Management Answers

An Academic ---------- Opportunities. The objective of the study was as follows:

1. To assess the growth and development opportunities available in IT companies.

2. To form comprehensive information shoot on the compensation packages for

employees of various IT opportunities.

3. To assess the tradeoff that employees might make with respect to growth and

development opportunities in case of an attractive compensation package.

4. To profile the typical employee in the IT sector.

5. The implication of the analysis for the IT study.

Develop a questionnaire for the above study based on the objectives? 

The training manager at ABC corporation has asked you to identify the kind of training

programs that should be offered to the young recruits who have joined as management

trainees and are to be imparted five additional general management programs along with their specify job training modules. The trainees are a mixed bunch of engineering

and management graduates.

(a) How would you formulate your management research questions?

(b) How would you carry out a problem audit? Explain in detail the steps you would

take for this.

(c) What could be the mix of variables that could impact the investor decisions? Is it

possible to represent the same through a theoretical framework?

(d) State your study objectives and research hypotheses.

You have recently been employed by Marks & Spencer, a major UK high street retailer, as part of the development of a business analytics function within the company. Marks & Spencer are aware of the concepts of ‘big data’ and ‘analytics’ but they are not particularly sure how it can benefit their business. 

You need to demonstrate to the company’s regional directors for Scotland, how analytics can help them to better understand their business and facilitate informed decision-making.

You have been provided with sales data, in a CSV file, for the trading period 01/01/21 to 31/03/21 inclusive. The sales data is from nine separate M&S stores in the Scotland. Daily sales are recorded at the departmental level: Food, Homeware and Clothing & Footwear.

Additional information is also available:

·        Store code

·        The size of each department in each store to aid comparative analysis

·        Running of major sales promotions in a particular department for each trading day. 

1.   EarthMovers Ltd are into providing heavy vehicle services. They have various heavy vehicles like tractors, cranes, bull dozers, mixer trucks, etc. They have been growing increasingly and have employed a total staff of 1200. They have divided their business in a Divisional structure. Based on this information, answer the following questions.

2.   Elaborate on the factors that influence organizational structures

Earth movers company produce heavy vehicles like tractors, trucks. They have a total staff of 1200. Which type of divisional structure they may have employed

Critically compare the main features of ‘Scientific Management Theory’ and ‘Administrative Theory’ of Employment Relations? Discuss how their features contribute to the Unitary Theory of Employment Relations. Also discuss their similarities and differences. Give examples from any overseas country to support each of your main points.

3. Mr. Ranveer Goswami, the current CEO retired from the organization and everyone bid him a very emotional farewell. He was a people’s leader and the team was going to certainly miss him. The young CEO Ms. Riya Talwar who was going to take his position had a tall task ahead of her. She was eager to implement the ideas she had in mind to expand the organization and was one focused leader, doing everything in her capacity to lead the organization to greater success. a. Ms. Riya did not get the welcome or support she expected from the team. Her plans were not implemented with the same vigor that she had imagined? Which common organizational pitfalls in leadership are described in this scenario?          (5 Marks) b. Correlating it to the above situation, explain how emotional intelligence would help the new CEO get the support she expects from her employees?                (5 Marks) 

The city of Mysuru is one of the cleanest cities of India and is in close driving distance from Bengaluru, the IT hub. You have been invited as an external IT consultant by Government of India with a mandate to convert Mysuru into a “Smart City

choose any e-Governance initiative of any country in the world which is aimed at helping the poor & the needy sections of the society. Enlist atleast 10 benefits of having implemented this system for the benefit of this downtrodden section. 

Discuss the concept of capabilities. Thereafter, use the value chain to

classify and explain any five capabilities of TFG.

Include references in your answer