Management Practices followed by Organisations in India

You are requested to kindly complete the following questionnaire which is designed to assess the management
practices followed by Organisations operating in India. The information collected would be used for academic
purpose only and kept completely confidential.

Sector/ Industry
Nature of Organisation: PSE / PLE/ MNC / Start up or any other _______
No. of Employees: World Wide ___________ India____
Turnover (2016-17):
Total Years of Experience:
Age: Gender:
Current Position held:

1. Organizations of 21st century face a radically shifting context for the workforce, the workplace, and the
world of work. Which of the following options, according to you represent principal characteristic of the
new era? (Mark only one)
A) Rapid change is limited to technology
B) Rapid change encompasses technology, society and demographics as well
C) Business and HR leaders can still continue to operate according to old paradigms
D) Changes at workplace are at an accelerating rate, so it is not necessary to have new rules for
business and for HR

2. What is the main reason according to you that technology is increasing at an ever faster rate while
human adaptability rises only at a slower, linear rate?
A) Companies with low productivity now lose quickly to competitors, as most stock market valuations
are driven by IP and services, not by physical or capital goods.
B) Social and political unrest around the world
C) Companies themselves are being disrupted more quickly
D) It's related with human capital strategieshow businesses organize, manage, develop, and align
people at work

3. In the table below certain factors have been mentioned. Please rank the factors from 1 to 10 (1 being
lowest and 10 being highest) on the basis of what according to you is the most challenging area that
organizations will need to focus on in order to close the gap between the pace of change and the
challenges of work and talent management trends across the world? No two factors should be given
the same rank
Factors Rank
A) Organization of the future: Redesigning & Restructuring organisations. As
digital transforms the business landscape, the successful organizations of the
future will need to move faster, adapt more quickly, learn more rapidly, and
embrace dynamic career demands.
B) Careers and learning: Focussing on increasing the pace of learning. The half-
life of skills is rapidly falling, placing huge demands on learning in the digital age.
The good news is that an explosion of high-quality content and digital delivery
models offers employees ready access to continuous learning.
C) Talent acquisition: As jobs and skills change rapidly, finding and recruiting
the right people. Recruiters are using new technologies to forge connections
with candidates and strengthen the employment brand.
D) Employee experience: Focusing on improving the employee experience as a
whole. Use of a multitude of pulse feedback tools, wellness and fitness apps, and
employee self-service technologies will increase.
E) Performance management: Redesigning performance management from top
to bottom. Organisations need to align goals, provide feedback, and coach for
performance that is real-time, continuous, and multidirectional.
 F) Leadership: Radical change in concept of Leadership. Leaders need to have in-
terdisciplinary skills, be risk takers, agile & digital-ready
G) Digital HR: Changing the HR function itself to operate in a digital way, use
digital tools and apps to deliver solutions, and continuously experiment and
innovate.
H) People analytics: Increasing focus on people analytic. Will be used for
supporting everything from operations and management to talent acquisition
and financial performance.
I) Diversity and inclusion: Competitive Advantage rather than mere compliance.
Diversity and inclusion to become embedded in the organization
J) The augmented workforce : Manage a workforce with people, robots, and AI
working side by side. Paradigm-shifting forces such as cognitive technologies
and the open talent economy are reshaping the future workforce, driving many
organizations to reconsider how they design jobs, organize work, and plan for
future growth using robotics & AI

4. Indicate the extent to which the following tools are being used in your organization.
To a large extent To some extent To very little extent Not at all ( less than 25%)
(100%) (99-50%) (49 25%) Please specify reason
4 3 2 1
A) Facebooks Workplace
B) Slack
C) Google Team Drives
D) Atlassian Confluence
E) Microsoft Skype
E) Basecamp
F) Asana
G) Trello
H) Workboard

a. Please specify reason, in case more than 50% of your answers are in column no. 1
__________________________________________________________________________________

b, Any other tools being used but are not mentioned above _____________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________

5. Indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements

S.No. Statements Strongly Disagree Neither Agree Strongly

Disagree Agree nor Agree
Disagree
1. Organizations are redesigning themselves to move 2
faster & to meet the challenges of the future
2. Agility and Collaborations are very critical for any 5
organization's success.
3. Leaders of today require skills such as risk taking,
systems thinking & digital readiness
4. Organisations are providing avenues of continuous 1
learning to their employees
5. The gap between technological change and
adaptation of new technology in businesses is
increasing
6. Effective L&D implementation helps in employee
retention
7. Organisations are increasing their focus on 3
continuous performance improvement and
coaching
8. Organisations are replacing structural hierarchies 4
 with networks of teams empowered to take action.
9. Organizations are hiring more agile, diverse, and 6
younger leaders, as well as adopting new
leadership models that capture the digital way to
run businesses
10. Organisations are aligning their compensation 7
packages with market expectations
11. Organisations are effectively Leveraging technology 8
to support an integrated Performance
Management process
12. Organisations are integrating recruiting processes 9
and systems around the world for a common
employee experience
13. Organisations are using social media and other new 10
digital techniques for sourcing and advertising
positions
14. Organisations are giving due consideration to the 11
employees' career goals and preferences
15. Organisations are helping employees achieve 12
work/life balance
16. Organisations are integrating social, community, 13
and corporate program
17. Organisations are building strong and 14
differentiated employee experience brand
18. Organisations are understanding and using design 15
thinking as part of employee experience
19. Organisations are maintaining clear and current 16
succession plans and programs
20. Organisations are providing focused leadership 17
programs for women leaders
21. Organisations are holding HR accountable to 18
provide innovative solutions and programs
22. Organisations are providing managers with real- 19
time people analytics, applications and dashboards
to predict workforce performance and
improvement
23. Organisations are preparing HR to drive major 20
business change (communications, organization
design, workforce transition)
24. Organisations are identifying, developing, and 21
promoting diverse leaders throughout the
organization
25. Organisations are identifying and sourcing diverse 23
candidates.
26. Organisations are managing contingent, 24
outsourced, contracted, and part-time sources of
labour
27. Organisations are managing crowd sourcing as part 25
of our workforce and talent programs
28. Organizations are shifting to flexible, open career 26
models that offer enriching assignments, projects,
and experiences rather than static career
progression
6. Indicate the extent to which your organisation is following the below mentioned practices

S.No. Management Practices Not Following Not Following Following

following somewhat sure to large completely
at all extent
1. My Organisations provides avenues of
continuous learning to the employees
2. My Organisations is restructuring to meet the
challenges of the future
3. My Organisations is increasing the focus on
continuous performance improvement and
coaching
4. My Organisations is replacing structural
hierarchies with networks of teams empowered
to take action
5. My Organisations is hiring more agile, diverse,
and younger leaders
6. My Organisations is adopting new leadership
models that capture the digital way to run
businesses
7. My Organisations is aligning their compensation
packages with market expectations
8. My Organisations is effectively Leveraging
technology to support an integrated
Performance Management process
9. My Organisations is integrating recruiting
processes and systems around the world for a
common employee experience
10. My Organisations is using social media and other
new digital techniques to attract and access
potential candidates
11. My Organisations is giving due consideration to
the employees' career goals and preferences
12. My Organisations helps employees achieve
work/life balance
13. My Organisations is integrating social,
community, and corporate program
14. My Organisations is building strong and
differentiated employee experience brand
15. My Organisations understands and uses design
thinking as part of employee experience
16. My Organisations maintains clear and current
succession plans and programs
17. My Organisations is provides focused leadership
programs for women leaders
18. My Organisations holds HR accountable to
provide innovative solutions and programs
19. My Organisations provides managers with real-
time people analytics, applications and
dashboards to predict workforce performance
and improvement
20. My Organisations is preparing HR to drive major
business change (communications, organization
design, workforce transition)
21. My Organisations is identifying, developing, and
promoting diverse leaders throughout the
organization
22. My Organisations is creating a culture of
inclusiveness and respect for individuals
23. My Organisations is identifying and sourcing
diverse candidates
24. My Organisations is managing contingent,
outsourced, contracted, and part-time sources of
labour
25. My Organisations is managing crowd sourcing as
part of its workforce and talent programs
26. My organisation provides flexible, open career
models that offer enriching assignments,
projects, and experiences rather than static
career progression