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1. Questionnaires 2. Interviews 3. Workshops 4. Observation 5. Analysis of records, reports, and other secondary data.
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Means of Observation
watch
Execute
(i.e, assess)
know
Things/issue
learn
understand
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1. Physical facilities and living conditions. 2. Meetings, discussions and other transactions. 3. Celebrations and events related to organizational life and culture. 4. Training and other HRD related facilities. 5. Forms and formats, reports and manuals and other secondary data.
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Physical facilities
Work technology, health, clean and well organized workplace, tools for effective functioning, good living conditions= great motivational values. - Physical layout of office and factory, housing, rest rooms, and work environment. - Work conditions and facilities. - Health and educational facilities. - Canteen, transportation and recreational facilities.
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Groups, taskforce, committees, cross functional team, quality circles, workshop and seminars, communication meetings, counseling and conflict resolution sessions, collective bargaining, training need identification sessions etc.
- Assumption is participants have motivational value and group work always contribute better than individuals. - Group is meant for improving productivity both in terms of decision making and execution.
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meetings...
What to observe in meetings?
Readiness of individual for the meetings. Circulation of agenda in advance. Objectives. Sharing of goals. Co-ordination. Participation. Learning nature. Individuals behaviour (receptive or not). Waste of time or value addition. Key competencies for making meeting more productive.
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Cultural events, celebration of festivals, celebration of accomplishments by employees and their families, annual days, sports day, birth day celebrations, opening ceremonies of new facility, departments, branches etc.
Such events create family environment bringing employees together. Observed to assess motivational and culture building value
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Participation sprit and enthusiasm Organizational aspects well organization, facilitation of organization, involvement of peers etc. Status differences functional or dysfunctional Role of top management respect and integrity Feelings of a family felling we rather than I
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Training room reflects the organizational values of systematic learning and competency building of their employees. Good training facility requires- well organized, neatly cleaned and maintained and have a right ambience that can motivate a person to learn.
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Training...
What to observe?
1. Ambience of training facility surroundings, rooms, flooring and furnishing etc. 2. Library and its arrangement, books and facilities. 3. Meetings and discussion rooms. 4. Administrative facilities fax, photocopy, e-mailing, video conferencing etc.
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Written documents describe the character of the company. Well developed annual reports are and indicator of the external customer orientation while internal documents indicate the internal customer orientation. Language used indicates formal or informal culture, systematic or ad-hoc operation, structure of organization (flat or tall / professional or bureaucratic) etc.
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Forms, formats...
What to observe?
1. Personnel manual. 2. HR planning guidelines. 3. HR policies. 4. Quality circles and TQM manuals. 5. OD interventions. 6. HRD department activities. 7. Reward systems. 8. Job rotation, transfer policies, practices and letters. 9. Welfare schemes and facilities. 10.Climate surveys and cultural studies. 11.Organizational structure charts. 12.News letters, notice and notice boards.
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What to assess?
1. Sense of belongingness of employees.
5. Centralized or decentralized.
6. Deliberate or emergent planning. 7. Paradoxical writings. 8. Information (disclosing /hiding nature). 9. Organization of their activities
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