23. The IT major GIPRA is terminating the employment of its senior managers, if after evaluating their performance against pre-determined standards if it is found lacking. With this disruption analysts say a large portion of the employees may become irrelevant unless they learn new skills and apply the knowledge to work on emerging technologies. GIPRA is ready to facilitate employee learning, through its in-house centers.
A. Name the function of management performed by GIPRA to maintain a satisfactory work force.
B. Identify and explain the two steps in the process of the function of management discussed above.
C. Also state any two steps of the function of management discussed, that the firm had to perform before performing the above steps. (6)
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Answer:
A. The function of management being performed by GIPRA to maintain a satisfactory work force is Staffing.
B. The two steps of staffing discussed above are:
a) Training and development: The organization should facilitate employee learning by having either in-house training centers or have forged alliances with training and educational institutes to ensure continuing learning of their employees. The organizations also benefit.
b) Performance Appraisal: All organizations have some formal or informal means of appraising their employee’s performance. Performance Appraisal means evaluating an employee’s current and/or past performance as against certain predetermined standards. The performance appraisal process includes defining the job, appraising performance, and providing feedback.
C. Following are the two steps in the process of staffing that the management had to perform before performing the above steps:
a. Estimating manpower requirements, which involves not merely knowing how many persons the company needs but also what type.
b. Recruitment is defined as the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for jobs in the organization.
c. Selection is the process of choosing from among the pool of the prospective candidates developed at the stage of recruitment.
d. Orientation is introducing the selected employee to other employees and familiarizing him with the rules and policies of the organization. Placement refers to the employee occupying the position or post which the person has been selected.