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The certainty, uncertainty issue in manpower forecasting
Author(s) -
Rowland Kendrith M.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
human resource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.888
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-050X
pISSN - 0090-4848
DOI - 10.1002/hrm.3930070105
Subject(s) - certainty , operations research , computer science , sales forecasting , actuarial science , economics , business , econometrics , engineering , mathematics , geometry
The more certainty a business commands, the more likely it is to use intricate methods of analysis. One would suppose that businesses are operating under conditions of great uncertainty, judging from the lack of effective forecasting techniques; but maybe they aren't.