MS-02: Managing Men

(For students registered prior to January 2005)

FIRST ASSIGNMENT

Course Code : MS-02

Assignment No. : 02/TMA-1/SEM-I/2005

Coverage : Blocks 1 & 2

Note: Attempt both the questions and send them to the Coordinator of the Study Centre you are attached with.

• Describe the Manpower planning process. Discuss how manpower supply and demand are forecasted in your organisation or an organisation you are familiar with. Describe the organisation you are referring to.

• How training needs are determined in an organisation? Present a brief note how training needs are determined in your organisation or an organisation you are familiar with. Give suggestions to improve the method of determination. Briefly describe the organisation you are referring to.

SECOND ASSIGNMENT

Course Code : MS-02

Course Title : Managing Men

Assignment No. : 02/TMA-2/SEM-I/2005

Coverage : Blocks 3 & 4

Note: Attempt both the questions and send them to the Coordinator of the Study Centre you are attached with.

• Discuss the meaning, objectives and characteristics of `Job Enrichment’. How does it differ from Job `Enlargement’? Make a survey in your present organisation or an organisation you are familiar with and prepare a report whether this technique really motivate employee or not. Briefly describe the organisation you are referring to.

• Briefly explain the methods of wage fixation in India. Examine the major components of the pay packet of an Indian industrial worker.

THIRD ASSIGNMENT

Course Code : MS-02

Course Title : Managing Men

Assignment No. : 02/TMA-3/SEM-I/2005

Coverage : Blocks 5 & 6

Note: Attempt both the questions and send them to the Coordinator of the Study Centre you are attached with.

Q. Describe the process of collective bargaining in you organisation or an organisation you are familiar with. Discuss at least two mentionable events, which lead to collective bargaining in the organisation. Briefly describe the organisation you are referring to.

Q. What is the role of regulatory mechanisms in industrial relations? Examine the effect of these mechanisms on the industrial relations scenario in your organisation or an organisation you are familiar with. Briefly describe the organisation you are referring to