NMIMS JUNE 2020 ASSIGNMENT - MANAGEMENT THEORY AND PRACTICE CUSTOMIZED ANSWER

MANAGEMENT THEORY AND PRACTICE

1. M/s Landmark Construction is facing severe issues between the Management & its union on salaries and other matters. Both the parties are extremely strong & are not willing to budge from their respective stands. As an external consultant, you have been advised to identify & verify all possible conflict resolution techniques. Enlist the advantages & disadvantages of each of these techniques & suggest the best possible conflict resolution technique to solve this standoff between the management & the union.

2. You have been appointed as an external consultant to M/s PoleStar & Co. It has been observed that employees are currently unsatisfied with the policies of the company & furthermore, a lot of employees have been leaving the organization. What would you do to motivate existing employees & to get hold of new talent from the marketplace. Suggest at least 5 innovative approaches towards employee motivation.

3.a. Perform a SWOT analysis on IBM USA

3.b. Which type of Organizational structure does IBM follow Functional, Divisional or Matrix & enlist the advantages & disadvantages of this form