UPSC Mains MANAGEMENT-PAPER-I 2024

Elucidate the three categories of roles which a manager has to perform as suggested by Henry Mintzberg.

What are the main sources of resistance to organisational change? Select any two sources and outline the ways of overcoming such resistance. Comment upon the effectiveness of role negotiation as an OD intervention.

How do practices like job rotation and job enrichment aid in the raising of employee motivation? Why do organisations find it more difficult to enhance intrinsic motivation than extrinsic motivation for their employees?

How are selection criteria identified for a given job validated? How do organisations apply predictive validity and concurrent validity measures?

In the emerging scenario of IT enabled work environment, highly dynamic external business environment and changing workforce expectations, what are the future challenges for human resource management? Specify and suggest ways of managing these challenges.

Discuss the various types of "Control Mechanisms" a manager can apply in order to take his organization to desired excellence. Suggest ways to overcome resistance to control.

“Not only is stress inevitable in modern work life, it is also necessary for human progress in organisations". Critically examine this statement. Distinguish between the levels of functional work stress in terms of their effect on employee behaviour and performance.

How do the requisites for successful international human resource management differ from those in case of a domestic organisation? How should the challenge of managing multicultural teams be managed in international organisations?

Discuss the key determinants of organisational structure and design. Among the emerging organisational design trends, comment upon the virtual organisation design formats, briefly explaining the influence of organisational design choices on employee involvement.

What is standard costing? How is it used in management accounting? How can a company differentiate between controllable and uncontrollable variances and what strategic actions can be taken based on this distinction?

(i) How would you choose among leasing, leveraged buying and hire-purchase? (ii) Under what conditions 'sale and lease back' is a preferable option?

“While managing Marketing Channels issues of Channel Conflicts often occur.” In light of this statement, elucidate the types of Channel Conflict. Suggest the mechanisms to manage Channel Conflict.

Ratio relating to capital employed should be based on the capital at the end of the year. Give the reasons for change in the ratios for two years. Assume opening stock of ₹10,000 for the year 2021-22. Ignore taxation.