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Unit 13: Motivation and Morale

sticking to his guns about how specific research studies should be conducted. He believed Notes
that if something was not done well, it should not be done at all.
A number of his discoveries had saved the company of millions of dollars in foreign
exchange. His colleagues frequently came to him for advice about how to proceed on
various projects. He was convinced about the correctness of his advice. In short, Vinod was
a star in the organization.
Early in February 2000, Roney would retire as head of R&D. The decision about his successor
was in the hands of Dr. Arun, the chairman of ISRO. Roney recommended Vinod because
of the record of his outstanding service. The new position required large amounts of
administrative work and less research.

Roney and Dr. Arun discussed some of these issues with Vinod. He would no longer be
in charge of specific research projects, but because everyone came to him for advice, he
could still be actively involved in research. Vinod thought long about the offer. The
promotion meant more money and recognition. Starting June 1, Vinod became the head of
the R&D department.
It was not long before things started to go wrong. First, of all, Vinod had more difficulty
keeping up with the literature. Other priorities seemed to always interfere with his reading
time. He also noticed a distinct cooling in the way his colleagues treated him. At first they
had continued to come to him with questions and problems. Vinod responded as he always
had “Here’s how it has to be done”. In few cases his advice was not followed.
He also got into a number of arguments with Dr. Arun. In many cases he demanded more
financial support from Dr. Arun to conduct various research projects in the way he felt it
should be done. It got to the point where almost every interaction between the two resulted
in an argument.
Finally, Dr. Arun knew that something had to be changed. He went to Vinod and told him
that he had to (1) compromise more and accept the realities of his job, (2) step down from
his position, or (3) leave ISRO.
Questions:
1. Briefly describe the difficulties faced by Mr. Vinod during his tenure in ISRO.

2. Give the reason behind on which Dr. Arun and Roney decided to appoint Mr. Vinod
insist to appoint a new candidate.

Self Assessment
Multiple choice questions:

6. The .............................. leader gives order which he insists shall be obeyed.
(a) democratic (b) autocratic
(c) laissez Faire (d) paternalistic.
7. A ..................... leader is one who consults and invites his subordinates to participate in
the decision making process.
(a) democratic (b) autocratic
(c) laissez Faire (d) paternalistic.
8. Expectancy theory was introduce by ..............................

(a) Vrooms (b) Porter and Lawler
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these.

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