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Sunrise Foods plans to open 10 new outlets next year. The HR manager forecasts the number of store managers required, recruits candidates, selects suitable ones and arranges their training. Which statement is correct?

The activities form the staffing function. Staffing covers manpower planning, recruitment, selection and training so that the right people fill the positions created by the organization structure. Opening outlets is the plan, but the HR manager's work is placing and developing people, not controlling or planning.

  1. AThese activities form the staffing function, which is part of managing human resourcesCorrect
  2. BThese activities form the controlling function because training corrects deviations
  3. CThese activities form the planning function because outlets are being opened
  4. DThese activities form the coordinating function only, which is not a managerial function

Explanation

Estimating manpower needs, recruitment, selection and training are the components of staffing. Training is not controlling, and the opening of outlets is the plan that creates the staffing need. Planning is not the function being performed by the HR manager here.

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