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Business Studies · 2024 · 6 marks
CBSE 2024 · Region 1 · Set 3 · Q34
(a) Explain any three merits and three demerits of internal sources of recruitment.
(a)
Explain any three merits and three demerits of internal sources of
recruitment.
OR
(b)
Explain any four non-financial incentives which motivate
employees for better performance.
Marking-scheme solution
Merits of internal sources of recruitment are:
(i)
Employees are motivated to improve their performance. A
promotion at a higher level may lead to a chain of promotion at
lower levels in the organisation.
(ii)
Internal recruitment also simplifies the process of selection
and placement. This is a more reliable and economical way of
recruitment since the candidates are already known to the
organization.
(iii)
Transfer is a tool of training the employees to prepare
them for higher jobs. People recruited from within the
organisation do not need induction training.
(iv)
Transfer has the benefit of shifting workforce from the
surplus departments to those where there is shortage of staff.
(v)
Filling of jobs internally is cheaper as compared to getting
candidates from external sources.
Demerits of internal sources of recruitment are:
(i)
The scope for induction of fresh talent is reduced. Hence,
complete reliance on internal recruitment involves danger of
‘inbreeding’ by stopping ‘infusion of new blood’ into the
organization
(ii)
The employees may become lethargic if they are sure of
time bound promotions
(iii)
A new enterprise cannot use internal sources of
recruitment. No organisation can fill all its vacancies from
internal sources
(iv)
The spirit of competition among the employees may be
hampered.
(v)
Frequent transfers of employees may often reduce the
productivity of the organization.
OR
Q(b). Explain any four non-financial incentives which
motivate employees for better performance.
Non-financial incentives which motivate employees for
better performance are:
(i)
Status
(ii)
Organisational Climate
(iii)
Career Advancement Opportunity
(iv)
Job Enrichment
(v)
Employee recognition programmes
(vi)
Job security
(vii)
Employee participation
(viii)
Employee Empowerment
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