(a) The above discussion between three employees Aman, Benu and Vaibhav, tells how they were selected to be part of the staff of Zenil Ltd. company.
Thus, the important function of management discussed here is Staffing.
Staffing:- Staffing is the process of placing people in job positions in a company. It starts with workforce planning and extends to functions such as recruiting, selection, training, development, promotion, compensation, and employee performance evaluation.
In other words, staffing refers to the component of the management process concerned with finding, utilizing, and retaining a satisfied and productive workforce.
(b) Staffing function has a total of 10 steps, out of which the second step, Recruitment, is being discussed here. Recruitment is the process of finding/ locating skilled employees with potential and encouraging them to apply for positions inside the company.
Final Answer:
Hence,
(a) The above discussion is indicating the staffing function of management.
(b) Staffing identified in part (a) follows a particular process out of which recruitment is being discussed in the above para which refers to finding the source from which potential employees will be recruited/chosen.