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