Explain what induction training is and why induction training is essential for new joiners
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Human Resource Management
Case Studies
CASE STUDY (20 Marks)
It was time for drawing up the HR
budget for the financial year 201617. Nina, Head (Human Resources) of ABC
Incorporated, was pondering on the amount to be allocated for the Training
& Development (T&D) activities. The top management was getting increasingly
wary of shelling out funds when it came to T&D expenditure, but Nina had to
immediately get a training program underway for the 50 new joiners approved by
the management. ABC Incorporated, an MNC headquartered at Bengaluru, had hired 50
new management trainees in November 2015 from a few of the premier business
schools in India. These recruits had joined the company in April 2016. Nina was
given the responsibility of putting the new joiners through a proper induction
program that would
make it easier for them to get
acquainted with their job profiles. Nina, who was leading a team of four HR
executives, decided to conduct a 5daylongtraining program for the new joiners
to facilitate the orientation process. The HR managers of ABC Incorporated
needed to evaluate the cost of conducting a training program for its new
joiners. The case provides basic facts and figures associated with conducting
the training program and asks the participants whether the company should
invest in training the new employees and if so, in how much time the firm can
expect to recover the costs through the trainees’ output.
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the following question.
Q1.
Explain what induction training is and why induction training is essential for
new joiners.
Q2. Explain
how will you evaluate the training cost and put up a proposal to the management
for approval.
CASE STUDY (20 Marks)
In 2008, Trico Homes (Trico), a family owned
real estate and construction company cofounded by entrepreneur Wayne Chiu
(Chiu)in 1989, was ranked among the top ten on the list of 'Great places to A
Canadian Family owned Business' Unique Corporate Culture* by the Great Places
to work in Canada' for the third year in a row. It had also been consistently
ranked as one of the Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies since 2003. The company
contended that its business success coupled with the recognition that it had
received reflected the strong corporate culture that it had developed under the
leadership of Chiu who wanted to create a legacy business. In May 2008, Trico
Homes (Trico), a family owned real estate and construction company located in
Calgary,
Alberta, Canada, was ranked #8 on the
list of 'great places to work in Canada' by the Great Places to Work Institute
Inc. (GPWII)...
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the following question.
Q1.
What, according to you, is the role played by the CEO of the company in setting
up a unique culture in the organization?
Q2.
What is a "legacy" business? What steps should an entrepreneur take
to create a legacy business?
Q3.
Give an overview of the case.
CASE STUDY (20 Marks)
Infosys Technologies Ltd. (Infosys),
one of India's leading information technology (IT) companies started the 'Voice
of Youth' (VoY) program in 1994 to harness the creative energy of its young
employees and also develop future leaders. As of 2008, the company
was not only considered one of the most
innovative companies globally, but its VoY program also catapulted it to the
league of 'Top Companies for Leaders'. Infosys Technologies Ltd. (Infosys), one
of India's leading information technology (IT) companies, was founded in 1981.
As of early 2008, it had not only established itself as a technology powerhouse
in the global IT arena but had also earned a lot of kudos for its innovative
human resources management (HR) practices...
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the following question.
Q1.
What are the effects of such programs on the motivation level of employees?
CASE STUDY (20 Marks)
Stress is a rising concern among
employees, especially those belonging to the IT sector. It not only affects
employees' health and productivity but also hampers the financial health of the
company. The IT and health ministers became concerned about the effect of stress
in the IT sector in India which was detrimental to employee health and likely
to wipe off a large amount of national income in India. Stress had hampered the
professional and personal life of the employees which necessitated the need for
a work life balance in the organizations. Infosys Technologies had initiated
various programs for the work life balance of their employees. The systematic
approach toward work life balance would help employees to attain individual as
well as organizational goals.
Answer
the following question.
Q1.
Discuss the impact of stress on employee health and productivity.
Q2.
Debate on the importance of the initiatives taken by Infosys on work life
balance and their impact.
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