Question : “Training is essential not only for efficiency and effectiveness but also for broadening the vision of the employees.” Substantiate.
(2007)
Answer : Among the various aspects of personnel administration, the training comprises the most important part. After the theoretical knowledge which provided academic qualification of change the paradigms of subjective growth. But professional education demands the practical skill because of the empirical (public relation) connection with the environment especially socio-cultural environment.
Practical training provides the ground reality of social situation and transforms the theories into practical form. Training also provides artificial environment, which is necessary for a professional ....
Question : To what extent has the human relations movement contributed to the knowledge and practice within the field of personnel administration?
(2006)
Answer : The human relation movement was the result of anger against the mechanistic model given by the classical thinkers. They have neglected the human aspect of the organization and they did not took case of human emotions and values. The human relations movement under Elton Mayo broke that myth by stating and providing that human being are not machines and they are also driven by emotion and values.
This was a path-breaking discovery. The human relation movements ....
Question : “If positions are the raw material of classification, class is the operating unit”. Discuss.
(2005)
Answer : A proper and systematic classification of personnel in government is very essential for the management of civil service in the modern state.
The system of classification is also known as the duties classification. It involves the grouping of positions on the basis of duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. In other words, a position is classified in accordance with the nature of job rather than the person holding the position.
‘Position’ or ‘post’ is the lowest basic unit in ....
Question : Why do public organization evaluate employee’s performance? How can performance evaluation system affect employee’s behaviour? How can administration effectively evaluate employees?
(2005)
Answer : Every organization has a system of assessment of performance of its employees periodically for determining the output of that employee as well as for deciding on his promotion. Public organisation evaluate employee’s performance to achieve many hidden purpose. In every organization all employees work to achieve the common aims and objectives of the organisation. But all employees do not have same capacities and qualities. The individual’s qualities differ from person to person. All are not ....
Question : Recruitment is the backbone of Public Administration. Explain.
(2004)
Answer : Recruitment is the most important process in the administrative system. The tone and caliber of the civil servants is decided by the process of recruitment. The usefulness and relevance of the government and administration to the society depends upon a sound system of recruitment. If the recruitment policy is faulty and wrong, the dull, incompetent and inefficient persons will get into civil services which will make administration permanently weak and inefficient. Even the best policies ....
Question : “Training is practical education in any profession not only to improve skills but also to develop attitudes and scheme of values necessary for effective performance.” Elaborate.
(2003)
Answer : Training is an important component in professional education. After the theoretical knowledge which provided academic qualification of change the paradigms of subjective growth. But professional education demands the practical skill because of the empirical (public relation) connection with the environment especially socio-cultural environment.
Practical training provides the ground reality of social situation and transforms the theories into practical form. Training also provides artificial environment, which is necessary for a professional to deal with it. And further ....
Question : Analyse the constitutional, political and operational dimensions of employer-employee relations. What are your suggestions to bring about a satisfactory relationship between them?
(2002)
Answer : The constitution of different countries guarantee certain fundamental rights to all the citizens irrespective of birth, caste, creed, colour or sex. The public servant are the citizens of the country, constitution empowers the states to regulate their rights and impose obligations on the public servants.
The public servants are first citizens and then employees. But they have special duty to maintain the structure of the states law and order. There is a special status of double ....
Question : What techniques the Government of India have employed to evaluate (appraise) the performance of senior level employees, i.e., Class I and Class II? Are you satisfied with these techniques?
(2001)
Answer : Performance appraisal is judgement of the characteristics, traits and performance of an employee. On the basis of these judgements, we assess the worth of the employee. These appraisals are made to facilitate administrative decisions such as selection, training, promotion, transfer, salary fixation, etc. Performance appraisal is a systematic and objective way of judging the relative worth or ability of an employee in performing his task. Where the performance in not of expected standards, the performance ....
Question : “Public Personnel Administration is concerned with a number of functions.” Elaborate. Why are Procurement and Development functions important?
(1998)
Answer : Public personnel administration comprise the public services of the country. The public personnel administration has certain characteristics which are different from the private administration in many ways. Public personnel have to cater to the needs of larger of people and are engaged with the supply of varied services. Public personnel administration does not exist in a vacuum. It is the product of basic public policy, it operates under public scrutiny, it mirrors general social and ....
Question : “Much of what the recruit learns in an organization is communicated after the fashion of Bentham’s dog law.” Discuss.
(1995)
Answer : Recruitment provides the basic framework on which an organization runs. Through this process the nature of Human Resource in an organization is settled. Thus, for a organization the most important part is its employees which further are inducted through the recruitment process.
The recruitment learns through the training and gains experience. This experience is vital because if it is properly communicated to the newer recruit can shape the entire organization according to its goals. Bentham’s dog ....
Question : “Be it an occupation or a profession, Public Personnel has certainly developed a series of subspecialities and techniques that, over the years, have combined to produce an organizational subsystem that must be staffed by experts if it is to meet the standards set by Public Personnel Administration.” Explain.
(1995)
Answer : The public personnels in any organization develop some unique quality which is the result of their year long experiences. In this regard they count themselves as an unbreakable part of the organization. They work in a manner that it becomes virtually impossible for them to separate apart from the organization. And if in this situation the new staff comes, it becomes very difficult for them to understand the procedures, say norms of that organisation. There ....
