Mr. Nath, a recently appointed production manager of Suntech Ltd., has decided to produce jute bags instead of plastic bags as these are banned by the government. He set a target of producing 1000 jute bags a day. It was reported that the employees were not able to achieve the target. After analysis, he found that employees were demotivated and not putting in their best for achieving the target. Mr. Nath's behaviour is good towards the employees. His attitude is always positive. So, he announced various incentive schemes for the employees like :
- Installing awards or certificates for best performance
- Rewarding employees for giving valuable suggestions
- Congratulation the employees for good performance
(i) Identify the functions of management highlighted in the above paragraph.
(ii) State the incentive under which the employee are motivated.
(iii) State any two values which the production manager wants to communicate to communicate to society by his work and behaviour.
(i) The functions of management highlighted here are directing and controlling.
(ii) The incentive used here is 'Employee Recognition Programmes' which is a non-financial incentive used to motivate employees.
(iii) Two values communicated by the production Manager are:
(a) Concern for the environment
(b) Efficiency and Conservation of resources