Assignment Marks: 30
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Instructions:
- All Questions carry equal marks.
- All Questions are compulsory
- All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and question 3 is not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples, illustrations as far as possible.
- All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
- Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for attempting their assignments but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the source of reference.
- Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from other students is not allowed.
- Students should follow the following parameter for answering the assignment questions.
| For Theoretical Answer | |
| Assessment Parameter | Weight age |
| Introduction | 20% |
| Concepts and Application related to the question | 60% |
| Conclusion | 20% |
| For Numerical Answer | |
| Assessment Parameter | Weight age |
| Understanding and usage of the formula | 20% |
| Procedure / Steps | 50% |
| Correct Answer & Interpretation | 30% |
- Shanaya works as a creative head in the entertainment industry, where she is often required to work for long hours. Her reporting authority Kiran is very inflexible who wants the work to be done according to her liking. Shanaya tried to talk to her on several occasions and explain her as well as other team members’ point of view but in vain, as Kiran would not budge. If anything is not done according to Kiran’s way, she reprimands Shanaya in front of her peers and subordinates. Kiran would pile Shanaya with excess work and make her work from home even during holidays. Keeping the above scenario in mind, discuss the pitfalls of leadership as demonstrated by Kiran. (10 Marks)
- Anay works as a project lead in a pharmaceutical company. He is very famous amongst his team members because of his approach towards them. Whenever his team performs well, he always rewards them. This reward comes in many forms like appreciation mail, gift voucher, and acknowledgment certificate. Because of this practice in Anay’s team, they are regarded as the best performers in the office. Analyze the situation and explain the elements of reinforcement used by Anay. (10 Marks)
- Shiva and Sanjay work in an Information Technology (IT) multi-national company (MNC) in the same team as management trainees. They both got selected through campus placement. It has been six months since they joined the company. While filling up their confirmation forms, Shiva came to know that Sanjay draws more remuneration than him. This had visibly upset Shiva, and he started dumping all his work to Sanjay. The strained relationship between them could be sensed by their colleagues as well. Sanjay probed for this, and from one of Shiva’s new confidante, he came to know the reason.
- What kind of conflict was between Shiva & Sanjay? Discuss the same with suitable concepts & reasons. (5 Marks)
- How can the conflict be resolved or managed by Shiva? Discuss (5 Marks)