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Read the following scenario and answer the THREE questions that follow.
Bharat Business School (BBS), a premier business school, was renowned for the quality education it provided. Its faculty, known for their domain area expertise and excellence in teaching, competed with each other for a better student feedback. Of late, the institute was finding it difficult to upgrade its course content with rapidly changing global business scenario. The difficulties multiplied when the school realized that some of senior faculty would retire on regular basis, starting in the near future. To overcome these difficulties, BBS decided to recruit young faculty in all the departments (e.g., Economics, Finance,
Marketing, HRM, Production etc).
When the Dean - Academics scanned the applications, she found three distinct types of aspirants viz. (i) A type candidates who were very good teachers, competent at teaching the courses taught by existing faculty members; (ii) B type candidates who were average teachers, competent at creating and teaching new courses that would complement existing courses, taught by the current faculty; (iii) C type candidates were not-so-good teachers, willing to teach any course BBS required.
Note1: A course is termed complementary when it covers latest content and complements existing courses offered by a department.
Note2: Each department decides the suite of courses to be offered.
Given the above context, which of the following options will be the BEST recruitment decision for BBS?
Option-E
This option ensures that the new faculty (A type candidates) not only maintains the quality of education in existing courses but also contributes to updating the course content by developing complementary courses. It strikes a balance between leveraging the expertise of the existing faculty and bringing in fresh perspectives to adapt to the changing business landscape.
Option-A
This option focuses on diversity in teaching styles but doesn't explicitly address the need for developing complementary courses.
Option-B
This option assumes that the existing faculty can develop complementary courses, but it might be challenging for them to manage this alone, especially considering their existing teaching responsibilities.
Option-C
Hiring candidates solely because they are willing to teach any course may compromise the quality of education. The focus should be on recruiting individuals who are both good teachers and capable of contributing to course development.
Option-D
While hiring A type candidates is a good idea, doing so unconditionally without ensuring their contribution to developing complementary courses may not fully address the challenge of adapting to the changing global business scenario.
Therefore, E is the best choice.
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