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Armstrong (2001) defines human resource planning (HRP) as ¡§determining the human resources required by the organisation to achieve its strategic goals¡¨. P357

This view is further described by Foot and Hook (1996) who say, ¡§HRP is part of a strategic approach to management integrated with all activities undertaken by the organisation. The HRM plan is developed with the company¡¦s stated strategic goals at its focus¡¨. P 27 Indicating that human resource planning is intrinsic to both human resource management (HRM) and the strategic focus of the organisation.

The Corporate Plan (2002) of Carlisle City Council defines, among other things, what it calls the organisations ¡§Core Values.¡¨ It states ¡§¡K we will support, praise and invest in our workforce to develop our organisation.¡¨ It describes all the Core Values as ¡¨the objectives of the Council and that they will be recognised in everything we do as an organisation¡¨. Carlisle City Council has therefo...