THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EMPLOYEES

EMPLOYEES MUST BE REGARDED AS THE BIGGEST BUSINESS

ASSET WITH TALENT MANAGEMENT PLACED HIGH ON THE HR
AGENDA.

 EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT IS CRUCIAL FOR THE GROWTH

AND THE PROSPERITY OF THE BUSINESS AS EMPLOYEES ARE
THE DETERMINING FACTORS FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE
COMPANY.

EMPLOYEES ARE THE PRIMARY BUILDERS OF A PROFITABLE

BUSINESS;FOR THE ORGANISATIONS TO CAPITALISE ON THIS
THEY MUST PLACE THE MANAGEMENT OF TALENT FIRMLY ON
THE HR AGENDA.

THE MORE CAPABLE AND QUALIFIED THE EMPLOYEES THE

BETTER THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY.
WE AS A GROUP HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN UNDERSTANDING HOW
COMPANIES HAVE BEEN USING VARIOUS MEANS AND METHODS TO
UNCLOCK THE EMPLOYEE POTENTIAL.

WE INTERVIEWED FOR THE COMPANIES SIEMENS,ICICI,BARC AND

INDIAGAMES AND CAME UP WITH THE ANALYSIS THAT BARC GOT THE
HIGHEST RATING OF 4.28 FOR ALL FACTORS FOLLOWED BY SIEMENS
WHICH GOT AN AVERAGE RATING OF 2.79 AND ICICI 2.59.INDIAGAMES GOT
THE LOWEST RATING OF 1.59 WHICH INDICATES THAT COMPANY NEEDS TO
PUT IN MORE EFFORTS TO GAIN EMPLOYEE APPROVAL.

THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS SURVEY IS TO COMPARE AND TO CONTRAST

THE LITERATURE ON HOW THE COMPANIES TRY TO UNLOCK THE
EMPLOYEE POTENTIAL.

THE SURVEY WILL HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW THE EMPLOYEES AT

SIEMENS,ICICI ,BARC AND INDIAGAMES FEEL ABOUT THEIR JOBS.
 THE SIEMENS GROUP IS A UNIQUE PLAYER IN THE FIELD OF ELECTRICAL
AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING.
IN THE ENERGY SECTOR ITS EXPERTISE RANGES FROM POWER PLANTS TO
TURBINES AND IN THE INDUSTRY SECTOR IT BUILDS AIRPORTS AS WELL AS
PRODUCES CONTRACTORS.

IN HEALTH CARE IT HAS DEVELOPED THE TECHNOLOGY OF “IN-THE-

CANAL” HEARING AIDS.

ICICI BANK IS INDIA’S LARGEST BANK WITH TOTAL ASSETS OF RS 3,774BILLION

RUPEES AND PROFIT AFTER TAX RS 30.14 BILLION RUPEES.

IT OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF BANKING PRODUCTS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

TO CORPORATE AND RETAIL CONSUMERS THROUGH A VARIETY OF DELIVERY
CHANNELS AND ITS AFFILIATES IN LIFE INSURANCE,VENTURE CAPITAL AND
ASSET MANAGEMENT.
BARC PROVIDES A BROAD SPECTRUM OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL
ACTIVITIES EXTENDING FROM BASIC LABORATORY BENCH SCALE TO PLANT
LEVEL OPERATIONS.

THE CORE MANDATE OF THIS ORGANISATION IS TO PROVIDE RESEARCH

AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT REQUIRED TO SUSTAIN ONE OF THE MOST
PEACEFUL APPLICATIONS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY viz POWER GENERATION.

INDIAGAMES LTD. IS INDIA’S BENCHMARK MOBILE AND ONLINE GAMES

COMPANY AND A LEADING GLOBAL MOBILE GAME PUBLISHER.

THE COMPANY IS ENGAGED IN BULIDING GAMES ACROSS VARIOUS

PLATFORMS INCLUDING ONLINE AND MOBILE GAMING.

IT ALSO OPERATES BROADBAND GAMES ON DEMAND SERVICE THROUGH

ITS WEBSITE www.indiagames.com.
 TOTAL NO OF COMPANIES SURVEYED:4

TOTAL NO OF PEOPLE SURVEYED:38

Gender

21%
Male - 30
79% Female - 8

OF THE 38 PEOPLE SURVEYED 79% WERE MALES WHILE 21% WERE

FEMALES.
 Age Group

10%

32%
20 - 25 years - 22
58%
25 - 30 years - 12
More than 30 years - 4
 Association with current company

5%
24%

Upto 1 year - 2

1 to 3 years - 27
71%

Beyond 3 years - 9
 Does your company have an HR department?
0%

Yes - 38
No - 0

100%

ALL THE SURVEY PARTICIPANTS WERE AWARE OF THE HR

DEPARTMENT BEING PRESENT IN THEIR COMPANY.
 Which HR departments are present in your company
10
10 10 10
10
10
9 10 10 8
10
8 8
7 10 8
10
6 8
5 7
7
4 Siemens
3
ICICI Bank
2
BARC
1
0 Indiagames
Recruitment

Training and Development

HRD

Payroll
BARC Indiagames
ICICI Bank
Siemens

ALL THE FOUR COMPANIES SURVEYED HAD VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS

LIKE RECRUITMENT,TRAINING,PAYROLL AND HRD.
 Do you feel your company respects all of its employees?

11%
5%

Yes - 32
No - 2
Can't Say - 4
84%

OF THE SURVEYED 38 ,32(84%OF TOTAL) FEEL THAT THEY

ARE RESPECTED BY THEIR COMPANIES WHILE FEW FROM
SIEMENS AND INDIAGAMES FELT THEY WERE NOT
EXPERIENCED TO REPLY TO THE QUESTION
 Which of the following values do you find in your workplace?

9
10 10
8
7 6 8
8
8 6

3 4
3
6 4 2 Siemens
2 0
Respect ICICI Bank
1
2 Courtesy BARC
0
Indiagames
Encouragement
0
Others

WE SEE THAT EMPLOYEES AT BARC FEEL THAT ENCOURAGEMENT,RESPECT

AND COURTESY ARE THE PREVALENT VALUES WHILE THOSE AT SIEMENS
ENCCOURAGEMENT IS MOST PREVALENT.AT INDIAGAMES PEOPLE FEEL
THEIR JOB LACKS RESPECT AND COURTESY.
 Does your supervisor promote a thinking environment?

16%

Yes - 32
No - 6

84%

32 EMPLOYEES FEEL THAT THEIR SUPERVISOR PROMOTES A THINKING

ENVIRONMENT WHILE 6 FEEL THEIR SUPERVISORS DON’T PROMOTE A
THINKING ENVIRONMENT.
 Does your employer encourage direct feedbacks from you?

13%

Yes - 33
No - 5

87%

33 SURVEY PARTICIPANTS FEEL THEY HAVE AN EMPLOYER WHO

ENCOURAGES DIRECT FEEDBACKS WHILE 5 FEEL THEIR
EMPLOYEES DO NOT ENCOURAGE DIRECT FEEDBACKS.
 How many breaks are you allowed to take in a day?

13%
24%

26% One - 9
Two - 14
Three - 10

37% More than 3 - 5

14 SURVEY PARTICIPANTS ARE ALLOWED TO TAKE 2 BREAKS IN A DAY

WHILE 10 EMPLOYEES ARE ALLOWED 3 BREAKS.BREAKS ARE AN
IMPORTANT TO REFOCUS AT WORKPLACE.
 Do you see opportunites for growth in your company?

37%

Yes - 24
63%
No - 14

GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES ARE IMPORTANT TO MOTIVATE

EMPLOYEES TO PUT IN BEST EFFORTS.OF THE SURVEYED
PARTICIPANTS 24 FEEL THAT THEY HAVE OPPRTUNITIES FOR
GROWTH IN THEIR COMPANY.
 How often are job appraisal exercises undertaken in your
organization?

8%

Annually - 35
Biannually - 3

92%

92% OF THE EMPLOYEES UNDERGO JOB APPRAISAL EXERCISES

ONCE A YEAR WHILE ONLY 8%(3 EMPLOYEES)
UNDERGO APPRAISAL TWICE A YEAR.
 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

How many times have you undergone training and development

during your tenure?

24%

45%
0% Once - 17
Twice - 12
Thrice - 0
31%
More than thrice - 9

17 EMPLOYEES HAD UNDERGONE TRAINING ONCE WHILE12 HAD

UNDERGONE TRAINING TWICE.
 Does your company appreciate team efforts or individual
efforts?

29%

47%

Team Efforts - 11
Individual Efforts - 9
Both - 18
24%

18 EMPLOYEES FEEL THEIR COMPANY APPRECIATES TEAM AS WELL

AS INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS.
 Is there any mismatch between your capabilities and your job
profile?

47%
53%
Yes - 20
No - 18

THE SURVEY RESPONDENTS ARE EQUALLY DIVIDED.18 FEEL THEY ARE

ALLOTED JOBS AS PER THEIR CAPABILITIES WHILE 20 FIND A MISMATCH
BETWEEN THEIR CAPABILITIES AND THEIR JOB PROFILE
 Which of the following awards are presented in your company?

10 10

8
8

6 8

4 8
7
2 Siemens
2 ICICI Bank
0
BARC
0
Monetary Incentives/Bonus 0 0 Indiagames
0 0 0
Employee of the Month 2
0
Employee of the Year 2

0
Others
Indiagames
BARC
ICICI Bank
Siemens

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH IS NOT PRESENT IN THE SURVEYED

COMPANIES.ICICI GIVES MONETARY INCENTIVES WHILE BARC GIVES
CERTIFICATES AND TROPHIES.ONLY SIEMENS AND INDIAGAMES HAVE
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AWARD
 On a scale of 1 to 5 please rate your company

4.1 4.5
4.2
5
4
5 4.4 4.2
4 3.5
3.4
2.7
3.9 2.8 3
2.7
2.8 2.6
2.8 2.5
3.2
2.6 2
2.6
1.5 1.5
2.3
2.6
2.4 2.9 1
1.1
2.3 1.5 1.1 0.5
2.1 2.3 1.6
0
Mentoring - 2.7825
1.4
Management help and support - 2.6625
1.8
Rewards - 2.52
Inhouse cadidate identification for vacancies - 2.8375
Job satisfaction levels - 2.72
Freedom to make decisions - 2.7725

Physical working conditions - 2.95

Respect for individual culture and values - 3

BARC - 4.28 Siemens - 2.71 ICICI Bank - 2.59 Indiagames - 1.54

 CONCLUSION
Employing people in business, one is going to be faced with a number of tricky
management issues –
dealing with tardiness, sick leave, and keeping your staff motivated.

Performance reviews can be useful for motivating employees, but only if they are
accurate. An inaccurate review, which fails to recognize the employee's value to
the organization , can be worse than no review at all.

If a performance review fails to take note of an employee's shortcomings, it

won't be taken seriously.

If an employee consistently performs poorly, it's vital to document this,

as well as any corrective action that is taken.

Employees thrive on feedback, and regular performance reviews provide

a consistent framework for providing positive reinforcement.