MBA - SEM 1 Notes
MBA - SEM 1 Notes
1. Identifies, measures
2. Summarizing, analyzing
3. Accounting
4. Effective planning, controlling
5. Securities Exchange Board of India
6. Shareholders, Creditors, Bankers, Government, Employees
7. Investors
8. Trade Union
9. Stock Exchange
10. Financial Reports
11. Qualitative
12. Liquidation
13. Window dressing
14. Historical Cost
SAQ 1:
1. Doctrines
2. Concepts, conventions
3. Convention
4. Concept
5. Bring uniformity in accounting
terminology and principles
6. 32
7. a. True, b. False
8. separate
9. capital
10. False
11. True
12. False
13. To replace it after a certain
period.
20. Accrued
interest
21. True
22. Added,
deducted
23. Credit
24. Realized
25. True
26. True
27. Yes
28. No
29. No
30. True
31. True
32. Asset
Acquisition
33. Profit
34. True
35. True
45. Substance
46. True
47. Fraud
48. True
49. True
50. Total Assets
51. Double entry
principle
52. Cost-benefit
principle
53. True
54. No
55. True
56. False
57. True
58. True
59. Comparison
60. True
61. Risk
14. If Owners equity is Rs.3 lakhs, Outsider liabilities are Rs.2 lakhs, Owners share of profit is
Rs.1 lakhs, find out the total value of assets.
15. Every transaction influences balance sheet and it is shown by accounting equation True or
False?
SAQ
1. (b)
2. a. Stock of goods increases and cash balance is
reduced
b. Delivery Van is an asset and the supplier of the
delivery van becomes a creditor and it appears as
liability
c. Creditors balance is reduced on liabilities side and
cash paid brings down the cash balance on the asset
side
d. The bank balance comes
30. Contra entry is an entry where both cash account and bank account are affected.
(T/F)
31. Petty cash book is maintained in case of petty organization.
32. Imprest system of cash book is a system where the expenses incurred are
reimbursed.
33. The closing balance in imprest system of petty cash book always remains the same.
34. Imprest system of cash book is also called analytical cash book.
35. Rules of debit and credit are different for different types of accounts. True or False?
36. The words To Balance b/d or By Balance b/d denote an opening entry. State true
or false.
37. _________ And __________ are balanced while ______ are closed by transfer to
trading and profit and loss account.
38. In the ledger account during the beginning of the accounting period To Balance
b/d denotes debit balance and By balance b/d denotes credit balance. State true or false.
4.14 Answer for Self Assessment Questions
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. Purchases A/c Dr. To
Ganesh account (Being purchases
made)
5. True
6. False
7. Debtors
8. True
9. True
10. True
11. Debited, Credited
12. True
13. True
14. True
15. Businessman, the
Customer
16. True
17. Owner of the
business who is the seller
18. Customer /
debtor
19. Debit
20. Yes
21. Bills payable
22. Three
23. Credit
24. Liability
25. Supplier s
account / Creditors account
26. True
27. True
28. Debit,
29. Credit
30. True
31. False
32. True
33. False
34. True
35. True
36. True
37. Personal,
real and nominal
38. True
21. Furniture purchased for cash Rs 5000/- is not recorded in journal. Mention the type of error?
22. Error of omission can be detected only after a careful review of ledger balances of previous
years (True / False).
23. Error of principle affects the value of revenue and capital items (True / False).
24. It is very difficult to find out the compensating errors. (True / False).
25. Summary of all ledger balances is called _____________________ .
26. Trial balance is necessary to prepare _________________________ .
27. The broad two categories of errors are a) ________________ b) ____________.
28. Is casting error, an error of principle or error of commission?
29. Purchase of machinery is included in the purchases book. What type of error is it?
30. What is error of omission? Illustrate.
31. What are the errors that cannot be disclosed by trial balance?
32. The sum of errors in accounting is transferred temporarily to _________ account.
33. In which journal do you make rectification entries?
34. State any four steps to locate errors.
35. If sales account is under cast by Rs. 45, what is the rectification entry?
36. Returns inwards book is over cast by Rs. 9, write the rectification entry.
37. Salary paid to Gopal is debited to his personal account. What is the rectification
entry to correct the error?
38. Discount received Rs. 50 is transferred to the debit side of discount account. Write
the rectification entry.
39. An invoice of purchase for Rs. 760 is entered as Rs. 670. What type of error is this?
How to rectify this error?
1,000
5,000
20,000
1,00,000
50,000
25,000
12,500
500
250
10,000
3,750
2,00,000
5. True
6. Trading
7. Trade expenses
8. No
9. True
10.
a. Depreciation a/c Dr
To Building account
b. Closing stock A/c Dr
To Trading A/c
c. Pre-paid Insurance a/c Dr
To insurance A/c
d. Salaries A/c
To outstanding salaries account.
e. Drawings A/c Dr
To stock account
11. True
12. True
13. True
14. True
15. True
16. It is a wrong posting and hence it is
errors of commission
Ramas a/c Dr 500
Ramanans a/c Dr 500
To Suspense a/c 1000
(Being amount paid to Rama wrongly
credited to Ramanans account
rectified)
17. Posting of wrong amount - Trial
balance is affected. Profit (gross) is
reduced by Rs 13500.
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18. Suspense a/c Dr. 13,500
To Wages a/c 13,500
37. Salary a/c Dr.
(Being excess debit to wages
account rectified)
To Gopal a/c
19. Error of commission
Being wrong debit given to Gopal rectified
20. False
38. Suspense a/c Dr. Rs.100
21. Error of omission
To Discount received a/c Rs.100
22. True
Being wrong posting in discount received a/c rectified.
23.True
39. This is an error of Commission. By checking the original
24. True
invoice document, it can be rectified.
Purchase a/c Dr Rs.90
To Creditors a/c Rs.90
Being wrong posting in purchase book rectified.
1. Analysis of performance between two companies can be made using ratios. State true or
false.
2. Ratios can be expressed in three forms _____________,____________ and _____________.
3. Stock has turned over 3 times a year the ratio is expressed as
4. For capital rich countries, the current ratio is usually ________
5. In quick ratio _________ and ___________ are excluded because they cannot be readily
converted into cash.
6. ___________ ratio is the most rigorous and conservative test of all liquidity ratios
7. ___________ ratio reflects the relative contribution of creditors and owners of the business in
its financing
8. In debt equity ratio if the objective is to examine the financing solvency of the firm preference
share capital is _________.
9. ___________ is the use of borrowed funds is to enhance higher returns to equity
shareholders.
10. ___________ is the ability of a firm to make the contractual payments required on a
scheduled basis over the life of the debt.
11. A high debtors turnover ratio indicates ____ time lag between credit sales and cash
collection.
12. ______________is indicative of management s ability to operate the business with
sufficient success not only to recover all the cost but also to leave a margin of reasonable
compensation to the owners.
13. _______________ is based on the relationship between cost of goods sold and assets of a
firm.
8.11 Answer for SAQs and TQs
1. True
2. Proportion, Percentage, Turnover rate
3. Turnover rate
4. Low
5. Inventory and prepaid expenses
6. Super quick/ cash
7. Debt equity
8. Included with equity capital
9. Trading on equity
10. Debt service coverage ratio
11. Shorter
12. Net Profit margin
13. Asset Turnover ratio
SAQ 1:
1. AS3
2. a. Net cash flow from operating activities
b. Net cash flow from investment activities
c. Net cash flow from financing activities
3. Added back
4. Depreciation, Amortization of intangible assets, Gains from sale of fixed assets
5. Outflow
6. Deferred credit
7. Operating
8. Investing
9. Financing
10. Cash and cash equivalent at the beginning of the year
11. Added
12. Added
13. Investment
14. Financing
5. In total
6. Cost drivers
7. Per unit, total
8. Gross margin
9. Contribution
1. Relevant Costs are costs which would _________as a result of the decision.
2. ___________ are historical cost that cannot be recovered in a given situation.
3. Opportunity costs are _________________for not pursuing the alternative course
4. ____________ is also known as discretionary cost.
13.13 Answers to SAQ and TQs
Answer to SAQ
1. Change
2 Sunk cost
3. Monetary benefits foregone
4. Avoidable cost
8. SC AC
9. (SP AP) x AQ
10. SQ AQ x SP
11. RSQ AQ x SP
12. SY AY x SR
13. SC-AC
14. SH AH x SR
15. SR - AR x AH
MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
(MB0042)
1. In Profit Maximisation Modelmodel, the important assumption is that the entrepreneur aims
at maximizing his profits.
2. Break Even point is the point where the firm has stopped incurring losses but yet to start
gaining profit.
3. The full form of TR is Total Revenue
4. According to Economist Theory of Firm, a firm is a Transformation unit, which converts input
into output and while doing so, tries to create surplus value.
5. The firm aiming for profit maximization reaches its equilibrium only when it produces Profit
maximizing output.
6. Business decisions are made to cope with Changes.
7. Market share goal is related to demand of sales management and sales decision.
8. Profit goalis related to price and resource allocation decisions.
9.Slack paymentworks as a shock absorber.
10. Sequential hearing to demand and Decentralizing the decision makingtypes of resolving
conflicts are qualitative.
11. Cyert and March points out that the coalition group has multiple, Conflicting and
oppositegoals.
12. According to Robin Marris modern firms are managed by both the manager and the
shareholders (owners).
13. In Marris Growth Maximization Model, the objective of the firm is balanced growth.
14. In Marris Growth Maximization Model, the manager tries to maximize his satisfaction and
his satisfaction lies in the Growth rate of the firm.
15. In Differentiated diversification relationship, growth determines profit.
16. Sales maximization model is an alternative for Profit maximization model.
17. Boumal thinks managers are more interested in maximisingSales rather than profit.
18. In oligopoly market structure, the firms compete more in terms of advertisement, product
variations etc. rather than Price.
19. The expenditure, which is incurred by the Managers indulgence in a company car is termed
by Williamson as Management slack
20. In the equation, S stands for Staff expenditure and D stands for discretionary profit
Unit 7
1. Total revenue is the total income realized from the sale of its output at a price.
2. TR / Q = AR .
3. Additional revenue earned by selling an additional unit of output is called Marginal revenue.
4. AR curve coincides with the MR curve and run parallel to OX axis under Perfect competition.
5. AR and MR curves slope downwards under condition of Imperfect competition.
6. Cost plus pricing = cost + Fair profits.
7. We come across going rate pricing generally under Oligopoly market
8. The objective of charging high prices for new products is to Skim the cream from the market
9. The rate of return pricing = Total cost per unit + Mark- up
10. Administered prices are the prices which are fixed and enforced by the Government in the
overall interested of community
Unit 8
1. The firms can earn only normal profit under Perfect competition.
2. Under perfect competition demand curve is a Horizonta line.
3. Monopoly seller is the price marker and can restrict the output to increase the price.
4. Bilateral monopoly is a situation in which a single seller faces a single buyer.
5. Under Duopsony there are only two large buyers for a specific product or service.
6. Monopsony is the Market situation where there is a monopoly element in case of
buyer.
7. Oligopsony is a situation in which there are a few large buyers.
8. Selling costs are very important in monopolistic market
Unit 9
1. The concept of consumer surplus is based on demand theory by Marshall.
2. If the price increases there will be Decrease in consumer surplus.
3. Cost Benefit Analysis is used to judge the desirability of public investment of any
public projects or investment.
4. The excess burden or net loss in welfare is called Dead weight loss.
5. The direct or indirect payment by government to producers or consumers to defray
part of the cost of economic activity is called Subsidies.
6. Producers surplus exists when the actual price exceeds the minimum price that the
seller is ready to accept.
Unit 10
1. Inventory, Capital stock are Macro Stock variables.
2. National Income and output are Macro Flow variables.
3. Investment is the Change in the capital stock over a period of time.
4. Ex-ante means planned and desired whereas Ex-postmeans actual or realised value.
5. A variable is Dependent if its value varies as a result of variatious in the value if some
other independent variable.
6. Index number the statistical device, which indicates relative changes of a variable over a
period of time.
7. A flow variable is a quantity which can be measured in terms of specific period of time and
not at a Point of time.
8. Wholesale price Index is an index of prices paid by producers for their inputs.
9. Consumption income ratio tells us the percentage of consumption out of a given level of
income.
10. When a number of commodities and their prices at two different periods are arranged in a
tabular form, it is called as Index number.
Unit 11
1. The relationship between consumption and income is called Consumption Function.
2. Marginal Propensity to consume is the ratio of change in total consumption to change in
total income.
3. Two groups of factors that affect consumption function are Subjective and Objective factors
4. Investment made by government and departmental undertakings is called Public investment.
9. According to Prof. Samuelson the interaction between multiplier and accelerator gives rise to
cyclical fluctuation in economic activity.
10. Prof Hicles explains cyclical fluctuations in terms of Ceilings and floors
Unit 14
1. The value of money and price level is Inversely related.
2. The state of steady rise in price level is called Inflation.
3. According to Coulborn Inflation is a phenomenon where too much money chases too few
goods.
4. The inflationary situation where people go with basketful of money and come home with
pocketful of commodities is Jumping / galloping / hyper inflation.
5. The Governments go for Deficit financing to finance public expenditure.
6. The concept of inflationary gap was introduced by Keynes.
7. The trade-off between inflation and unemployment is called the Philips Curve.
8. A situation where inflation is accompanied by stagnation is called Stagflation
9. A state of steady fall in price is called Deflation.
Unit 15
1. External cost and benefits together are called Externalities.
2. Negative externalities are defined as third party effects arising from production and / or
consumption of goods and services for which no appropriate compensation is paid.
3. Marginal social benefit = Marginal private benefit + Marginal external benefit.
4. When there are negative externalities in Production., the marginal social cost will be more
than the private marginal cost.
5. The process of development will become sustainable only when the stock of various types of
resources are maintained and Further improved.
6. Green house effe on earth means progressive warming-up of the earth s surface due to the
blanketing effect of man-made carbon dioxide with atmosphere.
7. The term acid rain was first coined by Robert Angus in 1872.
8. Nuclear accidents refer to accidents resulting from nuclear device and radio-active materials.
9. Variable-ratio
10. Well pay
11. Higher
12. Negative
Unit 4 Value, Attitude and Job Satisfaction
Self Assessment Questions
1. ___________ values refer to desirable end-states of existence, the goals that a person
would like to achieve during his/her lifetime.
2. Social Recognition is ____________ value.
3. ___________ values refer to preferable modes of behavior, or means of achieving the
terminal values.
4. Workers who entered the workforce from the early 1940s through the early 1960s, are called
________________.
5. _______________ began to enter the workforce from the mid-1980s.
6. Power distance measures the _________________.
7. ______________ gauges to what extent individuals in a country consider themselves as
distinct entities rather than as members of cohesive groups.
8. Hofstede and Bond (1988) have identified a fifth dimension called __________________
9. There are ____________ components of an attitude
10. Festinger has proposed _________________________ theory.
11. ________________ theory proposes that attitudes are used to make sense out of an
action that has already occurred rather than devices that precede and guide action.
4.8 Answers
Answers to Self Assessment Questions
1. Terminal
2. Terminal
3. Instrumental
4. Veterans
5. Xers
6. Social equality
7. Individualism
8. Long-term orientation
9. Three
10. Cognitive Dissonance
11. Self-perception
Unit 5 Personality
Self Assessment Questions
1. The heredity approach argues that the ultimate explanation of an individuals
personality is the molecular structure of the _____________
2. One of the most important determinants of the personality of a person is
the________ family
3. Cattell referred to these 16 factors as _____________ factors.
4. The MBTI classifies human beings into _____________ opposite pairs
5. Locus of control was formulated within the framework of Rotter's ___________ theory of
personality
6. Holland has proposed _________ themes of people and work environments, within which all
jobs can be classified
7. _____________ person prefers verbal activities in which there are opportunities to influence
others and attain power.
Answers to Self Assessment Questions
1. Genes
2. Immediate
3. Primary
4. Four
5. Social learning
6. Six
7. Enterprising
Unit 6 Emotions
Self Assessment Questions
1. Subjective emotional responses are the result of __________ changes within human
bodies.
2. Both feedback from peripheral responses and a ___________ appraisal of what
caused those responses produce emotions.
3. _____________ emotions are an individual s actual emotions.
4. Ekman (1999) has found _________ emotions which are universally recognized and
applicable.
5. People who suffer from _________ rarely cry and are often seen by others as bland and cold
6. The most popular and accepted mixed model of emotional intelligence is the one proposed by
____________.
7. Personal competence comprises of ______________ dimensions of emotional intelligence.
8. Social competence comprises of _____________ dimensions
Answers to Self Assessment Questions
1. Physiological
2. Cognitive
3. Felt
4. Six
5. Alexithymia
6. Goleman
7. Three
8. Two
Unit 7 Perception
Self Assessment Questions
1. _____________ factors shape perception of an individual.
2. The ______________ in which objects or events are seen by individuals also influence
their attention.
3. Attribution theory was proposed by __________ Kelley
4. ___________ occurs, if, everyone who is faced with a similar situation responds in the same
way.
5. The tendency of individuals to attribute their own successes to internal factors is
called__________________.
6. The ______________ occurs when we draw a general impression on the basis of a single
characteristic.
7. The process through which one s reaction is influenced by other persons he has encountered
recently is called ___________.
8. This tendency to attribute one s own characteristics to other people is called __________.
9. ___________ is the tendency for someone s expectations about another to cause
that person to behave in a manner consistent with those expectations.
10. A negative instance of the self-fulfilling prophecy is called _________________.
11. Decision-making occurs as a reaction to a ______________.
12. While making a decision, data are typically received from ____________ sources.
13. The rational decision making model proposes _______________ steps.
14. People respond to a problem with a limited information-processing capability. As a result,
people seek solutions that are satisfactory and sufficient. This is called __________________
Answers to Self Assessment Questions
1. Three
2. Context
3. Kelley
4. Consensus
5. Self-serving bias
6. Halo effect
7. Contrast effect
8. Projection
9. Self-fulfilling prophecy
10. Golem Effect
11. Problem
12. Multiple
13. Six
14. Bounded rationality
Unit 8 Motivation
Questions
1. In Maslows theory, _____________ needs include hunger, thirst, shelter, sex, and other
bodily needs
2. In theory __________, management assumes employees are inherently lazy and will avoid
work
3. According to Herzberg, motivators are ____________ factors.
4. Alderfer classifies needs into __________ categories into hierarchical order.
5. The need to excel and to achieve in relation to a set of standards, to strive to succeed is called
need for ________________.
6. The perceived fairness of the interpersonal treatment used to determine organizational
outcomes is called as ______________.
7. Employees should have ____________ and specific goals.
8. Rewards should be ___________ on performance.
9. MBO and ____________Theory is closely linked
10. Employee Recognition Programs has close link with ____________ Theory
11. The professional employees likely to seek more _____________ satisfaction from their work
than blue-collar employees.
12. Temporary workers may be motivated if they are provided with ___________ job
opportunity.
Answers to Self Assessment Questions
1. Physiological
2. X
3. Intrinsic
4. Three
5. Achievement
6. Interactional Justice
7. Tangible
8. Contingent
9. Goal-Setting
10. Reinforcement
11. Intrinsic
12. Permanent
Unit 9 Leadership
Self Assessment Questions
1. _________ may be said to be a proponent of The Great Man Theory.
2. _______ is one the main scholars of trait theory approach to leadership.
3. McCall and Lombardo (1983) researched both success and failure identified _______
primary traits by which leaders could succeed or 'derail'
4. This theory was developed by the scholars from Ohio State University during ________.
5. The modifications were made by Robert R Blake and ________to covert the managerial grid
into a leadership grid.
6. A ________ Leader, rather than taking autocratic decisions, seeks to involve other people in
the process, possibly including subordinates, peers, superiors and other stakeholders.
9. Major contribution towards development of situational leadership is made by
_______and _______.
10. The ________ of Leadership was developed to describe the way that leaders
encourage and support their followers in achieving the goals they have been set by making the
path that they should take clear and easy.
11. In this model leadership is effective when the leader s style is appropriate to the
situation, this is proposed in the contingency model developed by _____.
12. ______leadership is related to management theories.
13. _________leadership is based on relationship rheories.
14. he transactional leadership style was first described by ______ in 1947
Answerss to Self Assessment Questions
1. Aristotal
2. Stogdill
3. Four
4. 1940-1950
5. Anne Adams Mccanse
6. Participative
7. Likert
8. Lewin
9. Hersey and Blanchard
10. Path Goal Theory
11. Fiedler
12. Transactional
13. Transformational
14. Max Weber
21. In ___________________ team Employees from different work areas but from same
hierarchical level, come together to accomplish a task.
Answers to Self Assessment Questions
1. Organizational
2. Informal
3. Task
4. Forming
5. Adjourning
6. Authority
7. Consistent, predictable
8. Positively
9. Single
10. Senior
11. Expectations
12. Conflict
13. Norms
14. Social arrangement
15. Reference
16. Socially
17. Disequilibrium
18. Six
19. Minority rule
20. Collaborative
21. Cross-functional
16. Integrative
17. Direct
Unit 13 Stress
Self Assessment Questions
1. Insomnia is __________.
2. Positive stress is called ________.
3. Negative stress is called ___________.
4. ______________is created when role expectations are not clearly understood.
5. Those with an ____________ locus of control believe they control their own destiny.
6. ______________ The confidence in ones own abilities appears to decrease stress.
7. Stress shows itself in _________ ways
8. ____________________ is the simplest and most obvious psychological effect of stress.
9. ______________physical exercise has long been recommended as a way to deal with
excessive stress levels.
10. Individuals can teach themselves to reduce tension through _____________
techniques, such as, meditation.
11. Improved personnel selection and job placement leading to right ______________
thereby reducing chances of non-performance and stress level.
12. The stress reaction is triggered by our __________________ of danger
14. _________ elements are common to most definitions of crisis.
15. There are __________ types of organizational crises
Answers to Self Assessment Questions
1. Sleeplessness
2. Eustress
3. Distress
4. Role ambiguity
5. Internal
6. Self-efficacy
7. Three
8. Job dissatisfaction
9. Non-competitive
10. Relaxation
11. Person-job-fit
12. Perception
13. Voluntary
14. Three
15. Four
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
(MBA0039)
Unit 1
a. Physical noise
b. Psychological noise
c. Active listening
Organizational
d. barrier
e. Cultural barrier
Unit 2
a. Kinesics
b. Arriving late for a meeting
c. Personal space and distance
d. Physical context
e. Paralanguage
Unit 3
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)
vi)
vii)
viii)
ix)
x)
Mass communication
Corporate Social Responsibility
Crisis PR
Distributors
Internet
Statutory compliance
Transparency
Credit rating
Publicity
Persuasion
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
Advertising
Social development
Restoring company image
Motivation
Suppliers
Government
Bankers
Borrowing ability
Media
Consumers
8.
9.
10.
5. Solving employees problems often involves both empathetic and therapeutic listening.
TRUE
6. Match the following
i) Listenerspeaker gap
ii) Listening for emotions
iii) Ego problems
iv) Switching from one TV channel to another
v) Speaking in a different language
a. Physiological barrier
b. Gender barrier
c. Attitudinal barrier
d. Bad listening habit
e. Cultural barrier
good
listener
tries
to
understand
the
meaning
behind
Unit 5
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Negative ideas
Labor
Enclose title of an article
Full complete
Raise and rise
8.
be
NEGATIVE/INSINCERE/
9.
Unit 6
a.
b.
c.
d.
Demographics
Specific purpose statement
Specific purpose statement
Opening and closing statemet
7.
8.
In
general,
visuals
should
be
prepared
to
match
the
AUDIENCE.
9. Two types of media for presenting visual aids to a small audience are
FLIP CHARTS and COMPUTERIZED DISPLAYS .
Unit 7
Unit 8
a. Unbiased
b. Different viewpoints
c. Permanent record
d. Mini - meeting
e. Outline of meeting
8.
After the meeting, follow-up must be done by the CHAIR PERSON and the
PARTICIPANTS/MEMBERS.
9.
10.
11.
Meetings
are
efficiently
conducted
ORGANIZED/CONCLUSIVE/STRUCTURED/FOCUSED
when
they
are
Unit 9
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Regular reports
Informational memo
Call for action
Reasons first
Main message
Unit 10
a. Reader benefits
ii) Ps and Qs
b. Etiquette
iii) Shouting
iv) Readability
v) FYI
e. Acronym
Unit 11
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
DIRECT
a letter means
Unit 12
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Change of attitude
Display logo and message
Public Service Advertising
Company viewpoint
Protect corporate reputation
Unit 13
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Informal
Executive summary
Body of report
Technical specifications
Bibliography
Unit 14
Employment Communication
Resumes and Cover Letters
a. Subject line
10.5
Unit 15
Employment Communication
Group Discussions and Interviews
Unit 1 Introduction
1. In which of the following situations would you like to use Statistics?
a. Buying a house (Yes)
b. Purchasing medicine prescribed by a doctor (No)
c. Investing funds in several options. (Yes)
d. Attending relatives marriages (No)
2. According to the definition of Statistics given by Croxton and Cowden, what are the four
components of Statistics?
Ans - 2. Industrial Quality control, Investment policies, to find Market potential for a product.
3. Mention some other areas where there is scope of applying statistics.
Ans -3. The four components of Statistics are collection, presentation, analysis and
interpretation of data.
4. a) Will the same degree of accuracy be needed when measuring the height of a mountain and
the height of a person?
Ans a) No
b) Does Statistics deal with qualitative data?
Ans b) No
5. Categorise the following data as qualitative or quantitative data.
a) The number of transactions occurring in an ATM per day
Ans a) Quantitative
b) The popular brand name in cars is Maruthi.
Ans b) Qualatative
6. Total sales of a product in Area A is 840 for 30 working days. Total sales of same product in
Area B is 784 for 28 working days. Do you think that Statistics needs to be applied to get an
appropriate picture regarding comparison of sales?
Ans - Yes
Answers to Self Assessment Questions
1. a) Yes
b) No
c) Yes
d) No
2. Industrial Quality control, Investment policies, to find Market potential for a product.
3. The four components of Statistics are collection, presentation, analysis and interpretation of
data.
4. a) No
b) No
5. a) Quantitative data
b) Qualitative data
6. Yes
Unit 2 Statistical Survey
Self Assessment Questions
1. What are the main stages in a survey? (Planning and execution)
2. Training of investigators belongs to which stage? (Planning)
4 i- T, ii - T
5 i T, ii F, iii F, iv - T
T denotes True
F denotes False
Unit 5 Probabilities
Unit 8 Estimation
Self Assessment Questions
1. XY Pizza has developed quite a business in Bangalore by delivering pizza orders promptly. It
guarantees that its pizzas will be delivered in 30 minutes or less from the time the order was
placed, and if the delivery is late, the pizza is free. The time that it takes to deliver each pizza
order that is on time is recorded in the Pizza Time Book (PTB), and the delivery time for those
pizzas that are delivered late is recorded as 30 minutes in the PTB. A sample of 12 random
entries from the PTB is listed in table 8.2.
Table 8.2: Twelve random entries of pizza delivery time
15.3 29.5 30
10.1 30
19.6
10.8 12.2 14.8 30
22.1 18.3
i) Find the mean for the sample.
ii) From what population was this sample drawn?
iii) Can this sample be used to estimate the average time that it takes for Pizza Hut to deliver a
pizza? Explain.
2. Madhu, a frugal student, wants to buy a used bike. After randomly selecting 125 wanted
advertisements, he found the average price of the bike to be Rs. 3250 with a standard deviation
of Rs. 615. Establish an interval estimate for the average price of bike so that Madhu can be:
i) 68.3% certain that the population mean lies in this interval.
ii) 95.5% certain that the population mean lies in this interval.
3. Given the following confidence levels, express the lower and upper limits of the confidence
interval for these levels in terms of and (Use the normal distribution tables). x x
i) 54 percent
ii) 75 percent
iii) 94 percent
iv) 98 percent
4. From a population of 540, a sample of 60 individuals is taken. From this sample the mean is
found to be 6.2 and the standard deviation to be 1.368.
i) Find the estimated standard error of the mean.
ii) Construct a 96 % confidence interval of the mean.
5. For the following sample sizes and confidence levels, find the approximatet values for
constructing confidence intervals (use the t table).
i) n = 28; 95%
ii) n = 8; 98%
iii) n = 13; 90%
iv) n = 25; 95%
Answers to Self Assessment Questions
1. i) For the given sample the mean is 20.225 minutes.
ii) The population was drawn from the Pizza Time Book (PTB) of XY Pizza.
iii) No. As the time over 30 minutes is recorded as 30 and hence, it will underestimate the
delivery time.
2. The population standard deviation is given as:
3250xn;615
and standard error Se is calculated as:
55.01125615nx
i) = 3250
55.01 = 3194.99 and 3305.01 to be 68.3% certain. x1x
ii) 95.5%
110.02 giving a range between 3139 and 3360.02. x2x certain means = 3250
3. The required lower and upper class intervals are:
i. ii.
x15.1x x74.0x
iii. iv.
x33.2x
4.
i. as 05.0Nn
ii. = 6.2
x88.1x
1NnNNx
167.015406054060368.1x
2.05 (0.167) x05.2x
Hence, the LCL and UCL are 5.86 and 6.54 respectively.
5.
i) 2.052
ii) 2.998
iii) 1.782
iv) 2.262
vii. True
3. i. Continuous
ii. Degrees of freedom
iii. Larger
iv. Zero, greater than one
Q13-A SKILL INVENTORY contains data about each employees skills abilities, work
performances & other items of information which indicate his overall value to the company.
Q14-To ASSIST, COUNSEL & PRESSURISE the operating management to plan & established
objectives:
Q15-To COLLECT & SUMMARISED DATA in total organizational terms & to ensure consistency
with long range objectives & other elements of the total business-plan.
Q16-To MONITOR & MEASURE PERFORMANCE against the plan & keep the top management
informed about it.
Q17-To PROVIDE THE RESEARCH NECESSARY for effective manpower & organizational planning.
Unit- Four Recruitment & Selection:-Q1-Recruitment or manpower selection process is the first step in the employment of TALENT.
Q2-Since works were drawn the RURAL POLULATION in the early days of industrial evolution in
India, factories found much difficulty in recruitment the necessary talent.
Q3- Matching the job with the suitable applicant is naturally, a 2 WAY PROCESS.
Q4- The size of the ORGANIZATION.
Q5- The employment condition in the COMMUNITY THE ORGANIZATION IS LOCATED.
Q6- The effects of the past recruiting efforts which show the ORGANIZATION ABILITY TO
LOCATE & KEEP GOOD PERFORMING PEOPLE.
Q7- Working condition & salary & benefit packages offered by the ORGANIZATION WHICH MAY
INFLUENCE TURN-OVER & NECESSITATE FUTURE RECRUITING.
Q8- Rate of growth of ORGANIZATION.
Q9- The level of seasonality of operation & FUTURE EXPANSION & PRODUCTION PROGRAMS.
Q10- Cultural & economic LEGAL FACTOR.
Q11- The most instances the jobs are posted on NOTICE BOARD though some carry listing in the
company news paper.
Q12- Friend & relatives of present employees are also a good source from which employees may
be drawn this is done through EMPLOYEE REFERALS.
Q13- EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRMS are firms that are looked upon as Hate Hunters Raiders &
Pirates by organization which lose human resource through their efforts.
Q14- NEPOTISM is the hiring of relatives which will be inevitable components of recruitment
programs in family honored firms.
Q15- the selection procedure is essentially a series of methods of securing pertinent information
about the APPLICANT.
Q16- the real purpose of recruitment is not to fill up a vacancy but to add a person to the staff
whom the management expect o become important in the FUTURE SCHEME of things.
Q17- Sources for recruiting should be periodically EVALUATED.
Q18- Recruiting should take into consideration ethical practices such as use of TRUTH IN
HIRING.
Q19- All public sector enterprises are required to consider candidates sponsored by the
Q20- Executives too are mostly EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES from within.
Q21-SONS OF THE SOIL in other words, local population in the matter of employment within
the local area has, of late, assumed a complex character.
Q22- in the Indian organization where INTERVIEWS are on of the most poplar methods for
selection.
Q23- An APPLICATION BLANK is a traditional, widely accepted device for getting information
from a prospective applicant.
Q24- INTERVIEWING is probably the most widely used single method of selection.
Q25- stress interview are deliberate attempts to create pressure to observe an applicant
performs under stress.
Q26- DEPTH INTERVIEW covers the complete life history of an applicant.
Q27- PATTERNED INTERVIEWS is the combination of direct & indirect questioning of an
applicant?
Q28- INDUCTION is concerned with the problem f introducing or orienting a new employee to
the organization.
Unit Five Training & development:-Q1- TRAINING indicates any process by which the aptitude, skill and abilities of employees to
perform specific jobs are increased.
Q2- The concern for the organizations variability that it is should adapt itself to a CHANGING
ENVIROMENT.
Q3-Broadly Speaking, training is the act of increasing the knowledge & skill of an employee for
doing a PARTICULAR JOB.
Q4-According to Douglas McGregor, there three different purposes of learning ACQUIRING
INTELLECTUAL KNOWLEDGE, ACQUIRING MANUAL SKILL, ACQUIRING PROBLEM-SOLVING
SKILL.
Q5-A new employee many require knowledge about COMPANY POLICY.
Q6-Much of managers work is SOLVING PROBLEM.
Q7-Training is a practical & vital necessity because MARKET VALUE, EANRNING POWER & JOB
SECURITY.
Q8-It moulds the employees ATTITUDE & helps them to achieve a better co-operation with the
company & a greater loyalty to it.
Q9- Over & under-emphasis on training stems largely from INADEQUATE RECOGNITION &
DETERMINATION OF TRAINING NEEDS & OBJECTIVE.
Q10-The first step of organization analysis is achieving a clear understanding of both SHORT
RUN and LONG RUN GOALS.
Q11-In analyzing the organization climate both DIRECT & INDIRECT METHOD could be used.
Q12-Analysing of the job & its various components will indicate the SKILL & TRAINING
REQUIERED TO PERFORM THE JOB AT THE REQUIERD STANDERD.
Q13- Man analysis is the third components in identifying TRAINING NEEDS
Q14-MAN ANALYSIS help to identify whether the individual employee requires training & if so
what kind of was training.
Q15-There are server administrative aspects that have to be taken into account before
launching IN HOUSE TRAINING PROGRAMM or nominating participants TO EXTERNAL
PROGRAMS.
Q16-A TRAINING BUDGET foe each internal program has to be prepared, which would be
include cost of facilities like training room, food transport, guest faculty, if any & cost of
teaching material.
Q17-Training methods are a means of attaining of the desired objective in a learning situation.
Q18-Depending on the LEARING OUTCOME & the process by which it is attained, it,is possible to
categorize the various methods into several groups.
Q19- The man advantage of ON THE JOB TRAINING is that the trainee learns on the actual
equipment in use & in the true environment of his job.
Q20-Theoretical training is given in the CLASSROOM while the practical work is conducted on
the PRODUCTION LINE.
Q21- SIMULATION is technique which duplicates, as nearly as possible, the actual condition
encountered on a job.
Q22- The emphasis in EXPERIENTAL METHODS is on achieving through group processes &
dynamic, a better understanding of oneself and others.
Q23-Executive development is attempt at improving an individuals managerial effectiveness
through a PLANNED AND DELIBERATE PROCESS OF LEARNING.
Q24-The change in the individual must take place in those crucial areas which can be considered
as output variables (mention any 2) KNOWLEDGE CHANGE, ATTITUDE CHANGE.
Q25-The organizational aims of management development are to secure the following valuable
end- result [mention any three] IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE, IMPROVEMENT
IN SUPERVISION AND LEADERSHIP AT EACH LEVEL; FACILITATING SOUND PROMOTION FROM
WITHIN POLICIES AND PRACTICES.
Q26-To get a valid measure of TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS the personnel manager should
accurately assess trainees job performance two four month after completion of training.
Q27-TheRANDOM SELECTION helps to assure the formation of groups quite similar to each
other.
Q28-Another method involved in obtaining feedback on training effectiveness is LANGITUDINAL
OR TIME SERIES analysis.
Q29-Specific TRAINING OBECTIVES should be outlined on the basis of the type of performance
required to achieve organizational goals and objectives.
Q30-The training program should be planned so that it is related to the trainees PREVIOUS
EXPERIENCES
Q31- If possible, the ACTIV PARTICIPATION of the trainee should be got in the training
programme.
Unit Six [Employee Growth ]:-Q1- Companies are designing EMPLOYEE GROWTH PROGRAM to increase employee
productivity, prevent, job burnout and obsolescence, & improve the quality of employees work
lives.
Q2- To cope in todays turbulent times, it has become increasingly improvement for both
ORGNIZATIONAL & EMPLOYEES to better redress employees career needs.
Q3-The end result for a career-resilient work force is one that has self reliant workers who re
capable of REINVENTING THEMSELVES TO KEEP UP WITH THE FAST PACE OF ORGANIZATIONAL
CHANGE.
Q4-Career management is considered to be an organizational process that involves preparing,
implementing & monitoring career plans undertaken BY AN INDIVIDUAL ALONE OR WITHIN
THE ORGANIZATIONS CAREER SYSTEM.
Q5-CARRER PLANNING is a deliberate attempt by an individuals to becomes more aware of his
or her own skill interests values opportunities, constraints and consequences.
Q6-Understanding CAREER DEVELOPMENT in an organization requires an examination of two
processes; how individuals plan and implement their own career goals [career planning], and
how organizations design & implement their career development programs [career
management].
Q7-Succession planning is usually restricted to senior level management positions & can be
INFORMAL OR FORMAL.
Q8-Formal Succession planning involves an examination of strategic [long range] plans & HR
forecasts & a review of the data on all POTENTIAL CANDIDATES.
Q9-Succession planning reduces RANDOMNESS of managerial development movements.
Unit Seven [Performance appraisal]:Q1- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION is the HR activity by means of which the organization
determines the extent to which the employees is performing the job effectively.
Q2-The LINE MANAGERS do the evaluation of the employees.
Q3-TOP MANAGEMENT must encourage its use and use it to make reward decisions such as
promotions.
Q4-To design a system for appraising performance, it is important to first define what is meant
by the term WORK PERFORMANCE.
Q5-Performance is defined as the record of outcomes on a specific job function or activity
during A SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD.
Q6-Performance on the job as a whole would be equal to the sum [or average] of the
PERFORMANCE ON THE JOB FUNCTION OR ACTIVITIES.
Q7-In FORCED CHOICE the evaluator must choose from a set of descriptive statements about
the employee.
Q8-In the ESSAY TECHNIQUE of evolution, the evaluator is asked to describe the strong and
weak aspects of the employees behavior.
Q9-In CRITICAL INCIDENT TECHNIQUE HR specialists & operating managers prepare list of
statements of very effective & very ineffective behavior for an employee.
10-In RANKING METHOD the evaluator is asked to rate employees from highest to lowest on
some overall criterion.
Q11- In PAIRED COMPARISON approach first, the name of the person to be evaluated are
placed on separate sheets in a predetermined order, so that each person is compared to all
others to be evaluated.
Q12-The FORCED-DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM is similar to grading on a curve.
Q13-RECOGNITION satisfies human need for esteem by others and for self-esteem.
Q14- Awards may be given in the form of ARTICLES, BANQUETS HONOURING CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS, CERTIFICATES & PLAQUES ETC.
Q15-The use of INCENTIVES assumes that people action are related to their skill & ability to
achive important longer-run goals.
Unit- Eight [Compensation Management]:-Q1-The term WAGE is commonly used for those employees whose pay is calculated according to
the number of hours worked.
Q2-SALARIED often implies a status distinction, because those who are on salary are generally
white-collar, administrative, professional and executive employees, whereas wage-earners are
designated as hourly, non-supervisory, or blue collar.
Q3-A JOB is defined as a collection or aggregation of task, duties and responsibilities that, as a
whole is regarded as the reasonable assignment to an individual employee.
Q4-The term WAGE is commonly used for those employees whose pay is calculated according to
the number of hours worked.
Q5-The term SALARY is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as fixed periodical payment to a person
doing other than manual or mechanical work.
Q6-SUBSITAENCE THEORY is also known as Iron Law Wages.
Q7-RESIDUAL CLAIMANT THEORY was propounded by Francis A. Walker.
Q8-MINIMUM WAGE has been defined by the committee as the wage which must provide not
only for the bare sustenance of life, but for the preservation of the efficiency of the worker.
Q9-when the employee perceives an DISONANCE in the way he is paid vs. what the relevant
other is paid there is discomfort and dissatisfaction at work.
Q10-In designing pay system organization need to pay attention to all three dimension of equity
INTERNAL EQUITY, EXTERNAL EQUITY AND INDIVIDUAL EQUITY.
Q11- Compensation design of policy and guidelines is managed by a dedicated COMPENATION
AND BENEFITS TEAM.
Q12-There is no scientific way of ascertaining the impact of BENEFITS on factor such as
employee satisfaction and employee retention or productivity.
Q13- Some organizations might insist on few benefits to be CONTRIBUTORY where the
employee might need to bear part of the cost.
Q14-The challenge in managing benefits is that while it costs a lot it is often TAKEN FOR
GRANTED by the employees.
Unit Nine [Job Evolution]:-Q1-A JOB DESCRIPTION is written record of the duties, responsibilities and conditions of the job.
Q2-Job analysis is the process of GETTING INFORMATION ABOUT JOB, specifically, what the
employee does; how he gets it done, why he does it, skill, education and training required;
relationship to other jobs; physical demands and environmental condition.
Q3-Job analysis and job evaluation do not replace judgment in the ADMINISTRATION OF PAY
STRUCTURE.
Q4- JOB EVALUATION is the purpose is to work towards a solution of the many wage and salary
administrative problems which confront the industries.
Q5- NON-QUANTITATIVE JOB EVALUATION systems are the ranking system and the jobclassification system.
Q6-Quantitative job evaluation measures are THE POINT SYSTEM AND THE FACTRECOMPARISON SYSTEM.
Q7-The GRADE DESCRIPTION METHOD depends upon recognition that there are differences in
the level of duties, responsibilities and skill required for the performance of different jobs.
Q8-In the FACTOR-COMPARISON METHOD each factor [ as in the point method] is ascribed a
money value.
Q9-In the POINT METHOD each factor is attached a number of points the number varying
according to the degree of the factor involved.
Q10- JOB EVALUATION is a logical and an objective of ranking method of ranking jobs relatively
to each other.
Q11- Information collected in a process of JOB DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS c n be used for
improvement of selection, training, transfer and promotion, procedures.
Q12- When there are a large proportion of incentive employees, it may be difficult to maintain a
reasonable and acceptable structure of RELATIVE EARNINGS.
Q13-Competencies are underlying characteristic of a person which results in effective and /or
SUPERIOR performance on the job.
Q14- There are two THRESHOLD COMPETENCIES .
Q15- The DIFFRENTIATING COMPETENCIES for a job sever as the reference for the candidate
hunt for the position.
Q16-The competency framework provides a common benchmarking of all jobs across the
organization on the COMPETENCY PRFILE AND COMPETENCIES REQUIRED, THE PROFICIENCY
LEVEL FOR THE COMPETENCY.
Unit- Ten employees Satisfaction and Moral:-Q1-Goods ORGANIZATIONAL MORAL is a condition in which individuals and group voluntarily
make a reasonable subordination of their personal objective of their organization.
Q2-Morale is revealed by what individuals and group say and do to show an interest in,
understanding of, and personal identification with work-team survival and success.
Q3-POOR MORALE is evinced by surliness, insubordination, a feeling of discouragement and
dislike of the job, company and associates.
Q4-The content of morale could be broadly divided into THREE groups.
Q5-Morale depends upon the relation between EXPECTATION AND REALITY.
Q6-The EMPLOYEES BACKGROUND which includes his levels of indigence and education and his
type of personality-largely determines the way in which he seeks to fulfill his needs for
belonging, esteem and self-realization.
Q7-One of the most unpredictable effects of the level of morale is its impact on employee
PRODUCTIVITY.
Q8-Various research studies have revealed that the group having the highest morale NEED NOT
ALWAYS BE THE HIGHEST IN PRODUCTIVITY.
Q9- a MORAL-BUILDING ORGANIZATION tends to utilize fully the skill, initiative, judgment, and
training of its members and through such utilization succeeds in building up these and other
qualities in everyone.
Q10-Methods of measuring moral range all the way from THE HUNCHOR GENERAL FEELING,
APPRAISAL TO REASONABLY SCIENTIFIC EFFORTS.
Q11-Some executives are INSPIRATIONAL LEADERS and capable of developing a high moral, but
few of these are trained in observing and evaluating morale standards.
Q12-THE QUESTIONNAIRE METHOD is generally used to collect employee opinions about the
factors which morale and their effect on personnel objectives.
Unit Eleven [Motivation]:-Q1-Unless individuals are motivated to make sufficient potential to perform effectively, they
may not achieve the LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE THAT IS DESIRED FROM THEM.
Q2-When we see someone working hard at some activity, we can conclude that the individual is
driven by a desire to achieve some goal which PERCEIVES AS HAVING VAALUE TO HIM.
Q3-Drives are set up to alleviate NEEDS.
Q4-A GOAL in the motivation cycle can be defined as anything which will alleviate a need and
reduce a drive.
Q5- Maslow Views an individuals motivation as a predetermined order of needs which HE
STRIVES TO SATISFY.
Q6-professor Douglas McGregor presented two opposite sets of assumptions about employees;
and about management views about the nature of man at work.
Q7- McGregor noted that managers throughout history assume, and just take it for granted, that
workers are naturally lazy, hate work try to avoid it, care not at all about an organizations goals
and must be FORCED TO WORK AGAINST THEIR WILL BY THREAT AND FEAR.
Q8-There are no ready-made remedies for bringing about an effective motivation but certain
factor as analyzed by research scientist, could be used as GUIDELINES.
Q9-A persons psychological needs affect his SELF-IMAGE.
Q10-Even if the employees have a high potential for self-motivation, it is the duty of THE
MANAGEMENT to provide the climate in which it will flourish.
Q11-Every employee need motivation, however, all people do not react in exactly the same way
to the same STIMULI.
Q12-The last stage of motivation is to follow-up the result of the SELFISHNESS.
Unit- Twelve [Employee misconduct and Disciplinary Procedure]:-Q1-DISCIPLINE is the observance of principles, rules or any other laid down procedures,
practices, written or otherwise in the organization by the employees or group of employees, to
whom these apply for smooth and effective functioning of the organization.
Q2-According to CALHOON RICHARD.D. Discipline may be considered as a force that prompts
individual or group to observe the rule, regulation and procedures which are deemed to be
necessary for the effective function.
Q3-Condition contributing to POOR DISCIPLINE can are caused by weaknesses within the
organizational structure or by external factor.
Q4-As far as possible, all the rules should be farmed in co-operation collaboration with the
REPRESENTETIVES OF EMPLOYEES.
Q5-RULES should be uniformly enforced if they are to be effective.
Q6-A disciplinary policy should have as its objective the prevention of any infringement rather
the the simple administration of penalties, however just IT SHOULD BE PREVENTIVE RATHER
THAN PUNITIVE.
Q7-The LINE EXECUTIVE should issue only verbal and written warning.
Q8-When finalizing the rules EVERYONE should be given the opportunity to express freely his
views thereon.
Q9-All DEFAULTERS should be treated alike, depending on the nature of their offence, identical
punishment should be awarded for identical offences, irrespective of the position or seniority of
the employee.
Q10-The supervisor must know his or her personnel in determining how to GIVE A REPRIMAND.
Q11-Since a written reprimand is more permanent than AN ORAL ONE it is considered a more
server penalty.
Q12-The use of DEMOTION as a penalty is highly questionable.
Q13-ACCURATE STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM is the first step is to ascertain the problem.
Q14-Before any action is taken in a case, it is essential to GATHER ALL THE FACTS ABOUT IT.
Q15-When a decision has been taken to impose a penalty, the punishment to be awarded
should be such as will PREVENT ARECURRENCE OF THE OFFENCE.
Unit Thirteen [Grievance and Grievance Procedure]:-Q1-The broadest interpretation of the term would include any discontent or dissatisfaction that
affects ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE.
Q2-In the language of the labour management relation, a grievance is a complaint formally
presented by the EMPLOYEE OR EMPLOYEES TO THE MANAGEMENT
Q3-The NATIONAL COMMISSION OF LAOUR states that complaints affecting one or more
individual workers in respect of their wage payments, overtime, leave transfer, promotion,
seniority, work assignments, and discharge would constitute grievances.
Q4-It is important from the point of view of the manager to know the ROOT CAUSE of the
employees dissatisfaction.
Q5-Some of the causes for grievances in organization are PROMOTIONS.
Q6-The role of the AMENITIES too were partly responsible for ensuring that the employees
views were heard and adequately responded to.
Q7-The clearest opportunity for settlement is found at the FIRST SATGE before the grievance
has left the jurdiction of the manager.
Q8-In gathering facts, one quickly becomes aware of the importance of KEEPING PROPER
RECORDS such as performance rating, attending records and suggestion.
Q9-In analysing and evaluating a grievance the manager must also be aware that tha decision
may constitute a PRECEDENT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE COMPANY.
Q10-A GRIEVANCE MACHINERY is usually thought of in connection with a company that deals
with a labour onion.
Q11-the details of the grievance procedure vary industry and from trade union to trade union
because of the variation in THE SIZE OF ORGANIZATION, TRADE UNION STRENGTH , THE
MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY, THE COMPANY TRADITION, INDUSTRIAL PRACTICES AND THE
COST FACTOR.
Q12-an employees conception of his problem(s) may be quite BIASED.
Q13-a grievance should be dealt within the limits of THE FIRST LINE MANAGER.
Q14- A GRIEVANCE MACHINERY is usually thought of in connection with a company that deals
with a labour union.
Q15- A ARBITRATOR is an outside third party who is brought in to settle a dispute, and he or she
has the authority to make a decision.
Unit Fourteen [Groups & Group Dynamics]:-Q1- NEWCOMB feels that a group consists of two or more persons who share norms about
certain things with one another & whose social roles are closely interlocking.
Q2- People who interact with one another & who share some common ideology are usually
ATRACTED TO ONE ANOTHER.
Q3- Through group membership, a person can gain status & thereby enhance his sense of SELFESTEEM .
Q4- The end goal of the managers organizing responsibility is to create formal work groups that
are necessary to achieve the ORGANISATIONS GOAL.
Q5- INFORMAL GROUPS exist because the formal groups established within the organization
frequently fail to safety human needs to a sufficient degree & also because the organizational
structure rarely anticipates everything that must be done of the organization is to meet all of its
objectives.
Q6- Informal work groups increase the employees SENCE OF SECURITY & BELONGINGS & often
enable the work to be done more effectively.
Q7- INFORMAL GROUPS insulate the individual from a hostile work environment.
Q8- THE ADULT EGO STATE is based upon reason & seeking & processing information & on
factual discussion.
Q9- Persons interacting with a PARENT EGO are protective, dogmatic, evaluating & righteous.
Q10- COHESIVENESS is the degree of attraction that the group has for each of its members.
Q11- Even is a group of people do not formally sit together to thrash out a decision, SEVERAL
PEOPLE USUALLY PROVIDE INPUT TO ANY MAJOR DECISION.
Q12- Group decision-making is helpful in gaining ACCEPTANCE & COMMITMENT.
Q13- GROUP DECISIONS take longer than individual decisions & sometimes lead to compromise
decision of little value.
Unit FIFTEEN [LEADERSHIP]:-Q1- A leader is concerned both with the task of the organization, as well as the PEOPLE WITH
WHOM HE IS WORKING.
Q2-A leader should have the skill of INSPIRING CONFIDENCE in his followers and to manage
differences.
Q3-Some managers are self-oriented, some of them are people-oriented and some of them
TASK-ORIENTD.
Q4-Early leadership theories focused on what QUALITIES distinguished between leadership and
followers.
Q5-GREAT MAN THEORIES assume that capacity for leadership is inherent that great leaders are
born not made.
Q6-SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP model suggests that effective of leaders to very their style with
the [1]- Readiness of followers, [2]- Ability and [3]-Willingness.
Q7-TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP is change agents who energize and direct employees to
a new set of corporate values and behaviors.
Q8-Research suggests that charismatic leaders create DEVELOPMENT followers, whereas
transformational leaders support follower EMPOWERMENT.
Q9- The
Bureaucrat
Who stick to routine, pleases his superors, avoid, subordinates and he is contemptuous the.
Q10- The Autocrat He is directive and expects obedience from followers [Do as I say-Not as I do] Hence,
Subordinates do not like him.
Q11- The
Diplomat
He is an opportunist who exploits subordinates. Hence, he is not trusted by his subordinates.
[He is interested not in the flock but in the fleece].
Q12-The Expert
He identifies himself with his subordinates even at the risk of incurring displeasure of his
Superiors and subordinates at times. However, he is generally liked by his followers.
Q13-The Quarter
Back
He is an over-specialized man. He is self-centre and interested in his own narrow field.
He treats his subordinates only as follow-workers without any feeling. He always finds himse
Q14-If there is no FOLLOWER there is no leader.
Q15-Basicaly a leader should have the skill of INSPIRING CONFIDANCE in his followers & to
manage differences.
Q16-GREAT MAN THEORIES assume that the capacity for leadership is inherent that great
leader are born, not made.
Q17-TRAIT THEORY assumes that people inherit certain qualities and trait that make them
better suited to leadership.
Q18-CONTINGENCY THEORIES OF LEADERSHIP focus on particular variables related to the
environment that might determine which particular style of leadership is best suited for the
situation.
Q19-The managerial Grid Model [1964] is a behavior leadership model developed by ROBERT
BLAKE AND JANE MOUTON.
Q20-A leader use a DELEGATE & DISAPEAR management style, when they are not committed to
either task accomplishment or maintenance; they essentially allow their team to do whatever it
wishes and prefer to detach themselves from the team process.
Q21-With a high concern for production and a low concern for people, managers using this style
find employees needs unimportant; they provide their employees MONEY & EXPECT
PERFORMSNCE BACK.
Q22-The STATUS-QUO LEADER use this style to try to balance between company goals and
workers needs.
Q23-Grid theory makes behaviors as tangible and objective as any other CORPORATE
COMMODITY.