SEMESTER SPRING 2019

HUMAN RELATIONS (MGMT611)

ASSIGNMENT
DUE DATE: 22ND MAY, 2019 MARKS: 15
Learning Objective:
To let the students identify different reasons behind associating
themselves with a group.
Learning Outcomes:
After attempting this assignment students will be able to:
 Have a clearer understanding about the under discussion topic,
analyze and solve practical scenarios.
 They will be able to differentiate between different reasons of
association of individuals

Premise:
Dynamics of Pakistani job market has transformed due to digitalization
and the unification of the young blood in the organizations. Young
professionals prefer such organizations which are more research oriented and
provide more career development. One of such young professional Mr. Arif
Alvi is working in Creative Textile Mills (CTM) Faisalabad. He is conducting
a qualitative research work on “Group behavior and its effectiveness” so
that he would be able to better analyze the trends related to group behavior of
the employees of CTM.

He started his research by conducting an in-depth interview sessions to

collect the primary data. One of the question he asked from his informants
was: “If they have ever joined any particular group what were their reasons of
association. Three of informants from HR department Mr. Shah, Mr. Gillani
and Mr. Ahsan responded this question as under:

 Mr. Shah articulated his approach that I joined a group where members
had proficiency to produce more in a group rather than working
individually.
 Mr. Gillani, responded that he joined a group where they had
enthusiasm to take up the challenge of mega projects and each member
was motivating and assisting each other in the challenging projects.
 Third member Mr. Ahsan shared his experience and retorted that he
amalgamated with a group that provided inclusion, control and
affection to its members and ultimately his relationship with other
members strengthened.

Requirements:
Views of the respondents mentioned in the scenario correspond to
different reasons why each member joined any group. Identify and explain at
least two reasons based on logical justification/arguments exhibited by each
of the above mentioned three respondents.

IMPORTANT:
24 hours extra / grace period after the due date are usually available to
overcome uploading difficulties. This extra time should only be used to meet
the emergencies and above mentioned due dates should always be treated as
final to avoid any inconvenience.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS/ SOLUTION GUIDELINES/ SPECIAL

INSTRUCTIONS

 Be precise and provide logical reasoning of your solution.

 Avoid using blogs or coping from any other source as it will be marked
as zero (0).

OTHER IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:

DEADLINE:
  Make sure to upload the solution file before the due date on VULMS.
 Any submission made via email after the due date will not be accepted.

FORMATTING GUIDELINES:
 Use the font style “Times New Roman” or “Arial” and font size “12”.
 It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word format.
 You may also compose your assignment in Open Office format.
 Use black and blue font colors only.

REFERENCING GUIDELINES:
 Use APA style for referencing and citation. For guidance search “APA
reference style” in Google and read various websites containing
information for better understanding or visit
http://linguistics.byu.edu/faculty/henrichsenl/apa/APA01.html

RULES FOR MARKING

Please note that your assignment will not be graded or graded as Zero (0),
if:
 It is submitted after the due date.
 The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt.
 It is in any format other than MS-Word or Open Office; e.g. Excel,
PowerPoint, PDF etc.
 It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc.

GOOD LUCK!