Reference No: P&IR0003Pages: 23Published on: 1, January, 1980
Abstract: The Administrative Reforms Commission recommended that the personnel function in public enterprises should be strengthened. In a number of organizations, what was once a record keeping, welfare and IR-oriented department, the Personnel Department has become proactive, professional and progressive. This case is an attempt at understanding the evolution of the ... More
Reference No: CMA0520Pages: 2Published on: 1, January, 1980
Abstract: A non-official rural development agency took up a rural works programme in Pratappur block of Hazibagh district, Bihar, to create additional irrigation facilities through excavation and construction of tanks and check dams, and to provide wage employment to local unskilled labourers. A schedule of work was prepared on the assumption ... More
Reference No: P&IR0001(A)Pages: 10Published on: 1, January, 1980
Abstract: Deals with the problems of promotion for an employee who has acquired all possible qualifications and yet cannot be considered for promotion. The thoughts of his immediate supervisor and those involved with him give us an indication of the issues involved in promotions. ... More
Reference No: CMA0515TECPages: 6Published on: 1, January, 1980
Abstract: A chief conservator of forests is overall in charge of forestry in a state. A day in the life of a typical Chief Conservator of Forests is described to highlight how a principal forest administrator/manager functions today and what roles he has to play as the head of a ... More
Reference No: OB0114Pages: 10 Published on: 1, January, 1980
Abstract: Dr Shekhar joins Navjivan Enterprises as a Behavioural Scientist in the Personnel Department, and, within a month of joining, resigns and leaves the organization. The factors responsible for his resignation are examined through a series of interviews with Dr Shekhar, and a few others associated with his work. The case ... More
Reference No: OB0161(A)Pages: 10 Published on: 1, January, 1980
Abstract: Presents the history and growth details of a bank with several thousand employees. The organizational structures at the branch level, at the zonal level and at the central level are presented. Some of the critical roles and their evaluation in the bank are also described. ... More
Reference No: OB0122TECPages: 2 Published on: 1, January, 1980
Abstract: Emphasizing that, while change is inevitable, people often resist it. This note attempts at explaining why change is resisted, and what can be done to overcome this resistance to change. The note mainly suggests how structural elements can be so modified that the change process is facilitated. It also includes ... More
Reference No: CMA0512Pages: 7Published on: 1, January, 1980
Abstract: Scientific forestry in India has been followed since over a century. It is the responsibility of the forest department, manned by the members of the Indian Forest Service and the State Forest Services. Forestry education is confined to the forest colleges only. Altogether the development of forestry has so far ... More
Reference No: PROD0156TECPages: 7Published on: 1, January, 1980
Abstract: The note gives a brief description of the behavioural dimension of job design. Both traditional or micro approach and the behavioural approach have been considered. The methods with behavioural implications such as job enlargement, job enrichment and job rotation are briefly described. ... More
Reference No: OB0117TECPages: 5 Published on: 1, January, 1980
Abstract: Discusses the conflict?cooperation problem in industrial settings. After a brief mention of the Lewinian theory of conflict, potential sources of industrial conflict as well as the ways and methods of reducing and resolving the industrial conflict have been suggested. Taking the position that conflict and cooperation are two extremes ... More
Reference No: P&IR0002EXPages: 12Published on: 1, January, 1980
Abstract: This is an exercise to generate data regarding the personnel function in an enterprise. The views of earlier groups who have played the exercise, i.e., trade unions, managers and bureaucrats are given sequentially to understand the different approaches to the function. ... More