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d) Inverted pyramid type of structure

Modern organisation structures tend to be different from the traditional

structures. As stated earlier, the trends are towards reducing the number of

levels in the hierarchy. Decentralisation is happening to much larger extents

because of the need for faster decisions making. This is also made possible

because of the higher skill levels of personnel and fast communication

technologies.

E. Staffing

1. The function of organising wilt determine the jobs to be done by people. The

function of finding the people to do those jobs is called staffing. Staffing is

included in the function of organising, as if it is the procurement of a resource.

Another view is that the resource of people is not like other resources and has

to be treated differently. Staffing includes recruitment and selection of people,

their training and development and so on. These are dealt with in detail in

subsequent chapters of this course.