IIBM Institute of Business Management
Examination Paper MM.100
Industrial Relations
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True and False:
1. Central Board of Workers Education (CBWE) was set up in 1986.
2. The joint Departmental Councils are encouraged to hold annual meetings, a scheme which
was initiated in 1970.
3. The lockout of the pilots was lifted from 3rd November, 1974.
4. The Employers federation of India formed in 1936.
...
10. Standing Orders may provide as to who should enquire.
Part two:
1. Who are ‘Blue Collor’ workers?
2. What are the basic causes of ‘Grievances’?
3. Write a note on ‘Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972’.
4. Explain ‘Walker’s Model’ for worker’s participation in management.
Caselet 1
(A)HISTORY OF THE FIRM:
Bombay Electricals was started in 1940 by Mr. Desai, a refrigeration engineer, as a proprietary company.
In 1941 he ran short of money and approached Mr. Khanna, Chairman of a large group of companies, for
help. Mr. Khanna decided to invest capital in the company and thereby obtained 75% control. The
company was later registered in 1945 as a Public Limited company but management was left all this time
in the hands of Mr. Desai. Until 1947 the company showed substantial losses because Mr. Desai started a
number of new product lines but did not stick to any long enough to establish either the production or the
markets. Nor did he make any study of the existing markets or production in the ..
This case raises some highly interesting and significant questions:
Questions:
1. Similar problems which caused this strike in 1960 were satisfactorily resolved in the past in Bombay
Electricals. Why could not the differences be settled in 1960?
2. Inspite of high earnings by employees, why did they choose to go on strike for a relatively small
difference of Rs 30/- in their demand preceding the strike?
Caselet 2
THE ORGANIZATION
Thomson and Richards, two technocrats from Holland, both in the age group of late 30s came as
consultants to Calcutta with French Company on a project assignment in 1940. They were quite
impressed with Indian culture and decided to settle down in India. Upon completion of their project, they
started their own company under the name Thomrich Pvt. Ltd. which manufactured agricultural
equipments. Encouraged by the performance of the company, they ventured into the manufacturing of
fertilizer manufacturing equipments in 1944 under the same banner. Their entrepreneurial skills ..
profits by exploring new markets. The Indian market by now was already flooded with many players,
leaving the international market as the only option, which was equally a hard nut to crack. Abraham felt
trapped in a highly volatile situation, where he fumbled for a speedy and pragmatic remedy.
Questions:
1. Was the company’s decision to enter the tractor segment right, when KCP had already captured
the market?
2. Had you been Abraham, how would you tackle the present situation?
1. What is inflation? Compare its role with money and the real earning of the Industrial workers.
Use appropriate data to justify your answer.
2. How can the bargaining affect the workers as well as the firm? “It is a method of wage fixation.”
Evaluate.
Examination Paper MM.100
Industrial Relations
..
True and False:
1. Central Board of Workers Education (CBWE) was set up in 1986.
2. The joint Departmental Councils are encouraged to hold annual meetings, a scheme which
was initiated in 1970.
3. The lockout of the pilots was lifted from 3rd November, 1974.
4. The Employers federation of India formed in 1936.
...
10. Standing Orders may provide as to who should enquire.
Part two:
1. Who are ‘Blue Collor’ workers?
2. What are the basic causes of ‘Grievances’?
3. Write a note on ‘Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972’.
4. Explain ‘Walker’s Model’ for worker’s participation in management.
Caselet 1
(A)HISTORY OF THE FIRM:
Bombay Electricals was started in 1940 by Mr. Desai, a refrigeration engineer, as a proprietary company.
In 1941 he ran short of money and approached Mr. Khanna, Chairman of a large group of companies, for
help. Mr. Khanna decided to invest capital in the company and thereby obtained 75% control. The
company was later registered in 1945 as a Public Limited company but management was left all this time
in the hands of Mr. Desai. Until 1947 the company showed substantial losses because Mr. Desai started a
number of new product lines but did not stick to any long enough to establish either the production or the
markets. Nor did he make any study of the existing markets or production in the ..
This case raises some highly interesting and significant questions:
Questions:
1. Similar problems which caused this strike in 1960 were satisfactorily resolved in the past in Bombay
Electricals. Why could not the differences be settled in 1960?
2. Inspite of high earnings by employees, why did they choose to go on strike for a relatively small
difference of Rs 30/- in their demand preceding the strike?
Caselet 2
THE ORGANIZATION
Thomson and Richards, two technocrats from Holland, both in the age group of late 30s came as
consultants to Calcutta with French Company on a project assignment in 1940. They were quite
impressed with Indian culture and decided to settle down in India. Upon completion of their project, they
started their own company under the name Thomrich Pvt. Ltd. which manufactured agricultural
equipments. Encouraged by the performance of the company, they ventured into the manufacturing of
fertilizer manufacturing equipments in 1944 under the same banner. Their entrepreneurial skills ..
profits by exploring new markets. The Indian market by now was already flooded with many players,
leaving the international market as the only option, which was equally a hard nut to crack. Abraham felt
trapped in a highly volatile situation, where he fumbled for a speedy and pragmatic remedy.
Questions:
1. Was the company’s decision to enter the tractor segment right, when KCP had already captured
the market?
2. Had you been Abraham, how would you tackle the present situation?
1. What is inflation? Compare its role with money and the real earning of the Industrial workers.
Use appropriate data to justify your answer.
2. How can the bargaining affect the workers as well as the firm? “It is a method of wage fixation.”
Evaluate.
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