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Steve, VP- HR and Samantha, the Business Head can never agree on the ways to

increase organisational effectiveness of their advertising business. Steve focusses more

on the different levels of maintaining organisational effectiveness but Samantha is more

in favor of taking up a specific approach. In this context,

In your opinion, why do you think that Samantha is more in favor of the Goal approach

in spite of its loopholes?

Steve, VP- HR and Samantha, the Business Head can never agree on the ways to

increase organisational effectiveness of their advertising business. Steve focusses more

on the different levels of maintaining organisational effectiveness but Samantha is more

in favor of taking up a specific approach. In this context,

Discuss how Steve will implement the organisational effectiveness on the different

levels.

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.