Abstract:
This thesis is a study on manpower planning and recruiting of top 200 companies in Thailand. The purpose of this study is to examine whether large companies have manpower planning, the manpower planning and the recruitment process, and the problems encountered in doing these functions. Data collection was based on questionnaires and interviews of personnel officers of 76 companies. The sample was randomly selected from the listing of the top 200 companies in Thailand compiled by Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, Chulalongkorn University and Chulalongkorn University Social Research Institute (CUSRI). The information has been systematized by Lotus software package, then those data have been analyzed by using percentage, arithmetic mean, Z-test and analysis of varience. The results of this study indicate that fifty-seven point nine percent of the subjects lack formal manpower planning. Sixty-two point nine percent of the companies that have manpower planning has both short-range and laong-range plan. The short-range plan is for a period less than one year, while the long-range one is for a period of three to five years. Eighty-eight point seven percent of the companies that have manpower planning achieved fifty percent to seventy-five percent of their plan. Most businesses having manpower planning have problems concerning lack of cooperation from other departments because the planners and some of the top executives lack understanding and responsibility in manpower planning and lack technique in utilizing manpower efficiently. Furthermore, lack of follow-up and assessment of manpower planning are also the problems. The sources of manpower are both internal and external since the performance of either internal or external source is not different. The most important problem in recruitment is lack of tools in screening the most qualified person.
The second problem is lack of good preparation in recruitment and lack of definite recruitment policy. It is also notable that the companies with manpower planning have better opportunity to recruit from internal source than the companies without manpower planning. The problems in manpower planning and recruitment can be solved by promoting and stimulation interest of executives of every department as well as top executives to be interested in and to acquire more knowledge in order to have a better understanding in manpower planning procedure. The companies should also have clear and concise goal, policy, organization structure and management process. The efficiency in recruitment is the consequence of the deliberating of manpower plan which must correspond with the status of the firm. The manpower recruitment should be planned in advance with the service of personnel department as center in collecting all information about manpower of every department within a firm. Personnel department is also a center in coordinating personnel recruitment of each department, and between labour markets and different department within a firm. Besides, it is a center that develops knowledge and furnishes techniques in screening personnel efficiently. Probation period is proved to be the essential tool to correct any deficiency of recruitment both from outside and within a firm, although the firm has efficient manpower planning and recruiting. Manpower planning and recruitment are crucial in enabling a firm to recruit qualified personnel in time of need. However, the whole system of personnel management is essential in helping a firm to plan, recruit and retain competent personnel. For example, the training and developing of both employees and managers in every level to prepare them to a higher position will make their business a success.