Human resources planning in Swaziland: Rolls-Royce versus Volkswagen approaches

Human resources planning (HRP) is required in libraries, as a mechanism for the efficient allocation of scarce skilled labor, no matter how elementary the exercise might be. HRP begins with the tabulation of organizational objectives and then estimating the number of employees required to carry them...

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Published in:Library management 1994-06, Vol.15 (4), p.22-29
Main Author: THAPISA, A. P. N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Associations
Automation
Case studies
Employees
Employment
Exact sciences and technology
Human resource management
Human resources
Information and communication sciences
Information science. Documentation
Information systems
Inventory
Libraries
Library and information science. General aspects
Library associations
Library staff
Planning
Professional aspects
Recruitment
Sciences and techniques of general use
Supply and recruitment
Swaziland
Training
Workforce
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Summary:Human resources planning (HRP) is required in libraries, as a mechanism for the efficient allocation of scarce skilled labor, no matter how elementary the exercise might be. HRP begins with the tabulation of organizational objectives and then estimating the number of employees required to carry them out. A human resources survey is necessary in Swaziland libraries to gather information on: 1. manpower status, 2. manpower availability, 3. staff retention, 4. staff training, 5. skills inventory, and 6. databank. As libraries in Swaziland continue to grow, there is need for more people to be employed. At a national level, a key variable in determining the scale and profile of the library's future human resources demands or requirements is the rate of economic growth. It is essential that the Swaziland Library Association should develop a human resources database for the library profession through its sub-committee for human resources.
ISSN:0143-5124
1758-7921
DOI:10.1108/01435129410060329