This document contains an assignment for a management of human resources course. It includes 4 questions relating to challenges facing organizations today, methods of job analysis, data needed for a human resource audit, and the importance of roles within an organization. Students are asked to draw from their experience with organizations they have worked for or are familiar with to provide relevant details in their responses.
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Ms 02-2011
1. MS - 02
Management Programme
ASSIGNMENT
FIRST SEMESTER
2011
MS-02: MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
School of Management Studies
INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY
MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI – 110 068
2. ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : MS - 02
Course Title : Management of Human Resources
Assignment Code : MS-02/SEM - I /2011
Coverage : All Blocks
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1. ‘Regardless of their industry, size or location, today’s organizations are faced with five
critical challenges viz ; Globalization, Profitability through growth, Technology, Intellectual
capital and Change, Change and more Change. Collectively these challenges require
organizations to build new capabilities.’
Critically comment on the above statements with respect to your experiences with the
organization you have been working for/known to you. Give relevant details of the
organization you are referring to.
2. Briefly describe various methods of Job Analysis. Evaluate and identify the method applied
in an organization known to you or you are familiar with. Critically analyze the role and
importance of Job Analysis on Work Flow in an organizational setup.
3. What are the bare necessary Human Resource Function’s data required by a manager for
conducting Human Resource Audit and why? Critically evaluate with your experience with
the organization you have been working with or any organization you are familiar with.
Briefly give relevant details of the organization, you are referring to.
4. ‘An organization can be defined as a system of roles, while a role itself is a system.’
‘The system of various roles which the individual carries and performs, and the system of
various roles of which his/her role is a part.’
Explain with relevant examples, how the above statements assume importance and act as
significant player in the process of various dimensions of Role Efficacy in an organizational
set up. Give relevant details of the organization, you are referring to for examples.