@inbook{10.7249/mr1684-2osd.9, ISBN = {9780833034533}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/mr1684-2osd.9}, abstract = {Workforce planning can be a critical strategic activity, enabling an organization to identify, develop, and sustain the workforce capabilities it needs to successfully accomplish its mission in a dynamically changing environment. This activity can lead to decisions that establish the fundamental composition of the workforce and the means to achieve that composition. Because these decisions can directly influence the organization’s ability to conduct day-to-day operations and—even more fundamentally—its ability to accomplish long-term goals, workforce planning can be an important executive responsibility for senior leaders.From an operational perspective, the effects of insufficient workforce planning often manifest themselves slowly.}, bookauthor = {Robert M. Emmerichs and Cheryl Y. Marcum and Albert A. Robbert}, booktitle = {An Executive Perspective on Workforce Planning}, edition = {1}, pages = {1--4}, publisher = {RAND Corporation}, title = {INTRODUCTION}, year = {2004} }