DNYANSAGAR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH

MBA –II SEM –IV

ASSIGNMENTS FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

SUBMISSION DATE: 30th Nov 2019

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Few answers need to be written on assignment sheets which are available in

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your subject name & code.

All assignments should be written nicely and presented cleanly.

All questions are compulsory.

Refer the books for answers

403 HR- Employment Relations

Prepare a report on Industrial Relation of any one organization considering following points.

Number of employees must be 100-200

It should be located in Pune.

Every student should choose different company

Name of the Company

Manufacturing /Service provider

Year of establishment

No. of Employees

Location

Annual turnover

Management / Owners

Sr.no Factors Strongly

Disagree

Disagree neutral Agree Strongly

Agree

1 I am satisfied with the nature of my job

2 I feel, secure about my job

3 My job gives me feelings of

accomplishment and pride

4 Organizational values, policies, goals

are widely shared in the organization

5 Organizational culture is friendly and

employees spend enough time in

informal relations

6 Transparency has been maintained in

communication

7 Relevant information is made available

to all who need it and can use it for

achieving high performance

8 Communication is used as an effective

way of getting relevant feedback and

critical information for corrective

action

9

10

My company encourage employees to

give valuable suggestions / innovative

ideas for taking any strategic decision

11 My senior trusts me

12 My subordinates understand/anticipate

need for relevant information

13 Good inter personal relations are

mainly governed by exchange of

information & facts of the matter

14 Ample learning opportunities are

available for our professional growth

15 My organization gives equal

opportunity to all employees for career .

Everybody is treated equally

irrespective of gender, caste, religion

etc.

16 Spot recognition is given to

extraordinary performers

17 Performance Management System in

the company is fair & transparent

18 My organization promotes Flexi work

environment by offering Work From

Home, Flexi work hours facilities

19 In my organization, I can easily

maintain work life balance

20 My organization believes in acquiring

right talent & nurturing the talent

21 Talent acquisition process in my

organization is rigorous & followed

meticulously

22 Due to effective implementation of

talent retention policies , talent is

retained in the organization

23 Appropriate talent retention has helped

in maximizing organizational

effectiveness & efficiency

24 Regular trainings have been organized

by the company for developing talent

25 My organization is performing well due

to effective implementation of

employee relation practices.

Assignment 2

Choose an organization wherein minimum 100 employees are working.

Prepare Industrial Relation Program considering following points :

- Awareness about HR policies

- Satisfaction level with HR policies

- Details about Relations between employees and management

Each student has to select different organization.

Prepare a report

Guidelines to prepare :

The Industrial Disputes Act 1947 (related sections as mentioned in your syllabus)

Industrial Employment (standing order) Act 1946 (related sections as mentioned in your

syllabus)

404 HR- STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Prepare a report .Choose any one organization considering following points.

Number of employees must be 100-200

It should be located in Pune.

Every student should choose different company.

Take the help of syllabus of SHRM (404) .

Include the following points for preparing your Report on SHRM

1. Name & History of the Organization

2. Current Scenario of the Organization ( about management, capital structure, turnover,

competitors, human resources and opportunities)

3. Strengths and Weaknesses of organization

4. Types of HR Strategies implemented

5. HR Strategies –with reference to Recruitment , Selection, Training & Development.

6. Succession Planning in the organization

7. Competency and Potential Development policy

8. Mergers & Acquisitions if any

9. Compensation Management

10. Performance Appraisal in MNC

11. Retention policy

12. Performance Management methods and issues

13. Employee Engagement Strategy

14. Conclusion

405 HR ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGNS AND DEVELOPMENT

Assignment 1

Prepare a report on organizational design and development of any one organization considering

following points.

Number of employees must be 100-200, located in Pune. Every student should choose

different company.

Following questions should be asked to minimum 20 employees of a company.

Prepare report (with tables and diagrams).

Format of the report :

1. Introduction/ Executive Summary.

2. Company/ Organization profile (including Organization Chart).

3. Data analysis, Data Interpretation

4. Relevant activity charts, tables, graphs, diagrams, etc.

5. Suggestions & Recommendations.

6. Conclusions.

7. References in appropriate referencing styles. (APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago Style etc.)

Q1. Name of an Organization:

a) Manufacturing or service provider

b) Organization Profile

c) Number of employees

d) Turnover

e) Competitors

f) Location

Q2.Personal Profile

Gender Male/Female

Age

21-35yrs

36-40yrs

above 40yrs

Year of Service

1-3

3-5

5+

Education

Q3. Communication and Participation

Sr.

no

Particulars Strongly

Disagree

Disa

gree

Can’t

Say

Agree Strongly

Agree

1 Communicated messages are effective and

understood by all.

2 I can trust what Management tells me

3 Managers call meetings for good reasons

4 I know in advance of any changes which

are planned

5 I feel I can express my honest opinions

without fear of negative consequences

6 We understand the reasons for the

decisions that are made

Q4.Leadership and Decision Making

Sr.

no

Particulars Strongly

Disagre

e

Disagree Can’t

Say

Agree Strongl

y

Agree

Our Managers show the drive to achieve

Our Senior Management set good examples

Managers motivate staff

Decisions are followed by the appropriate

action

We understand the reasons for the decisions

that are made

Q5. Professionalism and Fun

Sr.

no

Particulars Strongly

Disagree

Disagree Can’t

Say

Agree Strongly

Agree

We are all expected to make the best

contribution we can towards the

Operations goals

Professional expertise is strong

emphasized by management

We enjoy ourselves in this

organization

I enjoy the company of my

colleagues

Q6. Organizational Structure and Goal Integration

Sr.

no

Particulars Strongly

Disagree

Disagree Can’t

Say

Agree Strongly

Agree

Managers have the authority to

make decisions in their area of

responsibility

We understand how our team’s

achievements contribute to the goals

of the organization

Performance targets take account of

individual and organization’s

objective

Different parts of the company

cooperate with us to achieve the best

for the company as a whole

Assignment- 2

Students need to study organizational culture & design of 2 organizations each & present a report

on the same.

O’Reilly, Chatman and Caldwell (1991) created the Organizational Culture Profile (OCP) to

measure how well a person fits into a certain organization.

This is an instrument to study both, the values of an organization and the relationship of its

individuals to the corporate culture. In this model seven factors are identified you have to write

the details :

Following questions should be asked to minimum 20 employees of a company.

Prepare report (with tables and diagrams).

Innovation and risk taking (Is the organization open for experiments and new ways?)

Attention to detail (How long does the organization take in implementing plans?)

Orientation toward outcomes or results (Is the company oriented to the product or rather

to production?)

People orientation (How are individuals treated within the group?)

Individual orientation vs. team orientation (Which importance plays team work and

individual performance?)

Aggressiveness (How is the organization dealing with problems and conflicts?)

Stability (Is the organization open to changing circumstances?)

Q1. Name of company/ Organization :

a) Manufacturing Or service provider

b) Give details about business

c) Number of employees

d) Last year’s Turnover

e) Competitors

f) Location

Q2. Is the organization open for experiments

and new ways?

Strongly

Disagree

Disagree Cant

say

Agree Strongly

Agree

Q3. organization takes long time in

implementing plans?

Q4.Individuals treated well within the group.

Q5. Which importance plays team work and

individual performance?

Q6.Organization deals effectively with

problems and conflicts?

Q7. Is the organization open to changing

circumstances?

Assignment for Change Management (408-HR)

Choose any two companies of your choice where change is implemented in HR dept/

Production Dept/Marketing Dept/ Finance Dept/ or any department . You need to prepare

Minimum two case studies a) Successful implimentation of Change b) Failure of Change .

Case 1. Successful implementation of Change: (Points to be explained ):

History of the company ( manufacturing/service, no. of employee, products of company, owners

of the company/ Competitors /Market share/ Turnover/ Dept where change implemented )

Points to cover

1. Need for change

2. Department

3. Activities before implementing change

4. Process and Implementation of Change .

5. Was the change successful?

6. Impact of Change ( on a) employees, b) performance and production , c) culture d)

Organization etc … prepare a comparative chart describing before and After change )

7. Problems faced and before implementing change

Case 2. Failure of Change (Points to be explained ):

History of the company ( manufacturing/service, no. of employee, products of company, owners

of the company/ Competitors /Market share/ Turnover/ Dept where change implemented )

Points to cover

1. Need for change

2. Department

3. Activities before implementing change

4. Process and Implementation of Change

5. Reasons/ resistance to change?

6. Impact of failure of change on

1) Employees

2) Organization

Suggestions for implementing change successfully.

414 HR - EMERGING TRENDS IN HR

Subject Objectives :

Students have to do desk research on emerging trends and Best HR practices in areas such as

CSR, Recruitment, Retention, Training and Skill Development, Transfers, Appraisals,

Compensation ,Employee participation etc. organizations like Infosys ,Wipro ,TCS ,TATA

Motors ,IBM ,TVS ,Reliance can be studied for benchmarking best practices

Select any one company of your choice located in Pune.

It shold be Manyfecturing / IT/ Service /Automobile etc…( choose any one company)

Employee size should be 100-200

Visit a company and Prepare a report on :-

1. Company History (Name, Vision, Mission, Values/Objectives/Goals, Location, No. of

employees, Services/Products offered, Organizational Chart)

2. Details about CSR (activities conducted, amount spent, benefits etc…)

3. Recruitment (Methods of recruitment used, type of testes, Questions asked, % of use of

computer in Recruitment process etc.)

4. Retention policy

5. Training and Skill Development (type of training, frequency, method used, how

evaluations is done , Its impact on performance in % etc….)

6. Transfers policy

7. Performance appraisals (appraisal method used, satisfaction with method, any

suggestions, impact of performance appraisal on profession life, profession life and their

mind & body.

8. Employee engagement( methods of employee engagement and its impact on

performance)

9. Compensation policy /plan

10. Employee participation ( activities and other efforts taken by management for Employee

participation)

11. Skills requirement of the company

Format of the Report

1 Page: Name of the Student, Name of Institute, and Specialization

2. Page: Short Summary

3. About the

4. Information about above points from 2 to 11

5. Comparative Study (discuss your report with a fellow student of HR Specialization, make

sure that the companies should be of same domain e.g. one student has a selected IT company, so

he should discuss his report with another student who has also selected IT company. Then

compare your report with his/her report point form 2-11, and give a comparative analysis)

The report should be submitted in Hard Copy .

Q2

With reference to your Summer Internship Project, prepare a plan of Best Practices for the

organization where you have done your SIP, at the end of your answer summarize everything in

tabular format given below.

Sr.No

Existing Practice Your suggested

practice

Its impact on

Employees

Its impact on

Organization

416 HR- COMPETENCY MAPPING

Prepare a report on Competency Mapping of any one Organization ( manufacturing / service)

located in Pune.

Conduct a survey , fill the questionnaire and make a report.

Format of report :

The report should be well documented and supported by:

1. Introduction( meaning and definition of Competency mapping , methods etc….)

2. Importance of Competency Mapping in today’s scenario.

3. Company/ Organization profile

4. Data analysis, Data Interpretation

5. Prepare charts, tables, graphs, diagrams, etc.

6. Suggestions & Recommendations.

78. Conclusions.

8. References in appropriate referencing styles. (APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago Style etc.)

Visit a company and collect following information :

Personal Information

Name of the Company ______________________

Department: __________________________

Designation: __________________________

Age:20-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 50 & above

Gender: Male / Female______________

Education qualification:

Graduate Post Graduate any other

Number of years of experience:0-5 6-15 16-25 26-30 30 & above

Rank in the following order : SA= Strongly Agree, A= Agree, Can’t Say, DA= Disagree,

SDA= Strongly Disagree.

1.Flexibility

Sl.

No.

Factors SA A Can’t Say DA S.DA

1. Responds to requests for

service and assistance

2. Follows instructions, responds

to management direction

3. Takes responsibility for own

actions

4. Commits to doing best job

possible

5. Keeps commitments

6. Meets attendance and

punctuality guidelines

2. Readiness to work

Sl.

No.

Factors SA A Can’t Say DA S.DA

1. Volunteers readily.

2. Undertakes self-development

activities

3. Seeks increased

responsibilities

4. Takes independent actions and

calculated risks

5. Looks for and takes advantage

of opportunities

6. Asks for help when needed

3. Ability To Judge

Sl.

No.

Factors SA A Can’t Say DA S.DA

1. Displays willingness to make

decisions

2. Exhibits sound and accurate

judgment

3. Supports and explains

reasoning for decisions

4. Includes appropriate people in

decision-making process

5. Makes timely decisions

4.Management Skills

Sl.

No.

Factors SA A Can’t

Say

DA S.DA

1. Prioritizes and plans work

activities

2. Uses time efficiently

3. Plans for additional resources

4. Integrates changes smoothly

5. Sets goals and objective

6. Works in an organized manner

4. Problem Solving Skills

Sl. No.

Factors SA A Can’t

Say

DA S.DA

1. Identifies problems in a timely

manner

2. Gathers and analyzes

information skillfully

3. Works well in group problem-

solving situations

4. Develops alternative solutions

5. Resolves problems in early

stages

5. Performance

Sl.

No.

Factors SA A Can’t

Say

DA S.DA

1. Meets productivity standards

2. Completes assigned task

in timely manner

3. Works quickly

4. Achieves established goals

6. Dealing with difficulty

Sl. No.

Factors SA A Can’t

Say

DA S.DA

1. Identifies problems in a

timely manner

2. Gathers and analyzes

information skillfully

3. Works well in group

problem- solving situations

4. Develops alternative solutions

5. Resolves problems in early

stages

7. Leading Skills

Sl. No.

Factors SA A Can’t

Say

DA S.DA

1. Demonstrates accuracy and

thoroughness

2. Displays commitment to

excellence

3. Looks for ways to improve and

promote quality

4. Applies feedback to improve

performance

5. Monitors own work to ensure

quality

8. Negative impact of Competency mapping on employees .

Sl.

No.

Factors

High

Moderate

Lo

w

1. Managing Work Load and Resources

2. Dealing with Work Problems

3. Process Planning and Organization

4. Managing Conflict

5. Taking Responsibility

9. Positive impact of Competency mapping on employees and Company

Sl.

No.

Positive impact on

employees

High

Moderate

Low

1.

Identify the behavioral standards of performance

excellence

2.

Provide a more specific and objective assessment

of their strengths and the tools required to

enhance their skills

3.

Helps each understand how to achieve

expectations

1. Positive impact on Company

Establishes expectations for performance

excellence

2.

Improved job satisfaction and better employee

retention

3. Provides a common understanding of scope and

requirements of a specific role

4 Increase in the effectiveness of training and

professional development programs because of

their link to success criteria

5 Help teams and individuals align their behaviors

with key organizational strategies