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XAT DECISION MAKING Question 2008 - 2012
Questions 1 to 4: Read the following situations and choose the best possible alternative.
1.
Seema was a finance manager in an MNC and felt that gender discrimination at the workplace hampered her career growth. Frustrated, she quit the job and started a company. While starting her company, Seema decided that she would have equal proportion of males and females. Over the next six years, Seema emerged as a very successful entrepreneur and expanded her business to eight locations in the country.
However, Seema recently started facing an ethical dilemma because she realized that female employees were not willing to travel across cities and work late hours, as the work required them to do. Male employees did not hesitate undertaking such work. Seema started to feel the pressure of reducing the proportion of female employees. On the other hand, she is aware that equal representation was one of the strongest reasons for her to have founded the company. What should she do as a conscientious female entrepreneur?
A. See if unwilling female employees could be given assignments which do not require travel and involve less overtime.
B. Reduce the number of female employees, as it is a business requirement. She should not let anything affect her business.
C. Let the status quo continue.
D. Henceforth hire only male employees.
E. She should close the business.
(2008)
2.
You, a recruitment manager, are interviewing
Mayank, a hard- working young man, who has problems in speaking fluent English. He has studied in vernacular medium schools and colleges. Amongst the following options, what would you choose to do, if your company has vacancies? A. I would hire him at all costs.
B. I would hire him for the job he is good at, and provide training in other areas.
C. I would hire him for production or finance job but not for marketing job, which requires good communication skills.
D. I would
Questions 1 to 4: Read the following situations and choose the best possible alternative.
1.
Seema was a finance manager in an MNC and felt that gender discrimination at the workplace hampered her career growth. Frustrated, she quit the job and started a company. While starting her company, Seema decided that she would have equal proportion of males and females. Over the next six years, Seema emerged as a very successful entrepreneur and expanded her business to eight locations in the country.
However, Seema recently started facing an ethical dilemma because she realized that female employees were not willing to travel across cities and work late hours, as the work required them to do. Male employees did not hesitate undertaking such work. Seema started to feel the pressure of reducing the proportion of female employees. On the other hand, she is aware that equal representation was one of the strongest reasons for her to have founded the company. What should she do as a conscientious female entrepreneur?
A. See if unwilling female employees could be given assignments which do not require travel and involve less overtime.
B. Reduce the number of female employees, as it is a business requirement. She should not let anything affect her business.
C. Let the status quo continue.
D. Henceforth hire only male employees.
E. She should close the business.
(2008)
2.
You, a recruitment manager, are interviewing
Mayank, a hard- working young man, who has problems in speaking fluent English. He has studied in vernacular medium schools and colleges. Amongst the following options, what would you choose to do, if your company has vacancies? A. I would hire him at all costs.
B. I would hire him for the job he is good at, and provide training in other areas.
C. I would hire him for production or finance job but not for marketing job, which requires good communication skills.
D. I would