Institute Of Management Technology-Ghaziabad HRmony

EVENT DESCRIPTION HRmony aims at churning the wheels of the participants mind in order to assess their ability to utilize the potential of the currently changing global workplace and understanding its impact on organizational culture and functioning. The event will provide a platform for future HR managers to showcase their abilities to deal with various challenges that are present in the contemporary workplace. The key role of HR managers is to generate HARMONY in the highly diversified and rapidly changing organizations.

RULES AND REGULATIONS 1. Every team will comprise of 3 members, currently pursuing Post Graduation in Management. 2. All the members of the team should be from the same college. 3. More than one team can participate from the same college. 4. No participant can be a part of more than one team. 5. Eight best entries will be short-listed for the on-campus rounds. 6. Teams who do not adhere to the rules and regulations can be disqualified at any phase of the event. 7. In case of any dispute, the decision of the judges and event co-ordinators will be final and binding.

EVENT DETAILS Preliminary Round The preliminary round will put forth different scenarios that an HR encounters in an organization. You will be given 5 case-lets with a corresponding question each. Prove your mettle by providing the best possible solution to the case-lets provided below.

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CASE 1 Aisha, is an executive assistant at a large consumer products company. At one time, Aisha and a Shifa were close work friends. They had lunch together, ran errands for one another, and routinely helped each other with work. However, when both Aisha and Shifa wanted the same vacation slot and Aisha won because of greater seniority, the relationship quickly turned sour. Shifa would drop the remnants of her lunch in Aishas wastebasket, falsely inform others that Aisha was on leave when she had just stepped out of the office, and engaged in other unpleasant behaviours. Despite thinking of revenge ideas and discussing it with other colleagues (like forwarding her e-mail id to some of the spammers), Aisha says, So far I havent got the guts. But Im working up to it. Q. As an HR manager involved in direct public relations, you have received complaints from others in the department. How would you handle this situation?

CASE 2 Jake Brown, CEO of New York-based ad agency Diadem has decidedly mixed feelings when he reads employees Facebook status updates and tweets about topics such as how demanding a boss he is, how hung over they feel, and how totally not into a client they are. On one hand, he finds the messages engrossing. I cant lie. Its entertaining, he says. On the other hand, he tends to wince at some of the sensitive and potentially damaging information revealed. Given the nature of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, its a concern most employers share. They dont want to suppress or control what many employees believe is free and personal expression. Q. What do you think is the best strategy through which this issue can be addressed with the employees, without letting them feel their freedom of expression is being encroached upon, while creating a safe situation for the virtual reputation of the company?

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CASE 3 Compliant technologies are handling a high priority project from an important client. In order to meet deadlines, the management forms a team with the top ten performers from each domain. However, one week into the project, work doesn't seem to be getting done at the expected rate. Most of the team members do not know what is going on. The blame keeps shifting from one to the next" Q. Identify the problem with the team and provide possible solutions to ensure that the work gets done on time and that the quality is not compromised. CASE 4 Rita belongs a tier 3 MBA college. After joining a reputed organization, she works very hard to meet deadlines and exhibits exemplary performance. However Harita, who hails from a tier 1 college, receives a higher appraisal rating, despite being an average performer at best. Rita finds out that Harita's higher rating can be attributed to the better rating of her college. Q. Rita has now decided to bring this issue to the HR manager of the company, how would you as an HR manager tackle this issue?

CASE 5 Gringotts Technologies took over Diagon limited in the year 2006. Gringotts tech had a very strict work environment, such as 9.5 working hours daily , 15 leaves in an year, variable pay component of Rs 20000, private offices etc. Diagon on the other hand had a relatively more relaxed work culture, you could work from home, take 25 leaves per year, variable pay component was Rs 30000 , participative management styles etc. After the acquisition, Diagon had to incorporate Gringotts policies in their daily operations. This led to dissatisfaction amongst the employees of Diagon, as they found Gringotts structure too stringent. This in turn led to a steep rise in the attrition rates since the takeover. Q. How would you as the HR manager of Gringotts reduce levels of employee dissatisfaction of Diagon's employees, as they are now an integral part of the organization. You have to ensure that the transition is as smooth as possible.

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The participants will be screened on the basis of their approach, feasibility and originality of the solution. The top ten teams that score relatively better will be called on campus and will participate in a series of events which will test their potential as future HR managers. SUBMISSION DETAILS 1. Participants will have to mail the solutions in a single PDF file. Word limit per answer is 80-100 words. No diagrams allowed. 2. The PDF file should be named in the following format: HRmony_team name_institute name _contact number. Contact number of any one participant has to be mentioned here. 3. The PDF file should be sent to pr.imtgpassion@gmail.com with subject of the mail as HRmony_team name_institute name.

DEADLINES September 10, 2012 : Registration begins September 23, 2012 : Registration and submission of entries ends at 05:59:59 AM. For any queries, contact Divya Gupta : +91 7503139302 Vinay Shekhar : +91 7503139404 Email Id : pr.imtgpassion@gmail.com