... internal factors can be controlled by the organization, external factors are usually uncontrollable and have a big impact on existing structures. Based on the evaluation of internal and external factors that influence an organization, a forecast for the future need of personnel can be made. This forecasted demand of personnel is then matched to the available supply of personnel. Based on this comparison, the company can recruit, retain or reduce its personnel, to match forecasted demand and available supply. Soft and hard personnel planning The human resource planning processes can be split up into hard and soft processes. Where the hard planning process are based on the quantitative analysis, in order to supply the company with the right number of the right sort of people at the right time, the main purpose of the soft process is to ensure the availability of the people with the right type of attitudes ...

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