Written primarily for organizations beginning their manpower management effort, this book focuses on analytical approaches to studying the managerial manpower situation in a specific organization. Chapters 1 and 2 develop the nature, need, and process of manpower planning and include a schematic overview of the entire process. Chapter 3 describes programs which help the organization meet difficult situations, based on interviews with manpower managers. Chapter 4 involves an analysis of inventory and forecast data to identify potential manpower problems. In chapters 5 and 6, how to measure labor productivity and to use the information in manpower forecasting are discussed. Chapter 7 relates the manpower forecast to other economic forecasts of business organizations. In chapter 8 fundamental ideas of control and evaluation and indications of the role of control in manpower planning are presented. Chapter 9 examines the role of the manpower planner. There are case studies and a bibliography. (aj)