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MGT501 GDB 1 Solution and Discussion

Total Marks 3
Starting Date Tuesday, June 02, 2020
Closing Date Monday, June 08, 2020
Status Open
Question Title Workforce Diversity
Question Description

Human Resource Management (MGT501) Spring 2020

Graded Discussion Board No. 1

Due Date: 8 June, 2020

Total Marks: 03

Topic: Workforce Diversity.

NOTE: There is no grace period in case of GDB

Scenario

A private sector bank which operated at a limited level in Pakistan, acquired a large local private sector bank, this resulted in extensive organizational growth in terms of number of branches and profitability. Both banks had different organizational cultures first one dominated with a team-based culture, and second one having a typical beaurocratic culture of government organizations. Here, different ethnical groups, older workers, cultural differences, gender and education are the sources of workforce diversity.

Keeping in view the above scenario, discuss how work force diversity can be considered as an asset for the new setup? Furthermore, enlist two major challenges which bank has to face now. Explain each point with sound arguments.

Student’s Guide
Keep your discussion with the mentioned scenario and irrelevant answers and material will not be graded. Be careful from those blogs who are promoting cheating culture among our students and killing their creativity and critical thinking. Answers copied from such blogs will be straightaway marked as zero. Similarly, any relevant or irrelevant material copied from internet sources will get the same treatment. It can seriously damage your grades.
Note:

For acquiring the relevant knowledge, do not rely only on handouts but also watch the course video lectures and read additional material available online or in any other mode.

Important Instructions:
Your discussion must be based on logical facts. The GDB will open and close on above specified date and time. Please note that no grace day or extra time will be given for posting comments on GDB. Use the font style “Times New Roman” and font size “12”. Your answer should be relevant to the topic i.e. clear and concise. Do not copy or exchange your answer with other students. Two identical / copied comments will be marked Zero (0) and may damage your grade in the course. Books, websites and other reading material may be consulted before posting your comments; but copying or reproducing the text from books, websites and other reading materials is strictly prohibited. Such comments will be marked as Zero (0) even if you provide references. You should post your answer on the Graded Discussion Board (GDB), not on the Moderated Discussion Board (MDB). Both will run parallel to each other during the time specified above. Therefore, due care will be needed. Obnoxious or ignoble answer should be strictly avoided. You cannot participate in the discussion after the due date via email. Questions / queries related to the content of the GDB, which may be posted by the students on MDB or via e-mail, will not be replied till the due date of GDB is over. For planning your semester activities in an organized manner, you are advised to view schedule of upcoming Assignments, Quizzes and GDBs in the overview tab of the course website on VU-LMS.
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MGT501 - Human Resource Management
MGT501 Quiz 3 Solution and Discussion

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Which of the following best describes the difference between training and development? MGT501

Training is used for current and Development for future

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Which one of the following is NOT advantage of critical incident method for performance appraisal? MGT501

MGT501 - Human Resource Management

MGT501 Quiz 3 Solution and Discussion

MGT501 - Human Resource Management

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1. Following are the intrinsic rewards EXCEPT: MGT501
- Good food
1. Which of the following area is NOT included in Human Resource Development? MGT501 Orientatioan
2. Which is NOT important for effective utilization of resources that are to be spent on training and development program? MGT501
3. Which of the following best describes the difference between training and development? MGT501
4. Training is used for current and Development for future
5. A planning approach that carries an inbuilt feature of review at different steps during the execution of the plan is called: MGT501\
- MBO
1. Assessing interests, seeking out career information and utilizing development opportunities are all part of the _____’s role in career development. MGT501
- Individual
1. Monetary rewards offered to individuals involved in administration of the organization are termed as: MGT501
- All of above (salary , bonuses etc.)
1. Which of the following measurement method rates employee performance relative to other employees? MGT501
- Comparative Method
1. Which method is not very useful when jobs are very different from each other? MGT501
2. Which one of the following is NOT advantage of critical incident method for performance appraisal? MGT501
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