M.B.A. (Semester II) (CBCS) Examination, 2018
(Paper XI) HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Day Date: Wednesday, 28-11-2018 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 02.30 PM to 05.00 PM
Instructions: Q. No. 1 is compulsory.
Attempt any two questions from Q. No. 2 to Q. No. 4
Attempt any two questions from Q. No. 5 to Q. No. 7
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 Analyze the following case. 14
A new year ago, the top executive of a well-managed Government
Company dedicated to organize an early Management Awareness Program
for first level supervisors. This company had long been in the forefront of
management education and was quite ready to listen to the advice of
management specialists concerning this subject. They surveyed their own
experience only to find that many young people, professionally trained, were
leaving the company for private employment, where the rewards were thought
to be greater. This left the company with something less than the best
qualified candidates for supervision; it also left it with a notably older group of
supervisors.
A career development program was carefully worked out. Several
advantages emerged from this program. The candidates were pleased that
their careers were a matter of interest and concern to the higher level
executives; candidates could more easily bring themselves to the attention of
their superiors; the company was provided with a group of youthful candidates
for supervision. The brain drain from the company almost stopped. Gradually
more vigor in management levels became evident and young men and women
could establish a broader base of experience from which to decide whether
they really wanted to be managers.
Certain disadvantages also became apparent. Many good candidates
failed to apply for the program because they were not sure of their own career
objectives, they did not want to move away from the places where they were
originally domiciled or they felt too busy to undergo the training described (it
was in addition to their full time positions). Some complained of inadequate
counseling and many who had failed to apply were later disgruntled when they
found themselves no longer among the candidates for supervisory
appointments.
The company is now in a mood to reassess its experiences with the
program
Analyse the case.
Identify the Problem.
Identify the alternatives.
Best Solution
Q.2 Write short notes. (Any two) 14
Difference between PM and HRM
HR Audit.
Dual career groups
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Q.3 Write short notes. (Any two) 14
Job description and Specification.
Types of wages
Significance of HRM
Q.4 Write short notes. (Any two) 14
Job design
Induction and placement.
Virtual organisation.
Q.5 Selection is a systematic procedure. Explain in detail the statement. 14
Q.6 "Recruitment is the first step to selection" Elaborate. Explain in detail various
sources of recruitment.
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Q.7 Define HRM. State the various functions carried out to manage human
resource effectively.