L&D ASSIGNMENT 1

Yashu Yadav
(PGP14105)

Q1. What did you learn from the Summer Internship Project?
I learnt how to effectively perform a marketing research and various key
aspects linked with it like mind map, Google fusion, questionnaire etc. I
learnt that wherever you go it is necessary to understand their revenue
model to carry out your research and make best use out of it. In this
research I came to know that corporate holds a greater responsibility which
should be fulfilled for the betterment of the society. It also came to
knowledge that theres a huge potential market for outsourcing CSR
activities to CSR agencies. Companies which are new to CSR want to
completely outsource their CSR projects because of little or no knowledge
about CSR. Major focused areas by corporate are: Health, Education,
Community Development and Environment for CSR projects. Half the
number of companies doesnt encourages their employees for CSR
initiation. Companies are also executing CSR just for the sake of law and
giving away their CSR to random NGOs etc. and get away with the CSR
budget easily by manipulating their account section. Almost 30% of the
companies are executing random projects which dont synchronize with
their core business activity. Also, only 18.29% are reporting budget in
accordance with the Act while it is mandatory for each eligible company to
report their CSR budget.
Apart from project learnings, I learnt that one needs to be very persuasive,
submissive, dedicated and regular with high level corporate in order to get
recognition and consideration from them. Female staffs are sometime used
to charm important clients to extend deadlines. I also learnt that one needs
to have certain contacts to expand a business, networking helps a business
to grow to its potential. One important thing that I learnt was that
employees also get fired because of cracking jokes about the companys
important client.
Q2. What have you learnt from Designing Work Organization Course?
I learnt the basic difference between behaviour in organization and work
design in organization in the very first session of DWO that organizational
behaviour is oriented towards individual behaviour in an organization while
work design in organization involve people in developing business strategies

with efficiency and effectiveness for the organization. I learnt various

frameworks of organization structures namely organic, mechanistic,
functional, divisional etc. I also learnt that even with the existence of
various structures theres no best structure available for any particular type
of organization which need to be restructured accordingly with
uncertainties. I learnt difference between expert power and referent power
and how power factor plays an important role in an organization. Culture in
an organization also plays a crucial role as it helps in identifying true
potential of business if managed properly. Also, there must be proper
horizontal and vertical communication in an organization. Case studies have
also made me understand that organizations have also performed well when
theres simply no structure at all.
The course structure was designed in such a way that everyone need to
contribute in the class. It has happened for the very first time that whenever
a question is asked by a teacher I was prepared to have an answer. The
course pushed me to think beyond norms.
Q3. What did you learn from the first year PGDM program?
Learning from Kashipur PGDM program has been an intrigue experience for
my life. It started right from the rigorous induction program conducted by
seniors; thanks to them they killed my introvert part a bit and embed social
qualities in me. I have never learnt to switch from introvert to extrovert in
such a little time but yes it helped me a lot, still helping a lot to deal
dangers of PGDM rollercoaster ride. I was a single tasking human being or
even ideal sometime but PGDM course has converted me into a multitasking machine.
In the first semester I came to know about demand supply curves, how to
read balance sheets of renowned organizations, how to read Indian budget,
got involved with bottom level pyramid of society (SBM), STP and branding
etc. 12 Angry men helped me understand that one should think beyond
whats normally visible to us, such a thinking can bring a difference to the
society as a whole. Numerous case presentations were given in groups and
thus I learnt that there are certain norms one should contribute to the group
for maximum learning experience. Case studies have played a very effective
role in understanding real life scenarios which had happened a time ago,
this helped me to learn the failures of big corporate so that we dont repeat
it again when we join/start a business.
In second semester, I learnt that some teachers are tough by the face, even
tougher as they pretend but very soft inside. Accounting helped me learn an
effective way to invest in share market with decent return, also it helped me

understand how not to be fooled by our insurance agent who used to show
lucrative offers to my mother while they are not as their net value is way
lower than the actual bank interest including present value and past value
concept.
In third semester, I have been introduced to legal aspects of business which
helped me understanding various laws and acts of partnership, consumer
protection, contracts etc. During PGDM 1st year, I have also learnt from my
mistakes which should never be repeated for my own good. Managing
people in organization helped me understand the concept of CTC, designing
job description and women safety issues in organizations. There had been
countless learnings during the whole journey of PGDM 1st year and I hope it
will keep on adding effectively during the whole course.