IAS Mains Commerce 2001
Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 300

Candidates should attempt Questions I and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section.

Paper II
Section A

Write notes on any three of the following in about 200 words on each:

Contingency approach to organisation

Professional bureaucracy

Porter-Lawler model of motivation

Organisational conflict

Define learning and explain the process of leaming.

One cannot predict the effectiveness of an organisation structure or of a leader without understanding the group process that exists in the situation. Explain whether you agree or disagree with this statement and why.

What is the need for change? Explain the management strategies for dealing with human resistance to orgnisational change.

Section B

Write notes on any three of the following in about 200 words on each:

Industrial democracy

Grievance handling process

Collective bargaining

ILO and Industrial relations

Compare and contrast the organisational structure and performance of Indian Trade Unionism with their counterparts in foreign countries.

What are the causes of industrial conflicts? Explain the role of State in resolving the conflicts.

What are the merits and demerits of collective bargaining v/s direct governmental intervention as approaches to industrial conflict? Give your answer with reference to Indian conditions.