Placement and Orientation

Q.

Which of the following is not a feature of the formal organisation?

1. It is deliberately designed by the top management.

2. The standards of behaviour of employees have evolved from group norms.

3. It places less emphasis on interpersonal relationships among the employees.

4. It specifies the relationships among various job positions.

Q.

A company manufacturing sewing machines, set-up in 1945 by the British promoters, follows formal organisation culture in totality. It is facing a lot of problems in delays in decision-making. As the result, it is not able to adapt to changing business environment.

The workforce is also not motivated since they can not vent their grievances except through formal channels, which involve red tapes. Employee turnover is high. Its market share is also declining due to changed circumstances and the business environment.

You are to advise the company with regard to change it should bring about in its organisation structure to overcome the problems faced by it

Q. refers to the employee occupying the position or post for which the person has been selected.

1. Placement
2. Orientation
3. Selection

Q.

Decentralisation is extending delegation to the lowest level. Comment.

Q.

Bhuvan, Rishabh and Piyush have decided to start a business of manufacturing toys. They identified the following main activities which they have to perform

• Purchase of raw material

• Purchase of machinery

• Production of toys

• Arrangement of finance

• Sale of toys

• Selection of employees

In order to facilitate the work, they thought that four managers should be appointed to look after production, finance, marketing, and personnel.

(i) Identify the function of management involved in the above paragraph.

(ii) Quote the lines from the above paragraph which helps you to identify this function.

(iii) State the steps followed in this process.

Q.

Atul is working in an organisation. After every three months, his manager transfers him from one department to another so that he may gain a broader understanding of all the departments of the organisation. Name and explain the method of training Atul is undergoing.

Q.

An algorithm must terminate in

1. One iteration

2. One step

3. Finite number of steps

4. None of these

Q. Suppose you are working for an organisation, and you have to report to two different managers at every point. Each of them gives you separate tasks. However, you are not able to efficiently manage both their tasks. Which principle of Henri Fayol is overlooked in this situation?

[0.80 marks]

1. Disciple
2. Unity of command
3. Authority and responsibility
4. Division of work

Q.

___ of the employee to the company’s policies, practices and the way in which work is done will ensure that he is able to transition smoothly into his work.

Q.

___ refers to the employee occupying the position or role for which he/she has been selected.

Q. Under __________ approach, an employee is not appraised by his recognizable traits, but by his performance with respect to the agreed goals or objectives.

1. Management by Object
2. Management by Objectives
3. Management by Observation
4. Management by Objectification

Q.

A new employee doesn't require time to familiarise with the organisation.

1. True

2. False

Q. Under the process, an employee gets information about his workplace and the company's background.

1. Placement
2. Orientation
3. Selection

Q. As per Blake and Jane Mouton (9, 9) grid style of leadership also known as________.

1. Team management
2. Country club management
3. Autocratic-task oriented
4. Impoverished management

Q.

Which of the following is associated with the development of competent, reliable, employees?

1. Proper training that enables personnel to perform their jobs

2. Creation of a sense of employee loyalty to the organization

3. Providing workers with appropriate supervision

4. All of these