Management Answers

Rachel wants to start her own IT consulting firm. She has hired you for handling the

HR processes. As her HR expert, explain the three organisational approaches that

describe the functioning and performance of individuals.

In your opinion, which approach is the best? Explain

Housing Depot’ has hired you as an HR Consultant to help them improve their processes. Explain the 7S framework for this home furniture company.

Give suggestion on any one type of organisation structure that will suit this organisation.

Give justification for your choice.

Absco Private Limited is a global telecom organization, with operating presence across

Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe. Of late the organization has embarked on

embedding its value based leadership practice, across all operating entities. In the first

quarter of embedding the value based leadership practice, there has been a spike in the

number of whistle-blowing cases, especially on malpractices as well as on violation of

the organization values and workplace safeguarding issues.

Respective HR teams have been swamped with many complaints and grievances, through a third party managed whistleblowing / grievance channel.

This is quite unprecedented for the organization at it has never experienced such large number of grievance and complaints cases.

According to you, is there a direct link between the embedding of values based leadership

practice and spike in the number of grievance and complaints cases? If so, why? Explain in briefly.

Irrespective of the experience level, Induction Training plays an important role for a new employee” Explain why you agree or disagree with this statement. Explain in full.

Interpersonal relationships between superiors and subordinates in an organization involve different kinds of power equations. In your opinion, arrange the 5 sources of power in order of importance, that are based on superior subordinate relationships in an

organization. Justify your preference.

Do you think companies can really do without detailed job descriptions? Why or why not?

The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 extended to the whole of India and regulated Indian

labour law so far as that concerns trade unions as well as Individual workman employed

in any Industry within the territory of Indian mainland. Enacted on 11 March 1947 and

It came into force 1 April 1947.

Explain the Salient features of Industrial Disputes Act 1947.

What are the common employee relations challenges faced by employers today?

Suggest how the employer can manage them?

Explain in brief.

There have been many complaints from employees at Amazon's fulfillment

centers. Workers complain that they are given rigorous tasks in the warehouses’.

Explain brief about in your words.

Ram and Kush are both Ph.Ds in Chem.engg & both have put in more than 15yrs in Pharm. industry. They decided to leave their jobs and open a small company of their own. Accordingly, they took a bank loan and using their contacts, tied-up with another big pharma company to conduct research on their behalf. Initially they recruited five qualified chemists and later as the business grew they recruited more lab. staff, accountants & other people.Their business grew and by the end of five years they were well established and by that time they had eighteen people on their rolls. The break-up of their staff strength was as 3Senior Researchers (all Ph.Ds), 5Research Associates , 5 Assistants (Science Grad, 3Accountants & 2Clerks

However, as there was no regular pay structure, there was wide disparity in the pay drawn by different employees. To rectify this situation, both Ram and Kush decided to conduct a Job Evaluation study. In your opinion, which Job Evaluation method would be most suitable in this case