Page
               No.                                                                                 No.
                  1     HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING Dr. Mamta Ratti, Assistant                            1
                                                              Professor, MCM DAV College,
                                                              Chandigarh
                  2     MANPOWER PLANNING                     Dr. Mamta Ratti, Assistant              15
                        PROCESS                               Professor, MCM DAV College,
                                                              Chandigarh
                  3     JOB ANALYSIS AND DESIGN               Dr. Mamta Ratti, Assistant              34
                                                              Professor, MCM DAV College,
                                                              Chandigarh
                  4     RECRUITMENT                           Dr. Mamta Ratti, Assistant              54
                                                              Professor, MCM DAV College,
                                                              Chandigarh
                  5     RECRUITMENT &                         Dr. Mamta Ratti, Assistant              75
                        PSYCHOMETRIC TESTS                    Professor, MCM DAV College,
                                                              Chandigarh
                  6     INTERVIEWS                            Ms. Kajal Vij, Assistant Professor,     94
                                                              HMV College, Jalandhar
                  7     GROUP DISCUSSIONS                     Ms. Kajal Vij, Assistant Professor,    116
                                                              HMV College, Jalandhar
                  8     MANAGERIAL SELECTION                  Ms. Kajal Vij, Assistant Professor,    133
                                                              HMV College, Jalandhar
                  9     RECRUITMENTAND                        Ms. Kajal Vij, Assistant Professor,    149
                        SELECTION                             HMV College, Jalandhar
                 10     INTERNAL SELECTION                    Ms. Kajal Vij, Assistant Professor,    164
                                                              HMV College, Jalandhar
                                                     Reviwed by:
                                        Dr. Pooja Mehta, Assistant Professor
                                               I.K.G. PTU, Kapurthala
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               CHAPTER1 HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING
               “Human Resource isnt a thing we do; its the thing that runs our business.” – Steve Wynn
               Structure
                      1.1 Objectives
                      1.2 Introduction
                      1.3 Conceptual Clarity
                      1.4 WhyHuman Resource Planning is required
                      1.5 Strategies for effective Human Resource Planning
                      1.6  Man PowerPlanning at Macro Level
                      1.7   Factors Affecting Macro Manpower Planning
                      1.8    Check Your Progress 1
                      1.9    Approaches to Macro level Man Power Planning
                      1.10   Emerging trends & Issues in Man Power Planning
                      1.11   Effectiveness of Macro level Manpower Planning and Policy
                      1.12   Check Your Progress 2
                      1.13   Summary
                      1.14   Glossary
                      1.15   Answer to Check Your Progress
                      1.16   References
                      1.17   Suggested Readings
                      1.18   Terminal and Model Questions
               1.1     Objectives
                 To understand the role of manpower planning in an organization
                 To learn the strategies for making manpower planning effective
                 To understand Man Power Planning at Macro Level
                 To know the approaches to Man Power Planning at Macro Level
                 Tobe aware of emerging trends & Issues of Manpower Planning
               1.2 Introduction
               There are four factors of production: Men, Money, Material and Method. The economists
               suggest that the productivity can be easily improved with the help of effective utilization of
               these factors of production. €Men is the most dynamic factors among all mentioned factors.
               The planning of Man power is very essential due to its tangible and living nature. Rest of the
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