Human Resource Management
5th Edition by Raymond J. Stone
Prepared by
Dr Pamela Mathews,
Charles Sturt University
John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 2005
Chapter 2 Human Resource Planning
The material for this chapter contains the following:
Reflection issues
Learning objectives
Lecture support materials
Responses to text questions and exercises
Materials for additional class activity
Reflection Issues
Who should be involved in human resource planning?
How does human resource planning relate to or influence other HRM activities?
Does HRP help an organisation to make better use of existing employees?
In a rapidly changing business environment, is human resource planning possible or feasible?
Learning Objectives
Explain the relationship between strategic HRM and HR planning
Appreciate the importance of HR planning
Identify the key environmental influences on HR planning
Understand the basic approaches to HR planning
Describe the ways of forecasting HR requirements and availability
Understand the requirements for effective HR planning
Lecture Support Materials
a) A visual overview of Chapter 2: Human Resource Planning
b) Concept Map
Concept Map for Chapter 2: Human Resource Planning
c) Chapter Synopsis
Chapter 2 of the text is divided into four sections, each of which is designed to provide a valuable introduction to human resource planning and how human resource planning is/can be undertaken. The first section introduces the concept of human resource planning (HRP) and its purpose. Section two highlights the need for organisations to consider environmental trends and issues in developing strategic human resource planning. The different approaches to forecasting the demand and supply of human resources (quantitative and qualitative) are presented in section three. The fourth, and final section,