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Business Studies · 2026 · 4 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 1 · Set 2 · Q26
(a) State any four limitations of internal sources of recruitment.
(a)
State any four limitations of internal sources of recruitment.
OR
(b)
State any eight specialized activities and duties which human
resource personnel must perform in an organization.
Marking-scheme solution
Limitations of Internal Sources of recruitment:
(i)
When vacancies are filled through internal promotions, the scope
for induction of fresh talent is reduced which increases danger of
‘inbreeding’.
(ii)
The employees may become lethargic if they are sure of
timebound promotions.
(iii)
A new enterprise cannot use internal sources of recruitment and
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 organisation.
OR
Q (b) State any eight specialised activities and duties which human
resource personnel must perform in an organisation.
Specialised activities and duties which human resource personnel
must perform in an organisation:
(i)
Recruitment, i.e., search for qualified people
(ii)
Analysing jobs, collecting information about jobs to prepare job
descriptions.
(iii)
Developing compensation and incentive plans.
(iv)
Training and development of employees for efficient
performance and career growth.
(v)
Maintaining labour relations and union management relations.
(vi)
Handling grievances and complaints.
(vii)
Providing for social security and welfare of employees.
(viii)
Defending the company in law suits and avoiding legal
complications
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