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Dr. K. BARANIDHARAN, POM Case Study 2

The document describes the profession of acting in the country of Wonderland. There are three key features of a profession highlighted: 1) Actors must read books about acting techniques, showing there is a well-defined body of knowledge. 2) Actors must pass an examination to receive a degree, showing there is restricted entry. 3) All actors must join a professional organization, showing there is a professional association.

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Dr. K. BARANIDHARAN, POM Case Study 2

The document describes the profession of acting in the country of Wonderland. There are three key features of a profession highlighted: 1) Actors must read books about acting techniques, showing there is a well-defined body of knowledge. 2) Actors must pass an examination to receive a degree, showing there is restricted entry. 3) All actors must join a professional organization, showing there is a professional association.

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10:Question

In a country named Wonderland acting is considered as a profession. Whosoever


has to become an actor has to read books written about acting. These books tell
the nuances of acting and without reading these books one can’t be considered as
an actor. To judge the ability of an actor an examination is conducted and then a
degree is assigned to the qualified persons who can then act in films. There is also
a body which provides membership to all actors. There are about thirty thousand
actors in wonderland who are compulsorily members of this organization.

??What are the three features of profession highlighted here? Also identify the
lines highlighting these features?

Answer:
The three features of profession highlighted here are:

1.  Well-defined body of knowledge. An actor has to read books written


about acting.
2. Restricted Entry. To judge the ability of an actor an examination is
conducted and then a degree is assigned to the qualified person who can act
in films.
3. Professional Association. Actors in wonderland who are compulsorily
members of this organization.

11:Question
Faulty works Inc. has a very dynamic Plant Superintendent, Amity, who is fond of
dealing with tough situations. He is a perfectionist who believes in doing quality
management. Every week he prepares a schedule which helps in minimization of
wastage of efforts and time of the department. He however is upset with the
cutthroat competition among the employees which is having a negative impact on
the overall production. Even after all such problems he is managing the situation
very well. On 26th Feb he informs his boss that the target given to him has been
achieved and with the best quality.
The best part was that still two days were remaining for the dead line to be over
which was 28th Feb. However his boss was not pleased as the cost incurred by his
team for the completion of project is more than the allowed limit.

??In the above case find out the concepts of management violated and the
concepts lollowed? Also tell at which level of management does Amit work?

Answer:
The concepts of management which have been violated are:

1. Cooperation. There is so much competition among the employees that there


is negative outcome of it.
2. Efficiency. There has been more than expected spending of resources which
has led to increase in overall costs incurred.

The concepts of management which have been followed are:

1.  Coordination. Every week he prepares schedule and thus brings down


wastage of efforts.
2. Effectiveness. As the work is completed before time and with required
quality.
Amit works at the middle level management as Plant Superintendent is a
middle level manager.

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