Ms-2 (Human Resources) question papers

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MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

Term-End Examination

June, 2011

MS-2 : MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

(Weightage 70%)

Note :

(i) There are two Sections, A and B.

(ii) Attempt any three questions from Section - A. Each question carries 20 marks.

(iii) Section - B is compulsory and carries 40 marks.

SECTION — A

1. Describe the steps and pre- requisites to be followed in Grievance Handling Procedure.

Briefly discuss Grievance Management in Indian Industry.

2. Discuss the challenges faced by an HR Manager and how managing challenges would

facilitate the efficient use of Resources.

3. Describe the Process of Performance Appraisal. Discuss any two methods of Appraisal

and their advantages and Disadvantages.

4. Briefly discuss the importance of outsourcing in the present day business scenario and

discuss how outsourcing can be made successful.

5. Write short notes on any three of the following :

(a) Employee Lay off.

(b) Assessment Centre.

(c) Employee Empowerment.

(d) Mentoring.

(e) Succession Planning.

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SECTION - B

6. Read the following case carefully and answer the questions given at the end.

Magmum Financial Services ltd (MFSL) is a large financial services company with

over 4000 employees scattered all over India in their twelve branches. In view of the

ups and downs in the stock market, which affect the demand for and supply of qualified

finance graduates, from time to time, in different cities, it has been decided sometime

back to centralise manpower planning activities at the corporate head quarters, viz.,

New Delhi itself.

The company has trading terminals spread over the whole of India. In addition to

collecting fixed deposits from corporate houses and general public, it has also been

managing funds from high net worth individuals. It has plans to launch a number of

mutual fund products for which approval has come from Securities Exchange Board

of India. It has considerable reputation in the market as a merchant banker and as a

money changing agent.

Hiring people with requisite skills, especially after the introduction of the online trading

mechanism, is proving to be a tough job. The stock indices have been galloping day by

day, thanks to the dramatic growth rates reported by information technology companies

in recent months. Looking at the increasing number of trading centres that are opening

in various parts of the country, the company wanted to hire twenty five trading assistants

by offering competitive salaries. While assessing manpower needs at various locations,

the following things are generally taken into account :

Manpower needs

• Details of previous selections in each centre.

• Current employee strength in each centre.

• Sanctioned posts for each centre.

• Number of vacancies, likely to arise due to competition, unforeseen events,

expansion, etc.

• Surplus, if any, from other centres.

• Over and above the next vacancies that are likely to arise in each centre, two

additional posts have been earmarked so as to serve as a 'cushion' to absorb sudden

fluctuations. The actual details about trading assistants in various centres were :

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Details of Employees and Posts

• Number of people with 2 years' experience. 94

• Number eligible for promotion to next grade. 28

• Number of vacancies on hand. 25

• Number on rolls. 142

• Anticipated needs to be filled up owing to market conditions. : 24 ('two' in

each centre)

• 'Reserve' to be kept over and above sanctioned posts. 5

• Total requirements over a period of 12 months. 54

In the first batch, it was planned to hire 25 people having one year's exposure to online

market operations, in the Rs 5000 - 8500 grade. The chief HR manager arrived at Mumbai

to coordinate the recruitment activity. The Mumbai office got the fax message from

headquarters on Monday advocating caution and restraint while hiring trading

assistants. Around 150 short listed graduates have been called for the interview on

that day.

QUESTIONS

(a) Prepare a comprehensive human resource plan for each centre of MFSL.

(b) Looking at the scenario, what should the chief HR manager do ?

(c) Is it advisable to decentralise the hiring process, so as to avoid problems of the

nature mentioned above ? Why ? Why not ?

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Note :


(ii) Attempt any three questions from section A, Each question carries 20 marks. (iii) Section - B is compulsory, and carries 40 marks.

SECTION-A

1. What are the objectives and functions of HRM ? Briefly explain the assumptions

underlying Traditional Personnel functions and Human Resources system.

2. Define and describe the 'Selection Process'. Discuss purpose and types of various 'Selection Tests'.

3. What are the objectives of Performance Coaching ? Identify and discuss the essential

conditions for a coaching to be effective. Cite relevant examples.

4. What authorities can be created under the Industrial Disputes Act 1947 for preserving

Industrial harmony, prevention and settlement of Industrial Disputes.


(i) Career Planning (ii) Benchmarking

(iii) Reward Management (iv) White Collar Workers' Unions

(v) Effects of Participative Decision making.

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SECTION-B

6. Please read the case given below and answer the questions given at the end :

XYZ Limited is a public sector undertaking with a staff strength of around 1,200

including 300' officers. As per the recruitment policy of the company , most employees

join as trainees and after successful completion of training , are absorbed at the lowest

intake level. Thus, in the case of workers , most start as Technician/Operator Trainees

and officers , as Management Trainees. The company expects the higher posts to be

filled by promotions and therefore , as far as possible , direct recruitment to higher

positions is avoided. Only when there is an urgent requirement of a person to fill a

higher post and no candidates from within the organisation are eligible, is an open

advertisement released.

In 1982, the company urgently needed one Junior Engineer (Instrumentation) ) to

take charge of one of its plants. At that time, the company had four Junior Engineers

(JEs) in position who had joined as Management Trainees in 1980 and had been

regularised in 1981. Immediately above them was an Assistant Engineer, who in turn

reported to the Project Manager. The company released an advertisement for the post

of JE , seeking applications from those with at least two years' experience in the field.

One Mr. Ramesh Chaudhari , who had four years ' experience in a private concern

applied and was selected. He found the terms of appointment lucrative and joined the

company in May 1982. As four JEs were already working in the company, Chaudhari

became the junior - most JE as per the promotion policy of the company ; the four JEs

would become eligible for promotion to the post of ' Assistant Engineer' in 1985

(on completion of four years 'service ) and Chaudhari in 1986.

In July 1983, the Assistant Engineer left his job and hence, the company decided

to fill the vacancy by direct recruitment. In the advertisement it was stipulated that the

applicants should have a minimum of five years' experience. Chaudhari met the

specification since he had four years previous experience plus one year in XYZ Ltd.

Therefore, he applied for the post through proper channel. The company decided to

call all the eligible candidates for interview. Accordingly, Chaudhari was also called

along with the external candidates. He performed exceedingly well in the interview

and was found suitable for the post.

The General Manager (GM) , who was chairman of the selection committee,

congratulated Chaudhari and told him that he had been selected.

However, the GM changed his mind subsequently and asked the Personnel

Officer not to issue the appointment letter to Chaudhari. He gave the following

reasons for reverting his decision :

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1 Mr. Chaudhari would get a higher post after completion of just over one year's

service in the organisation as against the normal requirement of four years.

2. When Mr. Chaudhari joined , he was junior to the four JEs by about one year.

If he was offered the higher post , he would suddenly become their boss. This

would demoralise the JEs - in fact they had already decided to seek jobs

elsewhere if Chaudhari became Assistant Engineer.

The GM was convinced that he could not afford to lose four JEs and therefore , he

chose to disappoint Chaudhari.

Questions :

1. If Chaudhari had been an external candidate , would he have got the job ? As an

internal candidate , did he deserve to be treated in a different fashion ?

2. Did the management make a mistake in calling Chaudhari for an interview and

selecting him, when he was "too junior " in the organisation ?

3. Are there any drawbacks in the recruitment / promotion policies of the

company ? If yes , elaborate them .

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Note :


(ii) Section-A has five questions carrying 20 marks each. Attempt any three questions from

this section.

(iii) Section - B is compulsory and carring 40 marks.

SECTION-A

1. What are various social factors which influence the Personnel/Human Resource

Management functions of an organisation in Indian context ? Briefly explain with

suitable examples.

2. What is the purpose and significance of Interview in the process of hiring human

resources ? Briefly describe , various types and limitations of Interviews , with suitable

examples.

3. What are various problems encountered in Performance Appraisal Process ? What are

the ways to improve the probability of "What is Appraised is what was supposed to be

Appraised "? Explain with examples.

4. What are the determinants of compensation ? How does compensation function

contribute to the organisational effectiveness ? Explain with suitable examples.

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(a) 'Self concept' and Organisation Socialisation

(b) Benchmarking

(c) Voluntary Machinary

(d) Theories of Trade Unionism

(e) Grievance Handling Procedure

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SECTION-B

6. Read the case study titled and answer the questions given at the end :

XYZ Limited is a public sector undertaking with a staff strength of around 1,200

including 300 officers. As per the recruitment policy of the company , most employees

join as trainees and after successful completion of training , are absorbed at the lowest

intake level. Thus, in the case of workers , most start as Technician/Operator Trainees

and officers , as Management Trainees. The company expects the higher posts to be

filled by promotions and therefore , as far as possible , direct recruitment to higher

positions is avoided. Only when there is an urgent requirement of a person to fill a

higher post and no candidates from within the organisation are eligible, is an open

advertisement released.

In 1982, the company urgently needed one Junior Engineer (Instrumentation) ) to

take charge of one of its plants. At that time, the company had four Junior Engineers

(JEs) in position who had joined as Management Trainees in 1980 and had been

regularised in 1981. Immediately above them was an Assistant Engineer, who in turn

reported to the Project Manager. The company released an advertisement for the post

of JE , seeking applications from those with at least two years' experience in the field.

One Mr. Ramesh Chaudhari , who had four years ' experience in a private concern

applied and was selected. He found the terms of appointment lucrative and joined the

company in May 1982. As four JEs were already working in the company, Chaudhari

became the junior - most JE as per the promotion policy of the company ; the four JEs

would become eligible for promotion to the post of ' Assistant Engineer' in 1985

(on completion of four years 'service ) and Chaudhari in 1986.

In July 1983, the Assistant Engineer left his job and hence, the company decided

to fill the vacancy by direct recruitment. In the advertisement it was stipulated that the

applicants should have a minimum of five years' experience. Chaudhari met the

specification since he had four years previous experience plus one year in XYZ Ltd.

Therefore, he applied for the post through proper channel. The company decided to

call all the eligible candidates for interview. Accordingly, Chaudhari was also called

along with the external candidates. He performed exceedingly well in the interview

and was found suitable for the post. The General Manager (GM) , who was chairman

of the selection committee, congratulated Chaudhari and told him that he had been

selected.

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However, the GM changed his mind subsequently and asked the Personnel Officer not to issue the appointment letter to Chaudhari. He gave the following rea-sons for reverting his decision :

1. Mr. Chaudhari would get a higher post after completion of just over one year's service in the organisation as against the normal requirement of four years.

2. When Mr. Chaudhari joined , he was junior to the four JEs by about one year. If he was offered the higher post , he would suddenly become their boss. This would demoralise the JEs - in fact they had already decided to seek jobs elsewhere if Chaudhari became Assistant Engineer.

The GM was convinced that he could not afford to lose four JEs and therefore , he chose to disappoint Chaudhari.

Questions :

1. If Chaudhari had been an external candidate , would he have got the job ? As an internal candidate , did he deserve to be treated in a different fashion ?

2. Did the management make a mistake in calling Chaudhari for an interview and selecting him, when he was "too junior " in the organisation ?

3. Are there any drawbacks in the recruitment / promotion policies of the company ? If yes , elaborate them .

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Term-End Examination 06240

December, 2011


Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100 (Weightage 70%)

Note : (i) There are two Sections, A and B. (ii) Attempt any three questions from Section-A. Each question carries 20 marks. (iii) Section - B is compulsory and carries 40 marks.

SECTION - A

1. "Regardless of industry type, size or location, the companies are faced with critical challenges of change, intellectual capital, technology, and profitability through growth and globalization." How do you see the changing role and importance of managing Human Resources in the newly 'emerging business scenario. Elaborate and explain with suitable examples.

2. What is the importance and role of Selection Tests ? Briefly describe various types of Selection Tests employed by the organisations.

3. What is an 'Assessment Centre'? What are the internationally recognised elements and essentials for a process to be considered as 'Assessment Centre'? Explain with relevant examples.

4. What is the importance of 'Focus', 'Structure' and 'Functioning' as principles in designing 'HRD System in an organisational setup ? How and why are the boundaries of HRD changing in today's business scenario ? Explain with examples.

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(a) Separations

(b) Training - A strategic function

(c) Wage structure in India

(d) Reward Systems

(e) Mediation and Litigation

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SECTION - B 6. Read the case and answer the questions given at the end:

Mr. Ravi Saxena passed his B.Sc. in 1972 and joined a commercial bank in the clerical cadre. He served there for three years. He was not happy with the job prospects

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and wanted a better deal in life. He quit the job in 1975 and joined Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur. He obtained his post-graduate qualification in Personnel Management, and thereafter took up a job with a large public sector organisation in Pune as a Trainee Officer in the Personnel Department. He was confirmed as a Personnel Officer after the completion of training with the company in 1978.

The Personnel Department was headed by a Manager. Next in the management hierarchy was one Deputy Manager followed by two Assistant Managers and six officers in the department. They were supported by a battalion of office and clerical staff. Mr. Ravi was ,assigned the task of maintaining certain statutory documents. He was quite enthusiastic and wanted to bring about many improvements. His work, however, hardly provided any scope for originality. The bureaucracy never permitted any change easily. Besides, at his level in the hierarchy he could not wield much influence on any matter. His salary and perks were however quite comparable to those in any other organisation and there was adequate freedom and security of job. Though he was not very happy he tried to reconcile himself to his job.

When Sukhdev Industries Limited, Pune, advertised for the post of "Senior Personnel Officer", he decided to apply for the post. He had reasons to do so inspite of the fact that he was reasonably comfortable in the public sector organisation. Firstly, Sukhdev Industries was a leading company in the private sector; secondly, the Personnel Manager of the company was due to retire shortly and the incumbent of the new post was to replace him in due course; thirdly he would have a much broader span of work and would be able to implement many of his ideas which he could not do in the public sector organisation because of the bureaucratic element that prevailed there and fourthly, the job was in Pune itself and the problem of dislocation was minimum. He responded to the advertisement and got selected. He joined the organisation in early 1985.

SIL is an engineering industry engaged in the fabrication of heavy structural engineering works. It has a turnover of over Rs.40 croers and an employee strength of over 2000. The company has the reputation of being a high-profit industry. It has a very low profile so far as personnel policies are concerned and maintained steady growth over the past decade. The company is managed by a family of industrialist which is known for their shrewdness and business acumen. The management had expressed their desire to professionalise their entire organisational structure.

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The company had a work force of 1700, out of which 1000 were permanent employees and over 700 employees were temporary workman. The Personnel Department was engaged most of the time in hiring these temporary hands on a continuous basis. The strategy adopted was to hire temporary persons, retain them for a period of 7 months and then terminate them. (If a temporary is retained for more than 240 working days in a year, he is deemed to have become a permanent employee as per rules). The same temporary employee could be re-employed after a gap of a few

months. Mr. Ravi studied this situation. He thought that it was an enormous waste of

effort to co-ordinate the engagement of temporaries and discontinue them on such a large scale on a continuous basis. Besides, he thought, a sense of belonging could not exist among the workmen if they are employed on a hire-and-fire basis.

He prepared a proposal suggesting to discontinue this practice. He submitted a well written note to the. Personnel Manager, who had a very progressive outlook on personnel matters. The Personnel Manager informed him that in SIL such decisions were beyond the jurisdiction of the department and that he could only send the proposal to the Vice President who normally deals with such matters. Accordingly, the note

was forwarded to the Vice President. There was no response from the Vice President who was known for his grip over

the company's administration )and controlled it very tightly. He used to take quick

decisions on matters reffered to him. By practice, the managers knew that if there was no response from him, it meant that he was not interested in the proposal, and the

managers generally did not venture to follow up the matter. Mr. Ravi however sent a note to the Vice President indicating his desire to discuss

the matter with him. In the meanwhile he had also worked out details of another scheme offering to encourage self-study by the employees. According to it an employee could undertake higher education and seek career advancement. This, he thought, would motivate the employees as their energies would find a new and useful outlet.

Mr. Ravi was called for a meeting with the Vice President. The Personnel Manager was also invited to be present. Mr. Ravi briefly explained the salient features of the two schemes he had proposed. He contended that they would bring a major change in the IR situation of the organisation. The Vice President indicated that both the proposals were immature and unrealistic, though he agreed that they were good proposals on paper. He asked Mr. Ravi to be more realistic and pragmatic in his approach rather than take decisions, on academic merits. In support of his statement he asked him to go through the facts and figures with the help of Mr. Godbole. Mr. Godbole gave Mr. Ravi a few relevant facts : the average efficiency of a permanent employee in the

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company was 48%, while that of temporaries was 85%. The productivity of an employee came down as soon as he was confirmed on the job. There was hardly anything that the company could do in the matter in the then prevailing labour situation. This was proven with the cases of a few employees who were confirmed in the past few months. Hence, in the interest of labour productivity it was necessary to maintain the temporary operatives. The company could manage the work quite well as the skill required was not of a high level in a majority of the cases. A temporary operator could pick up the required skill level in a few days. It was only the will to work which was required.

As regards the self-education scheme, the Personnel Manager asked him to go through the personal docket of selected workmen. Mr. Ravi went through them and found a file of Mr. Jadhav whose case was as : He had joined the company canteen as a helper 16 years ago after his SSC. He worked sincerely, and was confirmed in the regular service of the company 10 years ago as a server. He was a sincere and hard working person. There was absolutely no problem with his work. He enrolled himself in an evening college in 1.973 and completed his B.A. In 1978. He was extremely happy and immediately put up an application seeking a white collar job as a clerk or an assistant in the commercial department. He felt that would be a more suitable job for him. The management looked into his case.

Mr. Jadhav was drawing a salary of Rs. 1600 by virtue of his long service. The clerical job which he was looking for could be filled up by a fresh graduarte on a salary as low as Rs.700 to start with. His long service was not of any use in his new assignment. His application was rejected. There was no openings at the supervisory level in the canteen. Thus, there was no way in which he could be given a promotion or a white collar job.

This had very serious repercussions on Mr. Jadhav 's performance. In 1979 there were complaint of his misbehaviour with his supervisor and lack of interest on the job. He was suspended for 3 days in 1980. Today ; he is a thoroughly disgruntled worker since his aspirations linked to his new qualification could not be met with. There were several other such cases of dissatisfied employees.

The company management rightly feared that undue encouragement for self-study may have grave consequences as their aspirations could turn out to be unrealistic. This apprehension was confirmed by the feedback from other organisations which. had encouraged such schemes and were having a bitter experience with several cases of dissatisfaction among employees. Hence keeping a low profile was better. The management, finally maintained that encouraging employees to go in for higher courses was to invite trouble.

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Mr. Ravi was thoroughly confused and disillusioned. He wondered whether

what is thought and taught to be good can't be so in practice. There were more and more instances proving to the contrary. .He had come across several cases of managers who made themselves redundant by developing their juniors, and had to quit the

organisations. After all, who wants to pay a fat salary to a Senior executive and retain him if a junior in the department can do his job? The end justified the means in many

private commercial organisations.

Questions 1. Why did the Personal Manager who understood the situation not explain it to

Mr. Ravi ?

2. Was he right in sending Mr. Ravi's proposal to the Vice President?

3. Is the Vice President an orthodox executive or is he a pragmatic person who had

adapted his style according to circumstances ?.

4. What should be Mr. Ravi's next course of action under the circumstances ? Should

he reconcile himself to the situation ? If so, how ?

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15915 Term-End Examination

December, 2010

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Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100 (Weightage 70%)

Note : (i) There are two Sections, A and B. (ii) Attempt any three questions from Section - A. Each question carries 20 marks. (iii) Section - B is compulsory and carries 40 marks.

SECTION — A

1. Briefly describe different Perspectives of Human Resource Management and their

importance with suitable illustrations.

2. Discuss the relevance of organisational Socialisation and suggest the ways by which

the organisational Socialisation Process could be improved. Give examples.

3. What is competency Mapping ? Discuss any two methods of competency mapping

and their effectiveness. Cite examples.

4. Describe the process of coaching and it's usefulness in organisations. Provide suitable

examples.

5. Write short notes on any three of the following:

(a) Stock options

(b) Pay equity

(c) Discipline

(d) Employers Association

(e) Out Sourcing

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SECTION - B

6. Read the following case carefully and answer the questions given at the end:

The Absentee Employee

The National Transport Corporation (hereafter referred to as NTC), a leading transport organisation with a fleet strength of 200 vehicles is engaged in Parcel Service in South India. The NTC has its head-quarters at Madras, and has branches in important locations in Tamilnadu and other southern states.

Madhavan, a loadman of NTC at Salem was transferred from Salem to Madura, for long absence from work in the beginning of 1995, though the Corporation could have discharged him from service for long absence without permission for a period of two months. The Branch Manager of Salem NTC requested the Head of the Human Resources Division to transfer the employee to another location to enable the employee to correct himself in future. Madhavan has been in NTC from the beginning of 1992.

Madhavan reported for duty at Madura, and again after six months started absenting from work as before. The Branch Manager of Madura counselled him several times, but Madhavan did not show any real change in his attitude. A written warning was given to him in October 1995. He again absented himself from duty for ten days from 17 December, 95 and after joining duty, he was again absent for 20 days which led to initiation of disciplinary action.

At the departmental enquiry held in February 1996 the delinquent employee pleaded that he was suffering from jaundice and that he rushed to his village near Salem for taking Ayurvedic treatment and rest. No medical certificate was produced. He admitted mistake in not applying for leave, and requested for mercy. Based on the admission of the misconduct, the enquiry officer gave the findings that he was guilty. The Branch Manager, Madura was informed about the findings. He recommended dismissal of Madhavan.

The Chief Executive of NTC, the final authority however again directed a transfer to Madura, rather than passing an order of dismissal. This was done to enable the employee to correct himself.

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After issue of orders, the delinquent approached the Chief Executive of NTC and

requested for mercy. The Chief Executive was not in favour of changing the order of

transfer. He however referred the matter to the Manager of the Human Resources

Division for proper disposal.

The Manager HRD, called Madhavan and asked for the reasons for absence. He

asked the delinquent how the company would tolerate such absenteeism. Madhavan

was asked why he failed to produce medical certificates, if he was really sick ? Was he

not given an opportunity twice to correct himself, once by Branch Manager, Salem and

later by Branch Manager, Madura ? Madhavan had no answer to these questions. He,

however requested the Manager to give him one last chance. He had no complaints

against the Branch Managers. The HRD Manager assured support to him if his version

was convincing. Madhavan then narrated his family background.

Madhavan's Family Background

He was born to Gundappan and Palaniammal. He had two elder sisters, four

elder brothers and another younger to him. His sisters and two brothers were living

separately after marriage. He got the job as a loadman in NTC in 1992 at Salem through

his brother-in-law, another senior loadman at NTC. Another unmarried brother of

his, aged 33 was employed in a hotel and was living separately. He was living with his

parents, a disabled brother aged 35 and his younger brother at Kamandapatti

(Please refer Annexure A) till the end of 1994 in the family house. He was the bread

winner of the family.

Madhavan was now living at Omalur, with his wife Madhavi aged 22. Madhavi's

tale was a tragic one. A native of Taramangalam, 10 kms, from Omalur, her father

was in the military and was no more. She was married in 1993 to her father's sister's

son Copal. However, she was ill-treated by both her in-laws and her husband and

deprived of her ornaments. Disillusioned, she applied for a divorce and got an alimony

of Rs.2000/-. This helped her to establish a small grocery shop at Omalur settling

down with her sister's family.

Here Madhavan developed intimacy with Madhavi much to the dislike of her

sister, and another Gunapalan, a person known to Madhavan. Gunapalan wanted to

marry Madhavi. But Madhavi had no interest in him. Gunapalan in this background

posed serious problems to Madhavi especially after Madhavan's transfer to Madura.

Gunapalan was determined to win her hand. He told her twice that she will have to

forget Madhavan, or else she will have to blame herself for the consequences. Threats

followed.

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Madhavan got a letter from Madhavi asking for protection. She had antagonised

Gunapalan and could not completely rely on her married sister. They should marry -

she wrote to him. Madhavan reached Omalur to see that Madhavi's shop was burgled

by unknown persons. There was a rumour in the air that Gunapalan was behind

everything.

Madhavan decided to marry Madhavi. He married her at the Madhura Temple

and later went on a pilgrimage for a fortnight. He however did not infrom the NTC

officials about his marriage. He never applied for leave as well during the marriage on

6 January 1996. What followed was the disciplinary action against Madhavan and his

plea against transfer.

The HRD Manager's Decision

Madhavan gave a definite undertaking to the Manager that he would be diligent

in the work in future and that the Management may terminate his services upon any

complaint in future.

• The Manager (HRD) contacted the Branch Managers of Madura and Salem and

took them into confidence. The family background was fully explained to both the

Branch Managers. It transpired that Madhavan had never explained his problems to

either of them. Both Managers agreed to abide by the decision of the Manager (HRD)

to help Madhaven. Both promised to counsel Madhavan as well if he were posted

either at Madura or Salem.

The Manager (HRD) taking into account his family background passed an order

transferring Madhavan to Salem.

Annexure A : Location Chart • • • •

NTC Salem

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Kamandapatti Puliampatti

1 1 Km

OMALUR

10 Km • •

Taramangalam • •

Annexure B: Provisions in the Standing Orders

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Habitual absence without leave or absence without leave for more than 10 days:

Punishment - An employee who is found guilty of a misconduct may be punished as

provided herein, depending upon the gravity of the misconduct committed by the

employee.

(a) Fine, up to 2% of monthly salary

(b) Warning

(c) Demotion

(d) Stoppage of increment

(e) Suspension for 30 days

(f) Discharge or dismissal.

The management has the right to transfer employees from one branch to another, from

head office to branches and vice versa for exigencies of service.

Questions

1. What would be your stand on this issue as the Head of HRD Division of the

organisation ?

2. Are you of the view that you will have to adopt the stick method to prevent the

disease of absenteeism spreading to other employees ?

3. Are you of the view that if you transfer him to his home town, Salem, Madhavan

would prove himself to be a good performer ?

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Note :

There are two Sections, A and B.Attempt any three questions from Section - A. Each question carries 20 marks.

(iii) Section - B is compulsory and carries 40 marks.

SECTION - A

Highlight the objectives of HRM ? Briefly explain various HR functions with suitableexamples.

Discuss the concept of mobility and explain the concept with reference to Promotionand Transfer. Explain with example.

Briefly describe the essential elements to be considered for structuring an Assessmentcentre.

Define Training and Retraining. Discuss how training can be converted into a strategicfunction. Explain with suitable examples.


selection Tests

growth of Trade Union movement in India

employer's Association

workers participation in management

(e) Indiscipline

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SECTION - B

6. Read the following case and answer the questions given at the end.

Vishal Industries Ltd., is a medium sized engineering factory employing250 employees. The Factory Manager advised the Personnel Manager of the companyto select a right man to fill up the vacancy of a "Time-Keeper". The Personnel Managerinserted an advertisement for this post in prominent local newspapers and received alarge number of applications although specific job description and job requirementswere embodied in the advertisement. After preliminary screening of applications, thePersonnel Manager selected only 6 applications out of 197 and sent them "ApplicationBlank" for collecting their detailed information. On receipt of Applications and onfurther scrutiny, it was observed that two candidates were age-barred, although theyhad a good experience at their credit and one candidate had a suspicious personal life.The Personnel Manager therefore selected only 3 candidates and sent them call-lettersfor a personal interview on a stipulated date.

Only two candidates out of three appeared for the interview before the InterviewPanel consisting of three interviewers. The panel had therefore to take a decision onselection, either of Mr. Tukaram Patil or Mr. Girish Mahajan. The personal traits andmerits of these two candidates are as follows :

Mr. Tukaram Patil, a young man of 30 years, has worked for a year in the TimeOffice of a reputed company. He is an exceptionally sociable, amicable individual whoenjoys mixing with employees. His verbal skills are average, but he has a good degreeof hardness. He can sit late in office and prepare payrolls of employees and completethe checking of paysheets a day before the actual date of payment. He does not demandextra remuneration or over-time for sitting late hours in office. He is a good sportsmanalso and has worked as a secretary of a sports club. A glaring weakness as revealedduring the interview is that Mr. Patil's memory is not strong and he may forget a taskassigned to him. But he is straight-forward and frankly accepts his limitations.

Mr. Girish Mahajan, is also a youth, aged 25, and has a good personality, aboveaverage communication skills, but at times is "rough" in dealing with people. Hisclerical and computational skills are excellent. He does not on his own mix with peopleor take part in extra curricular activities. He joined a textile mill as a clerk in the TimeOffice and was promoted to the post of Assistant Time Keeper within a period of5 years. is against the principle of sitting late in office. His sense of time keeping,punctuality is good and regular. He feels that attendance of employees must be postedin the regular register on the same day and paysheets must be kept ready on 1st of

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11782every month and sent to A/c Department, for checking before 3rd inst. Similarly, heprepares PF/ESI statements and returns in time and submits the same to respectiveGovernment authorities in time. However, Mr. Girish Mahajan is short tempered andat times he also had heated arguments with managerial executives. He limits hisexistence to his working table and if anybody unconnected with the time-office workcomes near his table, he loses his temper.

Questions :

In terms or overall capabilities and job requirements, whom will you recommendout of the two candidates, in your capacity as a Personnel Manager ?

In case the other two members of the Interview Panel differ from your decision,how will you convince them ?

(c) As a Manager HR, what will you do to improve the interpersonal relations in theorganization ?

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June, 2OO8

MS.z : MANAGEMENT OFHUMAN RESOURCES

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100(Weightage 70%)

Note :

(i) There are two Secfions A and B

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o m s e c t i o n A A I I

(iii) section B fs compulsory ,,nd csrries 40 marks.

SECTION A

l. Explain the scope and components of HRM. Cite suitable

illustrations.

Z. Define and describe Human Resource plannihg, the

associated problems and the guidelines for making it more

effective. .

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3' Define and describe the competency mapping and itsvarious methods.

4' Explain the concept of Human Resource Development(HRD). Discuss the principles of designing HRD system foran organization.

5- write short notes on any three of the foilowing :(a) HR accounting

(b) Pay Equity

(c) Stock options

(d) Induction programmes

(e) Mentoring

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SECTION B

6. Read the case below and answer the questions given at theend.

Modern Industries Ltd. (MIL) in Bangalore is anautomobile ancillary industry. It has turnover of Rs. 100crores. It employs around 4,000 persons.

The cornpany is professionally managed. Themanagement team is headed by a dynamic ManagingDirector. He expects performance of high order at everylevel. It is more so at the Supervisory and Managementlevels. Normally the people of high calibre are selectedthrough open advertisernents to meet the human resourcerequirements at higher levels. However, junior-levelvacancies are filled up by different types of trainees whoundergo training in the company.

The company offers one-year training scheme forfresh engineering graduates. During the first six months ofthe training, the trainees are exposed to differentfunctional areas which is consid ered to be the coretraining for this category of trainees. By then, the traineesare identified for placement against the available orprojected vacancies. Their further training in the nextquarter is planned according to individual placementrequirements. During the last quarter, the training will beon-the-job. The trainee is required to perform the jobsexpected of him after he is placed there. The training

. scheme is broadly structu red mainly keeping in mind the

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training requirements

graduates.

of mechanical engineering

Mr. Rakesh Sharma joined the company in the year

19g3 after his B. Tech . degree in paint Technology from

a reputed institute. He was taken as a trainee against a

projected vacancy in the paints application department' In

MIL, the areas of interest for a trainee in Paint

Technology are few. Hence, Mr. Sharma's core training

was planned for the first 3 months only. Thereafter, he

was put for on-the-job training in the paints application

department. He took interest and showed enthusiasm in

his work there. The report from the shop manager was

quite satisfactory.

The performance of the trainee is normally reviewed

once at the end of every quarter. The Training Manager

personally talks to the trainee about his progress,

strengths and shortcomings. At the end of the second

quarter, the Training Manager called Mr. sharma for his

performance review . He appreciated his good

performance and told him to keep it up. A month later

Mr. sharma met the Training Manager. He requested that

his training period be curtailed to 7 months only and to

absorb him as an Engineer. He argued that he had been

performing like a regular employee in the department for

the last one quarter. As such, there was no justification for

him to be put on training anymore. Further, he indicated

that by doing so, he could be more effective in the

department as a regular engineer. He would also gain

seniority as well as some rnonetary benefits as the trainees

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were eligible for a stipend only. The regular employees

were eligible for many allowances like conveyance,

dearness, house rent, education, etc. which was a

substantial amount as compared to the stipend paid to a

trainee.

The Training Manager turned down his request and

informed him that it was not a practice of the company to

do so. He told him that any good performance or

contribution made by the trainees during the trainingperiod would be duly rewarded at the time of placement

on completion of one year of training. Further, he told

him that it would set a wrong precedence. Quite often,

some trainees were put on the job much earlier than the

normal period of three quarters for several reasons.

Thereafter, Mr. sharma's behaviour in the

department becam e different. His changed attitude did not

receive any attention in the initial period. However, by the

end of the third quarter, his behaviour had become erratic

and unacceptable. When he was asked by the Department

Manager to attend to a particular task, he replied that he

was still on training and such task shouldn't be assigned to

a trainee. According to him, those jobs were meant to be

attended by full-time employees and not by trainees.

The Paintshop Manager complained to the Training

Manager about Mr. Sharma's behaviour and he was

summoned by the Training Manager. During the

discussions, Mr. Sharma complained that while all the

remaining trainees were having a comfortable time as

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trainees, he was the only one who was put to a lot of

stress and strain; the department was expecting too much

from him. He felt that he should be duly rewarded for

such hard work, otherwise, it was not appropriate to

expect similar work output from him.

The Training Manager tried to convince him again

that he shouldn't harp on rewards as he was a trainee; his

sole concern should be to learn as much as possible and

to improve his abilities. He should have a long-term

perspective rather than such a narrow-minded approach.

He also informed him that his good performance would be

taken into account when the right occasion arose. He

warned him that he was exhibiting negative attitude for

which he would be viewed seriously. His demand for

earlier placement was illogical and he should forget it as

he had already completed 8 months and had to wait only

for 4 months. He advised Mr. Sharma that the career of

an individual had to be seen on a long-time perspective

and that he should not resort to such childish behaviour as

it would affect his own career and image in the company.

Mr. Sharma apparently seemed to have been

convinced by the assurance given by the Training Manager

and remained passive for some time. However, when the

feedback was sought after a month, the report stated that

he had become more perverted. He was called again for a

counselling session and was given two weeks time to show

improvement. At the end of those two weeks, the

Training Manager met the Department Manager, to have

a discussion about Mr. Sharma. It was found that there

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was absolutely no reason for Mr" Sharma to nurture a

grievance on poor rewards. It was decided that he be

given a warning letter as per the practice of the company

and, accordingly, he was issued a warning letter.

This further aggravated the situation rather than

bringing about any improvement. He felt offended and

retaliated by thoroughly disobeying any instruction given

to him. This deteriorated the situation more and the

relationship between the manager of the department and

the trainee was seriously affected.

In cases of rupture of relationship, normally the

practice was to shift the trainee from the department

where he was not getting along well so that he would be

tried in some other department where he could have

another lease for striking better rapport. But

unfortunately, in the case of Mr. Sharma, there was no

other department to which he could be transferred, since

that was the only department where his specialisation

could have been of proper use. By the time he completed

his training, he turned out to be one who was not at all

acceptable in the departrnent for placement. His

behaviour and involvement were lacking. In view of this,

the Department Manager recommended that he be taken

out of the department. When Mr. Sharma was informed

about it, he was thoroughly depressed.

One of the primary objectives of the Training

Department is to recruit fresh graduates who have good

potential and train them to be effective persons, in

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different departments. They are taken after a rigorousselection process which includes a written test, apreliminary and a final interview. During the trainingperiod, their aptitudes, strengths and weaknesses areidentified.

Their placernent in departments is decided primarilyon the basis of their overall effectiveness there. Here is acase where the person happened to be hard-working inthe beginning but turned out to be a failure in the end.The Training Manager was conscious of this serious lapseand was not inclined to recommend his termination. Butat the same time it was difficult to retain a person whosetrack record was not satisfactory. He still felt that a freshlook be given into this case but he was unable to find away out. He was now faced with the dilemma whether toterminate or not to terminate Mr. Rakesh Sharma.

Questions 3

(a) Where did the things go wrong ?

(b) What options are open for the Training Managerother than termination of Mr. Sharma ?

(c) How could you put Mr. Sharma back on the righttrack ?

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MS.2: MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCESTime : 3 hours Maximum marks : 100

(/Veightage 70%

Note :

0 Tlrcre are fwo Sections A and B.(it Attempt any three questions from Section A. Each question

carries 20 Marks.(iil Section B is compulsory and carries 40 Marks.

SECTION - A

Outline the objectives and functions of HRM with 20suitable examples.

Explain the concept of organisational 2Asocialisation. Discuss socialisation factors inorganisational set-ups with suitable exdmples.

Discuss the objectives of performance coaching. 20Describe the process of coaching citing examples.

Discuss the role of Industrial Democracy in 20empowerrnent of workers.

4.

J . Write short notes on any three of the following :

(a) Job design

(b) Outsourcing

(c) Potential appraisal

(d) SuccessionPlanning

(u) Mentoring

406 .

SECTION - B

Read the case below and answer the questionsgiven at the end.

Shashank is looking forward to his promotion andwhy should not he expect i t ? He is veryhardworking, sincere and has been maintaininga good track record for the past four years. Buthis career $aph till now has not been a smoothone. A major bump in his career graph was in1999 when he was transferred from New Bhopalto Ghaziabad in U.P.

Shashank joined the sales and marketing divisionof LMN Ltd. in 1995. Shashank is a graduate fromArts stream, holding a diploma in Sales andmarketing from one of the reputed Institutes inM.P. He hails from a village of Bhopal, belongs toa middle class family and henceforth knows thevalue of money.

Shashank worked very hard in the Company andwithin first two and a half years he was promotedto the higher level. But this was not enough forShashank as he wanted to achieve a

core-marketing position. To fulfil his desire he wasworking hard day and night, leaving no stoneunturned to achieve his sales target. He wasmaintaining good relationship with his suppliers,distributors and even customers. The result wasthat the top Management recognized his efforts;

he was ranked as the best marketing executive,

making Shashank feel more motivated.

Everything was going on smoothly in Shashank's

career, till the day when Suryakant joined LMN

Ltd. as marketing manager. Entry of Suryakant

in LMN Ltd. as Shashank's boss, was a jolt to

Shashank's smooth career.

Prior to joining LMN Ltd., Suryakant, a

postgraduate in Business Management was

working in a Marketing Firm as Senior Business

Executive. He joined LMN because of more

growth opporfunities as it was considered to be

one of the top ten Marketing firms. Suryakant

belonged to the same village as did Shashank. In

fact Suryakant was Shashank's Father's Uncle's

son, and the relations between Shashank's family

and Suryakant's family had got embittered

because of some property dispute going on

between the two families. When Shashank came

to know about Suryakant's joining LMN he felt

that now Suryakant would have an axe to grind.

But Shashank chose to think that personal and

professional lives have a demarcation-

For the first three months everything went on

smoothly but after that Suryakant started

intervening in the work of Shashank. He began

to criticize every move of Shashank and when

Shashdnk tried to justify it, Suryakant simply

would try to prove his authority and decree by

cornmenting : "You are a diploma holder and

moreover subordinates are supposed to obey the

orders." These things became demotivating factors

for Shashank and his performance began to slide'

Shashank felt depressed and crestfallen' He

decided that he would discuss all these things

with the top authority. He was sure that top

management would give him a patient hearing

and try to find out some solution- With all these

thoughts in mind Shashank was going towards

his General Managers office, when he was stopped

by Suryakanf Shashankreplied "sorqr, Sir,I have

to discuss some personal matter with GM' I will

be back in a few minutes-" "Personal mattet?"

Suryakant was alarmed, "Bul I don't have to

discuss personal matter with you, Mr- Shashank,

it is some thing related to a supplier- I think you

should know that official matters are always of

higher priority than peisonal matters,"

commented Suryakant. Shashank did not want

to argue with him, so he said, "Fine sir' I am

coming with you for the discussion."

Both of them went to Suryakant's office. "Yes Sit,

what is it ?" asked Shashank- "Yes,7tis regarding

the cheque from Murali Traders- Have you

deposited his cheque from them ?" enqureid

Suryakant- "Sir I think you have got some wrong

information, I have alr€ady deposited their

cheque-" replied Shashank." You are questioning

my authority, doubting my information. Thesupplier talked to me this morning, enquiringabout his cheque ," said Suryakant loudly.,, Sir,sometimes it is the bank authorities who make thedelay in transferring the cheque.,, clari f iedShashank. "Don't give vague clarifications, youknow it was a cheque for Rs. 20 lakhs and Iknow.." Before Suryakant could complete,Shashank replied in a higher tone,,Excuse me sir,now you are trying to doubt my sincerity. I am inthis organization for the past 4 years I don,t needto prove my sincerity and honesty. How couldyou blame me like this, sometimes... it happensthat Bank..." "Everybody in this organizationknows you only on the basis of what you arepretending to be. They don,t know what type ofperson you are and the type of famity you belongto." said Suryakant sarcasticailf, "What do youmean to say ?" glowered Shashank, unable to keepcool. "Keep your voice low, Shashatrk,', yelledSuryakant, "Basically it is not your fault, it is inyour blood, you belong to the family of landgrabbers, deception runs in your nerves...,, Beforehe could have said anything more, Shashank losthis tempel and hit him with a hard table bell, onhis forehead. Within no time Suryakant fell downunconscious, blood coming out of his forehead.That was the end of everything for Shashank. Thematter got forwarded to the top authorities,

Suryakant took advantage of this situation. Seeing

ShashanKs past record, he was transferred from

Madhya Pradesh to Uttar Pradesh. This episode

resulted in total demotivation of Shashank. Many

a time he tried to clarify his situation but no one

would listen.

Uttar Pradesh was altogether a new beginning

for Shashank but he could not put in his efforts

as was characteristic of him. He started taking

his job casually. He was no longer interested in

achieving sales targets. This resulted in negative

feedback to H.O. Now he was reporting to Anand

Saxena. Anand came to know about his past

performance. He felt that Shashank needs re-

motivation. So he gradually increased

responsibility on Shashank. "Responsibilities are

given to only those persons who can shoulder

them," said Anand, "I think you can very well

shoulder them." "I will try my level best " replied

Shashank.

From that day Anand began to praise his every

single action so the output was remarkable.

Shashank again became a top performer in

Anand's team. Shashank again felt motivated,

but it took almost three years for Shashank to come

out of the depression. His team members also co-

operated. Finally he was there to taste the success

again. It is the time of Performance Appraisal

when Shashank is looking forward to being

promoted. On the other side a conflict was goingon within Mr- Anand's mind because if Shashankgets promotion there will be no body in Anand'steam to achieve his sales targets. His performancewill be also affected and if he doesn't forwardShashank's name Shashank will again be indepression which will adversety affect his career,even to the extent that he may quit LMN.

Questions

(i) Discuss the problem involved in the case-

(ii) According to the'Hierarchy Theory ofNeeds of Motivationl it which level do youfind Shashank ? |ustify.

(ttr) How would you have reacted towardsSuryakant ?

(iv) If you are in Anand's place what will beyour decision ?

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Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : L00(VVeightage 70%)

Note : 0(it

(iil

Tltere are two sections A and B

Attempt any three questions from Section A,

Each question carries 20 marks,

Section B is compulsory and carries 40 marks.

1.

2.

3.

SECTION - A

Define HRM and differentiate it from traditional

Personnel Management. Outline the objectives

and functions of HRM.

Evaluate the importance of Performance

Appraisal (PA) in an organisation. Compare any

two methods of PA and their merits and

demerits.

What is HRP ? Discuss Human Resource

Planning Process.

Analyse the need for training in an organisation.

How can you make Training a strategic

managerial function? Discuss.

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20

20

4. 20

5 . Write short notes on any three of the following :

(a) ]ob Analysis

(b) Indiscipline

(c) Quality circle

(d) Succession planning

(") Employee stock option plan

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6.

SECTION - B

Read the following case carefully and answerthe Questions given at the end.

All progressive companies have some formal orinformal appraising systems for appraising theperformance of their employees.

Performance Appraisal is defined as anyprocedure that involves assessing employees'performance against set standards and, providingfeedback to the employees assessed.

The aim is to motivate employees (a) to improvetheir performance (b) encourage for betterperformance above par.

The reasons for performance appraisal are (1) Forsalary decisions, rewards, promotion. (2) Toreview employee's work related behaviour witha view to correcting any deficiencies. Appraisalshould be central to career planning process.

In a pharma company manufacturing andmarketing drugs and medicines, the research staffhas developed a number of new products andformulations which are effective. But at the sametime it has to meet severe competition fromstalwarts with foreign collaboration. Mr. Shah,the Vice President Marketing has a very successful

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Pharma Marketing background. He has been

with the company for the past 4 years. Mr. Shah

had made ambitious plans for capturing sizeable

share of market in the Guiarat State. The

Company being medium srzed.,Mr. Shahhad kept

his marketing department and the marketing team

lean and trim. The field sales staff was given

aggressive targets and were virtually pushed to

reach the respective targets. The field staff worked

to their best abilities to complete their respective

targets. Mr. Shah had himself been working hard

almost 11, - 12 hours a day. There was no formal

appraisal and reward system in the company.

During last 5 years more than 60 Medical

Representatives and the Area Supervisors had left

the company due to unsatisfactory increments and

promotions. Those who left the company were

star workers. But Mr. Shah did not care for this

high turnover. He was over confident that he

would be able to hire freshers and also select

candidates who were not happy with their

remuneration in their respective company.

Mr. Shah had never communicated to the fietd

sales staff about their performance or reasons for

not recognising their outstanding performance in

a few cases. There was on the whole a great

dissatisfaction and good performers were leaving

the company.

Questions:

(a) What do you perceive is the basic problemin'AMBEK?

(b) What are the steps you will take serially tocorrect the situation?

(c) In the event of your suggesting a

Performance Appraisal System:

(i) How will you decide a suitable systemof appraisal ?

(ii) Will your system include merit,rewards and promotions ?

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December, 2009



(Weightage 70%)

Note :

There are two Sections, A and B.

Attempt any three questions from Section A. Each question

carries 20 marks.

(iii) Section B is compulsory and carries 40 marks.

SECTION—AWhat are the important factors for determining 20wage structure of an organisation ? Discuss aboutany incentive scheme and bring out its some merit.

Discuss about various socialisation factors in an 20organisation and their impact on employees.

Differentiate between recruitment and selection. 20Briefly discuss any two Recruitment Processes andtheir advantages and disadvantages.

Define Worker's Participation in Management 20(WPM). Briefly discuss the pre-requisites foreffective workers' participation.

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1 P.T.O.

5. Write short notes on any three of the following : 20

Job descriptionRed Hot Stove RulePotential AssessmentTraining, evaluation

(e) Employers Association in India

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SECTION—B

6. Read the following case and answer the questions 40given at the end.

Vishal Industries Ltd., is a medium sizedengineering factory employing 250 employees.The Factory Manager advised the PersonnelManager of the company to select a right man tofill up the vacancy of a "Time-Keeper". ThePersonnel Manager inserted an advertisement forthis post in prominent local newspapers andreceived a large number of applications althoughspecific job description and job requirements wereembodied in the advertisement. After preliminaryscreening of applications, the Personnel Managerselected only 6 applications out of 197 and sentthem to "Application Blank" for collecting theirdetailed information. On receipt of Applicationsand on further scrutiny, it was observed that twocandidates were age-barred, although they hada good experience at their credit and onecandidate had a suspicious personal life. ThePersonnel Manager therefore selected only 3candidates and sent them call-letters for apersonal interview on a stipulated date.

Only two candidates out of three appearedfor the interview before the Interview Panelconsisting of three interviewers. The panel hadtherefore to take a decision on selection, either ofMr. Tukaram Patil or Mr. Girish Mahajan. The

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personal traits and merits of these two candidates

are as follows :Mr. Tukaram Patil, a young man of 30 years,

has worked for a year in the Time Office of areputed company. He is an exceptionally sociable,amicable individual who enjoys mixing withemployees. His verbal skills are average, but hehas a good degree of hardness. He can sit late inoffice and prepare payrolls of employees andcomplete the checking of paysheets a day beforethe actual date of payment. He does not demandextra remuneration or over-time for sitting latehours in office. He is a good sportsman also andhas worked as a secretary of a sports club. Aglaring weakness as revealed during the interviewis that Mr. Patil's memory is not strong and hemay forget a task assigned to him. But he isstraight-forward and frankly accepts hislimitations.

Mr. Girish Mahajan, is also a youth, aged25, and has a good personality, above averagecommunication skills, but at times is "rough" indealing with people. His clerical andcomputational skills are excellent. He does noton his own mix with people or take part in extracurricular activities. He joined a textile mill as aclerk in the Time Office and was promoted to thepost of Assistant Time Keeper within a period of5 years. He is against the principle of sitting late

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in office. His sense of time keeping, punctualityis good and regular. He feels that attendance ofemployees must be posted in the regular registeron the same day and paysheets must be keptready on 1st of every month and sent to A/cDepartment, for checking before 3rd inst.Similarly, he prepares PF/ESI statements andreturns in time and submits the same to respectiveGovernment authorities in time. However, Mr.Girish Mahajan is short tempered and at times healso had heated arguments with managerialexecutives. He limits his existence to his workingtable and if anybody unconnected with the time-office work comes near his table, he loses histemper.

Questions :

In terms or overall capabilities and jobrequirements, whom will you recommendout of the two candidates, in your capacityas a Personnel Manager ?

What are the criteria of your decision ?

In case the other two members of theInterview Panel differ from your decision,how will you convince them ?

As a Manager HR, what will you do toimprove the interpersonal relations in theorganization ?

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Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100 (VVeightage : 70%)

Note : There are two Sections A and B. Attempt any three questions from section A. All questions

carry 20 marks each. Section - B is compulsory, for all and carries 40 marks.

SECTION-A

1. Explain the scope of HRM, and briefly discuss various perspectives of HRM.

2. Define and describe the objectives and purpose of 'Interview'. Discuss various types of

Interview which are used in hiring process.

3. Define 'Competency mapping'. Enumerate various methods, and discuss the 'Critical

Incidents' and the 'Interview' Techniques of competency mapping. Cite relevant

examples.

4. What are the objectives and functions of Trade Unions ? Discuss the classification and

role of TUs in the context of present day business scenario. Justify your answer.

5. Write short notes or any three of the following :

(a) Techniques of collecting information for Job Analysis

(b) Problems / Errors in Performance Appraisal

(c) Compensation Strategy

(d) Workers Participation in Management

(e) Dis-satisfaction, Complaint and Grievance

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SECTION-B

6. Read the following case and answer the questions given at the end.

Vishal Industries Ltd., is a medium sized engineering factory employing

250 employees. The Factory Manager advised the Personnel Manager of the company

to select a right man to fill up the vacancy of a "Time-Keeper". The Personnel Manager

inserted an advertisement for this post in prominent local newspapers and received a

large number of applications although specific job description and job requirements

were embodied in the advertisement. After preliminary screening of applications, the

Personnel Manager selected only 6 applications out of 197 and sent them "Application

Blank" for collecting their detailed information. On receipt of Applications and on

further scrutiny, it was observed that two candidates were age-barred, although they

had a good experience at their credit and one candidate had a suspicious personal life.

The Personnel Manager therefore selected only 3 candidates and sent them call-letters

for a personal interview on a stipulated date.

Only two candidates out of three appeared for the interview before the Interview

Panel consisting of three interviewers. The panel had therefore to take a decision on

selection, either of Mr. Tukaram Patil or Mr. Girish Mahajan. The personal traits and

merits of these two candidates are as follows :

Mr. Tukaram Patil, a young man of 30 years, has worked for a year in the Time

Office of a reputed company. He is an exceptionally sociable, amicable individual who

enjoys mixing with employees. His verbal skills are average, but he has a good degree

of hardness. He can sit late in office and prepare payrolls of employees and complete

the checking of paysheets a day before the actual date of payment. He does not demand

extra remuneration or over-time for sitting late hours in office. He is a good sportsman

also and has worked as a secretary of a sports club. A glaring weakness as revealed

during the interview is that Mr. Patil's memory is not strong and he may forget a task

assigned to him. But he is straight-forward and frankly accepts his limitations.

Mr. Girish Mahajan, is also a youth, aged 25, and has a good personality, above

average communication skills, but at times is "rough" in dealing with people. His

clerical and computational skills are excellent. He does not on his own mix with people

or take part in extra curricular activities. He joined a textile mill as a clerk in the Time

Office and was promoted to the post of Assistant Time Keeper within a period of 5

years. He is against the principle of sitting late in office. His sense of time keeping,

punctuality is good and regular. He feels that attendance of employees must be posted

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in the regular register on the same day and paysheets must be kept ready on 1st of

every month and sent to A/c Department, for checking before 3rd inst. Similarly, he

prepares PF/ESI statements and returns in time and submits the same to respective

Government authorities in time. However, Mr. Girish Mahajan is short tempered and

at times he also had heated arguments with managerial executives. He limits his existence

to his working table and if anybody unconnected with the time-office work comes near

his table, he loses his temper.

Questions :

(a) In terms or overall capabilities and job requirements, whom will you recommend

out of the two candidates, in your capacity as a Personnel Manager ?

(b) What are the criteria of your decision ?

(c) In case the other two members of the Interview Panel differ from your decision,

how will you convince them ?

(d) As a Manager HR, what will you do to improve the interpersonal relations in the

organization ?

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Ms-2 (Human Resources) question papers