Read the passage and attempt the questions that follow: Dinesh, a young executive, joined Softech Co. three months back. Coming with a brilliant academic record, he played key role to revamp the company's finance and management procedures for which he was recognized by the management. But now his performance has come down with mistakes found in most of his actions. Several things transpired against him. His only son turned spastic and he was overlooked for promotion against a new comer. This witnessed him becoming less popular among staff. Adding to that, a mild flirtation with a female employee was blown out of proportion. Dinesh has became emotionally and professionally depressed with morale down and seemed loosing self-confidence badly.
Suppose Softech Co. proposes the following two promotion provisions: (i) Assess an employee's demonstrated performance, skills and ability when deciding advancement. (ii) Promote an eligible incumbent after the existing post is formally reclassified at a higher grade because higher-level duties have gradually and permanently accumulated; this is outside a predetermined career ladder and does not involve filling a separate vacancy. Which two labels most directly identify these provisions, respectively? (a) Career ladder (b) Merit based (c) Accretion of duties (d) Competitive and non-competitive Choose the correct option:
(b) and (c)
The answer is (b) and (c). Merit-based advancement evaluates the employee's performance and capabilities. Accretion-of-duties promotion follows reclassification of an existing post because its duties have grown to a higher level. A career ladder instead provides predetermined progression; competitive/non-competitive describes the selection procedure rather than these two specific criteria.
Important Questions from Approaches to Leadership - Teaching
Which management approach should the HR Manager deploy for Dinesh here?
The HR Manager should impart which of the following skills to Dinesh?
As HR Manager, which counseling mode would you choose for Dinesh?
As HR Manager which life positions in Transactional Analysis would you expect Dinesh to have?
Transactional Analysis does NOT help in
