Dear students, get fully
solved assignments and Case study help by professionals
Do send your query at :
or call us at
:08263069601
XAVIER INSTITUTE (XIBMS)
MBA
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Answer ALL questions (5 x 20 = 100 Marks)
1. Explain verbal symbols and their advantages in
Communication.
(OR)
2. Differentiate
between ‘posture’ and ‘gesture’ using specific
examples.
3. Explain
the following roadblocks which make communication slow and inefficient:
a. Strong emotion
b. Self centeredness
(OR)
4. How does ‘Lack of common
language’ remain a roadblock to effective communication?
Explain.
5. Imagine that you are going to
give a lecture to a group of business executives. How will you structure your
presentation?
(OR)
6. a. What
is an agenda (of a meeting)? Explain the purpose of preparing an
agenda. (10)
b. Imagine that you are the GM of
STAR TV Ltd., Chennai-63. Your company had achieved a sales target of 1,50,000
TV sets during the year 2009. But in 2011 till Nov. 2010, your company could
sell only 1,00,000 TV sets. You have convened a meeting of the sales Managers
and marketing executives of your company to discuss the ways and means of
achieving the target sales.
i. Prepare
an inter-office memo informing those concerned to
attend. (5)
ii. Prepare an
agenda of the
meeting. (5)
7. a. Read
the following letter sent to a dealer and analyse the tone of the
letter. (10)
ABC Electrical Ltd.,
52,
Gandhi Road, Coimbatore – 641 047
G. Madhavan,
Sales
Manager. Dt
: 10.12.2010
To
The Manager,
Sathiya Agencies,
21, Swamy Sivanandha Salai,
Salem-11.
Sir,
Ref : Our bill No. 4225 dt: 21.06.2010.
We have sent 15 five HP Electrical motors as per your
request six months ago. You have paid 50% of the total cost of the
motors at the time of placing orders for the supply. You
have not bothered to settle the remaining money. Inspite of
repeated reminders you are silent. Do you think you can cheat us?
You must be a fool to think so. If you do not settle the bill next week, we
will file a case in the court to recover the money.
Sincerely yours,
Sales Manager.
b. Rewrite the above letter with a suitable tone. (10)
(OR)
8. What
are the important factors of persuasion? Explain any Four.
Dear students, get fully
solved assignments and Case study help by professionals
Do send your query at :
or call us at
:08263069601
9. Case study : (Compulsory)
Hunter Hunts for College Grads
Woody Hunter had been an HRM analyst with Control Data
Corporation (CDC) for three years but was recently reassigned to the college
recruitment staff. The basic duties in his new job were to visit
college and university campuses and interview seniors in order to identify
individuals who could fill entry-level positions at CDC in accounting,
engineering and marketing.
After three months’ travelling on the road, Woody received
a report summarizing his performance to dat. The figures showed he
had conducted 540 preliminary interviews on 18 different campuses. Woody had
follow-up interviews with 136 of these students, or approximately 25
percent. Based on these second interviews, Woody recommended to his
supervisor that 71 candidates be invited for company-paid visits to appropriate
CDC manufacturing and administrative facilities where new college graduates
were needed. All of Woody’s selectees were offered visits.
What concerned Woody and his supervisor was this
statistic: Only four of the seventy-one candidates accepted the CDC
invitation. Based on over seven years of recruiting experience with
CDC, Woody’s supervisor said that the company traditionally had better than a
60 percent acceptance rate. Woody’s boss knew there was something
seriously wrong. He asked Woody to summarize how he described opportunities at
CDC to the recruits.
“I ask the students if they have read the CDC literature in
the placement office,” replied Woody. “Most usually have, but if
they haven’t I highlight what we do at CDC, the kind of entry-level positions
we have to fill, and the kind of people we’re looking for. But I
know that these students have heard similar propaganda from a dozen other big
company recruiters. So I emphasize the things CDC has that others
don’t. One thing I never fail to mention is our benefit
package. It is superior to anybody else’s. I tell
students about our tuition-reimbursement plan, our comprehensive health
insurance program, and our pension system. I tell them that our pension plan
vests after only five years. I point out that the employee pays
nothing into it-that all the costs are paid by CDC. Most important,
I emphasize that they can retire at age fifty five and receive 80 percent of
the salary they were making in their last year. There’s not a
pension plan anywhere that attractive. I even take the time to show
the students how, with inflation figured in; they can probably expect a pension
of $200,000 or $300,000 a year if they come to work for CDC.”
Questions:
a. What role do you think
benefits play in the employment decision of a new college graduate?
b. What role do you think the
beginning salary plays in the employment decision of a new
college
graduate?
c. What
suggestions would you make that might improve Woody’s acceptance ratio?
Dear students, get fully
solved assignments and Case study help by professionals
Do send your query at :
or call us at :08263069601
HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
Total Marks - 80
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Case study is compulsory.
2. Present your Answer with tidiness and to the point.
3. Question No 1 to 10 carry 12 marks. Please answer
any 5.
1. Write
briefly on any FOUR of the following:
(a)
Human Resource Planning.
(b) Supply Forecasting.
(c) Human Resource Development.
(d) Task analysis.
(e) Motivational aspects of
HRD.
(f) HRD climate.
(g) Human Resource Inventory.
(h) Monitoring.
2.
What is the macro level scenario of human resource planning? What are the
methods and techniques of human resource planning?
3.
What is human resource development? Explain the human resource development
strategies. What are the human resource development experiences of organized
sector?
4.
Explain the following
(a) HRD
for Family welfare and health.
(b) HRD
systems in voluntary organizations.
(c) HRD
in India
(d) Emerging
trends and perspectives of HRD in the context of globalization.
5.
Explain the different approaches of organization development towards industrial
relations.
6. What
is Job Analysis? How is it carried out?
7. What
do you understand by employee benefits? Explain the various benefits extended
to industrial workers.
8. Why
do industrial conflicts arise? How do you resolve them?
9. What
is collective bargaining? How can you make it successful in India?
10. What
factors are considered while forecasting the manpower needs of an organization?
Dear students, get fully
solved assignments and Case study help by professionals
Do send your query at :
or call us at
:08263069601
CASE
PLAN FOR ORIGINAL
OR BACK-UP
6.
Bhadrachalam Paper Mills Ltd. was started in 1971 with high level technology
and with its initial capital of Rs.500 crores. It required candidates with
minimum of 10 years experience in the same line to handle the new technology as
it found that the candidates with less than 10 years experience normally do not
possess the required skills. It found that A.P. Paper Mills Ltd. Rajahmundry
and Sirupur Paper Mills as most suitable sources of recruitment. It used all
the recruitment techniques and offered higher salaries and benefits generously.
Consequently, it got suitable employees with 15 years and more experiences. The
cost of employees was as high as 65 per cent of the total cost of production.
But the company did not take it seriously as the rate of return from the
employees was 300 per cent more than their cost. The Chief Personnel Manager
was rewarded suitably by the then Managing Director in 1975 for enlisting the
services of experienced personnel in the service of Bhadrachalam Paper Mills.
In
1988, when a new Managing Director took over the reins of the company, the
Chief Personnel Manager was called into explain his actions in appointing
persons with 15 or more years of experience in the service of company. Since
majority of these employees are going to retire by 1990 the company is again
threatened by dearth of experienced personnel.
Questions:
(a) Was the Managing Director right
when he rewarded the Chief Personnel Manager for enlisting the services of
experienced persons in the service of Bhadrachalam Paper Mills?
(b) Would it have been better to hire raw hands, provide necessary training and
allow them to develop their potential in the service of the company than merely
to look around for experienced personnel and booking them through attractive
means?
(c) How would you ensure continued success of a company in the face of such
crisis?
Dear students, get fully
solved assignments and Case study help by professionals
Do send your query at :
or call us at
:08263069601
MARKS: 80 ( Each case study for 20 Marks)
Subject – Principles and Practice of Management
Communicating in a Crisis
Overview Valley High
School, situated in Kodaikanal, was established in 1980 and is owned by a well
respected charitable trust. It overlooks a lake and is a modern building
equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. The total student enrolment is 2000,
out of which more than 50% are girls and the rest boys. The students are all
from affluent, educated families. The school has established a good reputation
for itself, thanks to the consistently good performance of students in the
public examinations. The school is headed by a lady Principal and also has a
couple of Supervisors and a team of 25 teachers. The teachers have had
extensive experience, are well qualified and are known for their commitment to
imparting quality education to students. Due to the recent heavy monsoons, the
school was faced with the problem of flooding, with water entering the rooms on
the ground floor and water seepage on the terrace. Since repair work had to be
done, the school had to be closed for a couple of weeks. The work was carried
out by reputed contractors, but the building still looks a little run down.
The
crisis the school had just reopened after this two week break. The same
morning, a fire suddenly broke out on the third floor and spread to other
floors, blocking the stairways. There was widespread panic, as the children
started jumping off the balconies, injuring themselves in the process. The
Principal and staff had a tough time trying to calm down the children and take
control of the situation. Fire engines were called and several of them arrived
and began their fire fighting operations. In the meanwhile, many parents also
arrived and tried to enter the building to speak to the Principal. The phones
were ringing continuously. There was total chaos.
Question
1 :- How communication crises arise?
Question
2 :- What Principal should do to calm down the angry parents?
Question
3 :- How school will regain its reputation? What services school should provide
in order to maintain its reputation?
Dear
students, get fully solved assignments and Case study help by professionals
Do send your query at :
or call us at
:08263069601
Case Study 2
Case Study on
The power of Non-Verbal Communication
The
Power of Nonverbal Communication Soon after I graduated from engineering
college, I accepted a position with the Sundaram Foundry, a medium-sized firm
located in a small town in Tamil Nadu. It was a good position, since I was the
assistant to Mr. Vishwanath, the General Manager and president of this family
owned company, although there were many technical problems, the work was
extremely interesting and I soon learnt all about the foundry business. The
foundry workers were mostly older men and were a closely knit team. Many of
them were related and had been in the foundry for several years. Therefore,
they felt that they knew the business in and out and that a technical education
had no value. In fact, Mr. Vishwanath had mentioned to me even at the time of
my joining, that I was the only engineer ever to be employed in the foundry. He
also let me know that the foundry workers, although a good group, were very
clannish, since they had been working together for several years. Therefore, it
would probably take them some time to accept me. I introduced myself to the
group of foundry workers, a few days after my joining. As I went around in
turn, I felt them eyeing me coldly. As I went down the main aisle of the
foundry, I heard them talking to each other in low voices and laughing. I found
their behavior to be very childish and felt that it was best to ignore these
signs of hostility. I thought that if I ignored them, they would automatically
stop these antics. A few weeks after this incident, I happened to visit the
enamel shop. As I entered, I noticed a worker cleaning the floor with a hose,
from which water flowed at high pressure. I was aware that it was the practice
to clean the shop at least once a week. I turned my back on the worker and was
busy near a dipping tank, when I suddenly felt the force of a stream of water
hitting me. I was almost knocked down by the pressure and slipped on the wet
floor. When I turned around, the worker looked away in the other direction, as
if he had not noticed this happening. However, I was pretty sure that he had
intentionally turned the hose on me.
Question
1 - What message did the foundry workers and the new engineer convey to each
other through their non-verbal behavior?
Question
2 - Mr. Vishwanath, the General Manager and President, was not often present at
the foundry. What could this non-verbal behavior mean to the workers and the
new engineer?
Question
3. How could the engineer, the foundry workers and Mr. Vishwanath be more
effective, both verbally and nonverbally?
Verbal
communication provides the opportunity for personnel contact and two away flow
of information. Nonverbal communication on the other hand is the communication
without words. It refers to any way of conveying meanings without the use of
verbal language. This is generally unintentional. The engineer, the workers and
Mr. Viswanath can be more effective both verbally and nonverbally.
Even
though large part of communication occupied by verbal communication; the
nonverbal is having a great power
Engineer:
The
engineer has recently graduated from engineering college, is with full of
enthusiasm and interest to start his career as an assistant to Mr. Viswanath.
The foundry was family owned and it is located in a small town in Tamil Nadu.
Instead of introducing himself to the foundry workers after few days he joins,
he would have done it on the day of the joining itself. He has been moving in
the foundry and observing the workers activities without introducing himself.
He could have wished them daily or whenever they happen to se him or he
happened to see them.Nonverbally he might be showing some signs of pride as he
is the only person with technical qualification in the foundry. He might have
spent most of his time with Mr. Viswanath and started to move closely with him.
This might have been taken wrongly by the foundry workers as he is occupying
their space and inviting more trust from Mr. Viswanth than the foundry workers.
Foundry
Workers:
The
foundry was family owned one. The workers were closely knit with them and were
mostly older men. This means that they have formed an internal circle among
them and they were having good work experience and are working in the foundry
for many years. The sudden entry of a qualified engineer into the foundry and
he was observing their work and advises by him was not getting acceptance from
the workers as the behavior of the engineer was entirely different form the
workers. They were not able to accept anyone in their circle of influence. They
also believe that technical education adds no values to the business. Instead
of policing and playing tricks with the engineer like takingand laughing behind
him etc., they would have got themselves introduced to the engineer by showing
seniority and accept the engineer into the organization. This would have helped
him, gain more knowledge from their experience and share his technical
knowledge with them.
Mr.
Viswanath:
He
was the president and General Manager of the foundry. The business was a family
owned and is in a small town in Tamil Nadu. Most probably he would have taken
workers form the town and trained them in the work. They might have close
relationship with him. He was realized that to cope up with the technical snags
in the foundry, better to hire a technically qualified person.As he is having a
close relationship with workers, he would have consulted them and when the
engineer joins the organization, he could have organized a small gathering and
introduced workers t the engineer and the engineer to the workers, by
explaining his rolesclearly and seeking cooperation from workers.He was warned
the engineer verbally about the situation he may face, but not given any advice
on how to cope up with it
Question
4. What do you suggest that the engineer should do, after the hosing incident?
After
facing all sorts of problems as result for ineffective verbal and nonverbal
communication like,
- Talking behind him low voices and laughing
- Pointing of water jet behind him and slipping him down on
the floor.
The
engineer can go and speak to the worker in a cordial manner and explain his
intentions that neither he is not against them nor he dislikes their job. But
want to be friendly with them and want to learn from them as they are more experienced
than him. Instead coming to work and doing his job, he can interact with them
whenever h has time and mingle with them so that they will accept him as a
member of their team.
As
the foundry is having some technical problems, he could understand the problems
form them and based on his technical knowledge advice them on how to do the
work in a better way by overcoming the snags.Most importantly engineer can
exchange a sweet smile [not laughing] with the team on the foundry, as the
nonverbal communication is more powerful than the verbal communication
Dear students, get fully
solved assignments and Case study help by professionals
Do send your query at :
or call us at
:08263069601
Case Study 3
BS GETS A D-PLUS ON DIVERSITY FROM MULTIETHNIC COALITOIN
On
February 3, 2000, President and CEO of CBS Leslie Moonves signed a pact with
Kweisi Mfume, president and CEO of the national association for advancement of colored
people (NAACP), who had joined forces with the Hispanic media coalition, and
the American Indians in film and television to request the CBS help to increase
Indians in film and television to request that CBS help to increase ethnic
presence in the television industry. The agreement stipulated the CBS would
increase minority participation both on and off screen by June 30.
In
April 2000, CBS announced the appointment of Josie Thomas to the newly created
position of senior vice president of Diversity at CBS Television. Her job was
to improve outreach and recruitment, hiring, promotion, and monitoring
practices in all divisions of CBS. That fall Moonves announced that 16 of the
21 CBS shows, including news magazines, would prominently feature minorities.
“We think we are a leader in this area,” Moonves said “We think we are ahead of
the curves”
Despite
Mooves’s Statement that as “broadcasters, we believe strongly that it is our
duty to reflect the public that makes up our viewing audience,” there were many
who did not feel the company was sincere in its efforts to improve hiring
practices. The national Hispanic Foundation for the Arts criticized CBS for not
scheduling “American Family,” A pilot drama about middle – class Hispanic
family. Moonves said “American Family” simply did not fit in CBS’s schedule,
since there were already too many strong dramas planned. He said he took the
unusual step of allowing the show’s producer to pitch the CBS-developed
networks but no one picked it up. Meanwhile, the June 30 deadline had come and
gone without much outward sign of change at CBS television.
Josie
Thomas is committed to CBS’s new mandate for multicultural diversity. Twelve of
CBS’ prime time series will have minorities in permanent roles and other series
will have minority in recurring role. Fore of the network’s shows- C.S.I., the
district, the fugitive and welcome to New York have minorities in
leading roles.
Since
signing the agreement, CBS has established a strong working relationship with
national minority supplier council in order to help minority supplier council
and women’s businesses. The company has bolstered its internship program to
include paid internships on the west coast, pairing up interns with their areas
of interest, Such as finance or entertainment. There are 10 minority interns in
the program. Moreover, CBS has now made diversity a factor in employee job
performance evaluation. “Each area of the network has developed a detailed plan
for diversity,” said Thomas. “Manager will be reviewed with respect to their
diversity efforts and that will be a factor in compensation decisions.” Ms.
Thomas noted that Ghen Maynard, an Asian American Pacific Islander, had just
been promoted form director to vice president of alternative programming for the
entertainment division.
“Will
all believe there is a long way to go,” Thomas said. “What I have found is
there are some things that already exist that are positive, such as news
magazines having minority anchors. We think ‘city of angels’ renewal was
an important step. The ratings were mediocre to low, and we did feel the
program was a risk. It says a lot about our commitment”
In
June 2001, the coalition gave the Big 4 Broadcast Networks (all of whom had
signed an agreement) a report card for their efforts to diversity shows on –
air and behind the scenes. CBS got a D-plus.
Mr.
Nogales, of the National Hispanic Media Coalition, said he was disappointed “We
expect progress; we signed for progress” “The numbers in comparison to last
year actually look better” Nogales says. “There have been gains for
people of color. There was movement. But it has to be movement across the
board, not just for one group.” He is referring to the fact that
most of the gains have been made by black actors, writes and producers. Black
actors appear as regular in at least 19 of the six major networks’30 new
prime-time series. Hispanics shows up in only eight, Asians in five and Native
Americans in one.
The
pressure being put on the networks- including threats of “boycott” and
legal action – is having results. At CBS the number of minority writers and
producer has more than tripled, from four to fourteen, including six executive
or co executive producer however, obstacles to a fully integrated future remain
serious-particularly because of misconceptions about the nature of the
television audience and about the way pop culture works. Network executive
worry that “ghetto shows” might promote stereotypes. They wonder if shows
like The cosby show are “black” enough. Then again, they think
that casting too many minorities may drive white viewers away. Some network
executives are afraid to cast minority actors in “negative” roles because they
may be criticized for it minority writers, who have been getting more work
lately, wonder if they are not just “tokens”; and despite some progress it is
still almost impossible for Hispanic actor to get non- Hispanic roles.
Both
the NAACP and the coalition have been battling discrimination for years. CBS is
just finding out that a profound change toward pluralism can take place only
with true insight on the part of management. CBS spokesperson Chris Ender says
“We have made tremendous strides to increase diversity on screen, behind the
camera and in the executive suites. However we certainly recognize that more
can be done and more will be done.”
As
far as Nogales is concerned. “It’s still a white guy’s world,” and
the june 2001 statics for network television prove he is right.
Questions
Question
1:- What advantages would accrue to CBS if it becomes a more diverse workplace?
Question
2:- Where would you have placed CBS on the organizational diversity continuum
and where would you place CBS now? Why?
Question
3:- Which approach (es) to pluralism best sums up the diversity policy that is being
developed at CBS? Explain
Question
4:- How do the attitudes of management at CBS as depicted in your case study
affect the company’s progress toward forming a more diverse workforce? Explain.
Dear students, get fully solved assignments
and Case study help by professionals
Do send your query at :
or call us at
:08263069601
Case Study 4
McDonald’s Listening Campaign
At
the end of 2002, the world's largest quick service retailer made its first ever
quarterly loss and faced a number of challenges. It responded by launching its
Plan to Win program, part of a global strategy to modernize the business,
followed by the Listening Campaign in the UK. Here, Ali Carruthers explains how
the two initiatives were linked in the UK, and the impact The Listening
Campaign has had on communication, culture, image and media perception.
In
2003, things were looking bleak for McDonald's. Its share price was the lowest
it had been in a decade and it faced a series of seemingly insurmountable
problems: It was demonized by the UK media in the fierce debate raging over
obesity; it faced huge competition on the high street; and it was suffering
under a wave of Anti-Americanism in the wake of the wars in Afghanistan and
Iraq.
Added
to this was the fact that the restaurants themselves were beginning to look
dated and UK health lobbyists were determined to push home the
message that McDonald's food was bad for people.
Speaking
earlier this year to the BBC, the UK CEO Peter Beresford said:
"We had taken our eye off the customer, we were not customer focused, we
were not customer driven. And so we reorganized and regrouped. We decided we
had to stop and take stock of where we were. We had to be better, but we had to
change the way we were running this business."
The
Plan to Win
The
senior management put their heads together and devised the Plan to Win program,
which went public in the last quarter of 2003. A key part of its focus was a
shift to more choice and variety foods, with salads appearing permanently on
the menu for the first time in the organization's history. Key restaurants
began to receive make over and a supporting advertising campaign with
international stars was planned, all of which were intended to turn the food
chain's image around.
But
just as things were beginning to look up for the organization, trouble raised
its head again in the shape of the documentary film "Supersize me,"
which in turn re-ignited the obesity debate in the media. It was then
discovered that one of the salads McDonald's was marketing contained more
calories than one of its hamburgers. The UK press reacted with
predictable glee and once again McDonald's was in the spotlight for all the
wrong reasons.
The
Listening Campaign. The company responded promptly. Working with agency Blue
Rubicon, the in-house communication and media relations team devised the
Listening Campaign. It made the most of the arrival of new UK CEO
Peter Beresford in July 2004, building on his personal credibility and that of
McDonald's with the Listening Tour. Beresford spoke directly to customers in
focus groups, met with franchise holders and with employees in
12 UK cities over the space of six weeks, starting at the end of October.
The
key ingredient was listening to customers and staff and then showing the
results of this. "Part of the reason [for doing it] was that we had to
introduce Peter very quickly to employees, customers and stakeholders,"
says head of internal communications AIi Carruthers. "It was also
signaling that he'd continue to work to change our culture and lead the drive
for a real transparency of approach. We've been building on that work ever
since."
Focus
groups for stakeholders
The
communication team made the most of Beresford's time by booking ahead so that
local franchisees could meet him when he travelled to regional centers for
customer focus groups. Next, Listening Groups were created for the company's
regional offices with corporate rather than restaurant-based employees taking
part. Initial meetings were centered around three classic focus group
questions:
*
What works?
*
What would you change?
*
How would you change it?
In
each session, six to 10 employees took part and the sessions lasted around two
hours. After the first session, an action plan was drawn up and fed back to the
employees in a second round of focus groups. Then the agreed proposed changes
were put in place by the organization.
Proposed
changes put in place
A
range of short, medium and long term actions have been instigated as a result
of the focus groups. These include a firm commitment to hold monthly town-hall
sessions to regularly address key issues within the organization. "We've
agreed to use these sessions to feature various departmental heads," says
Carruthers.
"That's
so people can put names to faces, understand the organizational structure
better and get an understanding of what goes on outside their own
departments." The company has also committed itself to involving a new
group of employees every six months, and to being more transparent about its
promotion process and how people are assessed for promotion. It now holds
regular Plan to Win meetings, which are related to the global strategy.
"We're using the town-hall sessions to communicate the global strategy to
thebroader office group rather than just senior management so there's a wider
understanding of what we're doing," says Carruthers.
The
company has also committed to a peer-nominated quarterly recognition scheme for
the regional and head offices. It's planned that the town halls will also be
used in the recognition scheme. "People need to say well done to each
other and be acknowledged by the senior team," says Carruthers.
A
change in company culture
According
to Carruthers, the strategy has been recognized globally - a drive for greater
face-to-face communication, more transparency, a growth in leadership behavior
and accountability. "Basically we've been trying to make people feel
they're able to ask questions," she says. "There's nothing wrong with
challenging the status quo as long as it's done in a constructive and
respectful way. If we can use some of those ideas we can probably make it a
more enjoyable place for everyone to work."
There's
no doubt that the Listening Campaign has had an impact on the senior team and
general employees alike. Carruthers has had feedback from both groups and
believes the exercise has been an eye-opener for the senior team: "They
frequently mention experiences they've had in those groups. There's nothing
quite like hearing issues for yourself; the good ones and the more awkward
ones."
The
feedback from focus-group participants has been very good; employees say they
feel listened to and think their feedback is being taken on board. "They
feel confident to ask questions or send e-mails directly to people they thought
wouldn't have listened to their suggestions previously. It's changing the
culture. Anything that builds trust and transparency is good. Now it's about
delivering on the changes that we said we'd make."
A
hotline to the CEO
A
hotline to the CEO has made the company's drive for transparency and commitment
to employees even more credible. The "Ask Peter" e-mail address was
established when Beresford took up his post and has seen a fair amount of
traffic. "It's word of mouth - people see that it's well responded
to," says Carruthers. She sees it as important to be straight with
employees about how e-mails are dealt with and who sees them. "We're very
up-front about the fact that I see all e-mails as well as Peter, but if we
forward them to other departments, they'll be anonymous."
A
combination of high and low technology adds to the feeling of personal contact:
Beresford will often answer e-mails with a hand-written reply. In one famous
instance he replied to nearly 100 in one week. "It doesn't always happen
that way, but it's these things that make a difference. People see it's coming
from him and it's quite a personal touch."
Committing
to communication, A new round of Listening focus groups with fresh employees is
due to kick off in October. The whole cycle of questions, action-planning and
feedback will be replayed. "We're working with a new group of employees
because we want to keep changing and avoid having a formalized council of volunteers,"
says Carruthers. "They'll look at what they think has happened so far,
whether anything could have been done differently and then we'll hold a review
of the proposals."
It's
a genuine commitment to keep the focus groups running on an ongoing basis. Carruthers
is also expecting that the flexibility and fresh new faces will ensure that new
topics arise: "They're things that inevitably come up along the way and
get added to the agenda for change. We just need to follow them through and
then tell people the results."
The
results
Since
Beresford's Listening Tour there's been a turnaround in the media coverage of
McDonald's, which has been much more positive. The Listening Campaign is
changing the internal culture of the company and its focus group cycles are becoming
permanent two-way communication channels.
Results
back in August this year from the last employee survey showed that internal
communication is now ranked by employees as number four out of 25 departments.
"The communications strategy has helped people become aware of who we are
and what we do," says Carruthers. The Listening Campaign has also helped
McDonald's raise its profile externally, as it was nominated in this year's UK
Chartered Institute of Public Relations Excellence Awards and short-listed for
Best Use of Media Relations in the PR Week Awards.
Questions
Question1.
Based on this case, develop guidelines for improving communication with each of
different stakeholders, through better listening.
Question
2:- What are the essentials for the effective communication?
Question
3:- Write about McDonald marketing plan which they have implemented for
the success?
Question
4:- Do the SWOT analysis of following:-
·
McDonald
·
Food
Industry
Quantitative Techniques
Please attempt any eight questions. (10 Marks X 08
Questions)
Total Marks - 80
1. Define Linear Programming. What are the essential
Characteristics required for a linear programming model?
2. What is the major limitation of the graphical method?
3. Explain the procedure involved in the simplex method to
determine the optimum solution?
4. What are a basic variable and a non basic variable?
5. Discuss the role of sensitivity analysis in linear
programming.
6. What is the difference between a balanced transportation
problem and an unbalanced transportation problem?
7. What is an assignment problem? Give its areas of
application?
8. Explain the steps involved in solving an assignment
problem.
9. What is the difference between CPM and PERT?
10. What are the critical path activities and why are they
considered important?
11. What is a sequencing problem?
12. What are the advantages of sequencing?
13. What is the replacement of items? Why is it important?
14. What is meant by a Fair Game?
15. What is simulation? Give a few areas of its application.
Dear
students, get fully solved assignments and Case study help by professionals
Do send your query at :
or call us at
:08263069601
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.