The process industries are particularly vulnerable to plant, process, and product failures. They are also interested in reducing labor costs and improving the efficiency and manpower utilization of the maintenance labor and supervision. This article suggests the utilization of data envelopment...

Attempts are made to probe into the gaps between the human resource management policies as laid down in company publications and the actual practices, followed by companies in public and private sector and by multinationals in India. The human resources practices of eight firms – two large...

Picks up a current theme of manpower planning which extends the interest of the subject into the understanding of labour market process through detailed tracing of the historical patterns of particular occupations. Argues the value of such tracing. Employs the technique of biographical age...

Today, human resource managers do not have the luxury of operating and performing in a stable, predictable environment as political, social and economic changes are affecting all organizations and their human resource management activities. In particular, the dominant environmental uncertainties...

Manpower planning is a key aspect of the human resource management function in organizations. Specifically, manpower planning examines the gap between staff availabilities (internal and external to the organization) and staffing requirements (to perform tasks in the organization) over time, and...

The current disillusionment with the conventional manpower planning approach has forced labour economists to seek other methods of assessing skill needs and training requirements. Recommends a more pragmatic approach in the form of sectoral studies, based on key sectors of the economy. Describes...

Discusses the limitations of labour market analysis (LMA), which is widely advocated as a successor to conventional manpower planning. Argues the need for a more systematic approach within the framework of policy formulation and implementation. The proposed “policy‐focused” approach would...

Gives the background to human resource planning (HRP) and argues that HRP tools are still an essential management requirement. Looks, therefore, to HRP tools that are not so mathematically complex as to be of little use to the average practitioner. Provides an approach which harnesses modern...

The article aims to shift the basis of organisational human resource planning away from the traditional prescriptive approach to a systems based model that incorporates an emphasis on learning. A brief history of human resource planning is presented showing how it has evolved towards current...

The population of The Netherlands will, as in other industrialized countries, continue to age in the coming decades. So far, the working‐age population has not been affected, but the ageing process is set to leave its mark on the labour force in the next 25 years. An ageing labour force and...