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P A COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, Mangalore

P.G DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
II - INTERNAL ASSESSMENT

Semester: 3-Scheme 2018 Date: 15 Nov 2019

Subject: HR ANALYTICS (18MBAHR302) Time: 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Faculty: Miss RANJITHA D.S Max Marks: 50

PART A
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1 a Discuss the concept of predictive analytics. 3 L1

b Give the detailed description on various HR analytics framework. 7 L1

c Explain HR analytical value chain with diagram 10 L1

2 a What do you understand by data driven HRA? 3 L1

b Explain the process of data cleaning. Also discuss the data cleaning checklist. 7 L1

c Explain analytical capabilities and analytical model. 10 L1

PART B
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3 a Microsoft started its Indian operations in the year 1990 setting up Microsoft India Corporation 10 L1
(Pvt) Ltd in New Delhi. Later, Microsoft expanded its footprint in India by bringing all its six
main units of business into the country. The headcount at Microsoft India Development
Center (MSIDC) at Hyderabad grew from 20 in 1998 to more than 1,500 by the end of
2008, making it the company's second biggest development center in the world.

Microsoft India's HR strategy was focused on building the organizational capability

and strengthening employee engagement to leverage the limited human resources to
achieve the company's mission.
According to Microsoft India's HR growth model, HR was ultimately expected to be a change
leader and business driver. Set in a context of a challenging global business environment,
this case discusses the talent management and employee retention practices at Microsoft
India, and its use of HR metrics to build accountability of the HR function toward
business success.

Questions:
a) The HR function as a change leader and business driver. How Talent management and
employee retention in the Indian IT industry.
b) How HR metrics and Return on Investment (RoI) is fetched.
c)How managing knowledge workers and their work-life balance and gain for the
growth of busniess on long run.