April 2005
(1) Section I: All the questions are compulsory
(2) Section II: Attempt any three out of five questions.
(3) Figures to the right indicate marks.
(4) Your answers will be assessed on the basis of Indian Management Thoughts and Managerial Approach
Section I
(1) Explain briefly ANY FIVE concepts from the following: (10)
(a) Yoga
(b) Nishkam karma
(c) Swadharma
(d) Divinity
(e) Bliss or Moksha
(f) Ethics
(g) Spirituality
(2) Case Study: Just A Modest Change in the Records (20)
Mrs. A.P. Raman was a senior human resources executive reporting to the Vice President of Employee Relations, of a major company when this incident occurred. One of her responsibilities was administering the psychological assessment program for, and maintaining the assessment profiles on, all senior executives.
The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors asked for a summary profile on each senior executive for succession planning purposes. Mrs. A. P. Raman felt that to prevent misinterpretation these summaries should be prepared by the consulting firm that had done the original assessments, and therefore she instructed them to do so.
The consulting firm completed the summaries as instructed and forwarded them to the Vice President of Employee Relations, for review. He then passed them along to Mrs. A.P. Raman, who was to prepare the final compilation for the Executive Committee. The next week, several revised summaries came from the Vice President. He had made significant changes to the consultants’ summaries. On one summary, for example, the Vice-President had changed “promotable” to “not promotable”. Mrs. A.P. Raman was appalled at the changes, and concerned about what to do. The modifications violated her sense of ethics, but she was afraid if she questioned them, she would place her job and her future in jeopardy. The more she thought about it, the more concerned she became. Was it possible someone above the Vice President Level had requested these changes?
Questions: (Each question carries 5 marks each)
(a) What would you have done if you were Mrs. A. P. Raman? Why?
(b) What consequences would you have expected on your action?
(c) Do such things happen in organizations? Justify your answer?
(d) Explain the impact of this case on the organization and its employees.
Section II
(3) Explain any five critical aspects of the Indian Ethos need to be imbibed by an International Company seeking to set up business in India. (10)
(4) One who cannot manage self cannot manage anything. Do you agree? Suggest different strategies for Self Management? (10)
(5) Explain the correlation between the nature and a human society. (10)
(6) “To be successful, a professional manager should have the PACE of WEST and the GRACE of EAST”. Explain the statement with a comparative study of value systems of the East and the West. (10)
(7) Explain the strengths and weaknesses of Gurukul and Modern Systems of learning. (10)
(8) Write short notes on ANY TWO from the following: (10)
(a) Meditation
(b) SRT Gunas
(c) Trusteeship
(d) Qualities of King as a CEO
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