Reference No: OB0057Pages: 4 Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: This case deals with the problems of implementation of a managerial decision to reward a highly efficient employee of a district panchayat. While the top administrators responsible for evaluating the person clearly recommend the award, the issue gets indefinitely delayed due to procedural questions raised by a superior agency and ... More
Reference No: P&IR0004(D)Pages: 2 Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: Describes the action taken by the management in terms of the agreement reached between it and the union on the action to be taken against the officers alleged to be guilty of negligence. This part brings out the involvement of various government agencies in handling a local labour dispute in ... More
Reference No: P&IR0022(A)Pages: 3Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: This case deals with the organizational problems arising out of the request of two employees for mutual transfer. Case (A) describes the issues relating to the matter at the lowest level of management. As the matter is not solved at this level, it is taken to the second level of ... More
Reference No: P&IR0043(B)Pages: 3 Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: Describes how the act of indiscipline on the part of an employee was actually handled by the officers concerned. It also describes the points of view of various persons involved in the situation regarding the nature of indiscipline and the constraints within which it should be handled. Ultimately, the employee ... More
Reference No: P&IR0068(B)Pages: 4Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: Reviews events in Indian Railways from February to June 1974. It raises some structural and process issues in the industrial relations system in Indian Railways. The role of the government as an employer is highlighted. ... More
Reference No: P&IR0055(B)Pages: 8Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: Describes the process of computerization and its organizational implications in an industrial undertaking. In Part A, the management's decision to install a computer and its acceptance at various managerial levels are brought out in a historical perspective. Part B describes the effects of computerization on industrial relations in the organization. ... More
Reference No: P&IR0004(B)Pages: 2 Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: Describes the management's response to the union's threat of mass agitation if the officers alleged to be negligent are not duly punished. The management's conclusion regarding the accidents differs from that of the union, and hence it decides not to take action against the officers. The employees resort to a ... More