College : Vardhaman College Of Engineering
Degree : M.B.A
Semester : II
Subject : Human Resource Management
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Human Resource Management Question Paper :
MBA II Semester Regular Examinations June/July – 2014
(Master of Business Administration)
Answer any FIVE Questions.
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. a) “Job Analysis is the most basic personnel activity.” Discuss. 6M
b) In a company with only 25 employees, is there less need for job descriptions? Why or why not? 6M
2. a) If you have to analyse a job of a ‘creative designer’, which of the data collection methods is suitable and why? 5M
b) An energetic young individual was appointed as a line manager. He is creative and finds his own ways & means of completing a task, keeping aside the set standards & eventually interfering in the staff functions of the organization. This has brought conflict between a line & staff managers. Discuss the solutions. 7M
3. a) Assume you were asked to develop a training programme to improve sales of company. What training techniques would your use? Why? 6M
b) Outline the steps involved in conducting a training programme in a systematic way. 6M
4. MBO is a more systematic appraisal involving employees than a just performance appraisal method. Discuss. 12M
5. a) Based on an evaluation of SKA’s, a company has determined that two jobs (job A and job B) are equal. However, when the firm studies the labor market, it finds that applicants for job A are plentiful whereas those for job B are very scare. Should the firm offer less to those who apply for job A or should the pay be equal? 6M
b) What factors should be kept in mind by the management in handling the grievance of the workers? What steps should be taken in handling the grievances? 6M
6. Compare and contrast the following methods of job evaluation:
i. Ranking
ii. Classification
iii. Factor comparison
iv. Point method 12M
7. You are the president of a small business. What are some of the ways you expect “going international” that will affect HR activities in your business? 12M
8. If you were responsible for hiring someone for your job, “state which recruitment sources would you consider and also which you will avoid.” Explain with reason? 12M
Two Year MBA II Semester Regular Examinations July – 2012
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
(Master of Business Administration)
Answer any FIVE Questions.
All Questions carry equal marks
1 Define Human Resource Management. Discuss the importance and objectives of Human Resource Management. 12M
2 Explain Human Resource planning concept and the process. 12M
3 Explain the sources of recruitment in the globalised era. 12M
4 Explain the training needs and requirements of managers and non-mangers under the conditions of challenges and changes. 12M
5 Performance appraisal is essential to employee performance through Human Resource Management. Elaborate various methods. 12M
6 Explain the challenge of compensation of specific groups. How dual goals of organization and employee personal goals are net. 12M
7 What is collective bargaining? Explain the process of effective bargaining in any organization. 12M
8 Discuss the causes and consequences of industrial disputes in Indian business environment. 12M
Production And Operations Management :
( Master of Business Administration )
Time: 3 hours
Max Marks: 60
Answer any FIVE Questions.
All Questions carry equal marks
All parts of the questions must be answered in one place only :
1 Write a brief note on
(i) Historical Evolution of Production and Operations Management(POM) and
(ii)Responsibilities of Production Manager. 12M
2 What is meant by Facilities management and explain its benefits. 12M
3 “Mixed strategies are always superior to pure strategies in an aggregate production planning exercise”. Comment on this statement. 12M
4 What is a job shop? Outline and describe the critical parameters of the job shop scheduling problem. 12M
5 Calculate the standard time per unit produced given the following data obtained by a work sampling study.
· Total No. of observations = 2500
· No. of working observations = 2100
· No. of units produced in 100 hours = 6000
· Proportion of manual labour = 2/3
· Proportion of machine time = 1/3
· Observed rating factor = 115%
· Total allowances = 12% of normal time 12M
6 How do control charts differ from acceptance sampling plans? Under what circumstances is each appropriate? 12M
7 Explain the Concepts of(i) PERT and(ii) CPM , by illustrating with Examples and drawing the networks . 12M
8 Explain briefly(i) Material Requirement Planning(MRP) and (ii)Just In Time Production System(JIT). 12M