ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY MBA FIRST YEAR AND SECOND YEAR ASSIGNMENT ANSWER
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M.B.A. INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS
FIRST YEAR
1.1 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
1.
What do you see as the main difference between a successful and an
unsuccessful
decision? How much does luck versus skill have to do with it? Give
a
detail note on it.
2.
Take any two Indian companies and examine how they have succeeded or failed
due
to poor strategic planning.
3.
Suggest a method of departmentation for a large multi-product organisation with
a
huge market spread over the whole country. Explain the reasons for your
suggestions.
4.
‘Motivation is the core of management’. Comment. What practical suggestions
would
you offer to management to motivate its staff in an industrial
organisation?
1.2 INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING
1.
Make out a trial balance with imaginary figures. Draw the Profit and Loss
Account
and Balance Sheet from the trial balance which you have constituted.
2.
“Price differences in different geographic segments make international
accounting
a challenging Endeavour”. How experts overcome this challenge?
3.
‘'Some knowledge of International Accounting may be necessary for a company
even
if it is not a multinational." Do you agree with this statement? If so,
explain
your
position.
4.
Why do companies need to prepare a Funds Flow Statement, when they are
already
preparing many other financial statements to present their financial
position?
1.3 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
1.
“Liberalisaton and Globalisation of trade policies have an impact on the growth
of
domestic trade”. Comment the above statement.
2.
“IMF is a key to economic development of all countries in the world”. Do you
accept
or not.
3.
“The concept of foreign trade multiplier is one of the major thing in any
International
Business Environment”. Briefly discuss the above with current
example.
4.
Briefly comment on what way international trade is helpful to correct the
disequilibrium
in the balance of payments position of a nation.
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1.4 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
1.
Give an Overview of the international Business Environment in the developing
countries
like India.
2.
Give your opinion on Foreign direct Investment and State the present structure
of
the foreign direct Investment in India
3.
State the role of MNCs in India and the government of India policy towards
MNCs.
4.
Take any company and discuss how its marketing strategy is different in its
home
country and foreign country give the reason on it had to be different.
1.5 FOREIGN POLICY OF INDIA
1.
Discuss in detail India’s international trade scenario and also discuss which
countries
are India’s export and import partners and what are their shares in
India’s
international trade.
2.
Elucidate India’s institutional framework (trade promotion bodies) set up by
the
Government
of India for the promotion of India’s international trade.
3.
Write a note on export promotion councils and commodity boards, their roles in
India’s
trade development.
4.
Discuss how EXIM Bank and ECGC facilitate exporters and importers in India
and
abroad.
1.6 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND
E-COMMERCE
1.
Explain the potential benefits of cloud computing in the e-commerce. What is
the
infrastructure required for it to be adopted on large scale by the users?
2.
What are virtual shopping malls? Explain with examples various portals which
are
very popular for online business especially in India.
3.
Enlist the emerging issues involved in marketing and pricing related issues in
online
banking sectors in Indian market scenario. Suggest more appropriate
strategies
to improve online services in banking industry. Justify your views
with
suitable examples.
4.
Explain the characteristics of large companies that involve B2G and B2C
transactions
in their business, which require roboust, capable and scalable
electronic
commerce system.
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1.7 COMMUNICATION FOR GLOBAL MANAGERS
1.
How will you design you presentation for a general body meeting – elucidate in
detail
the procedure involved in it with the above context.
2.
Submit a report on the drought situation in your district and send to the
editor
of
a news paper.
3.
Choosing proper channel far your presentation is more important for written
&
oral
presentation – Brig out the importance & what set back you will confront in
choosing
the above.
4.
Noise that affects the process of communication can be overcome by proper
planning,
how it can be done & what is the noise that hinders the process.
1.8 ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
1.
Same changes in organisations are unplanned, where as others are the result of
strategic
plans. Give examples of each of their verities of change and explain
their
implications for organisational functioning.
2.
Once you are established in your careers, what special challenges are you
likely
to
confront? What can you do to enhance your chance of having a fully satisfying
successful
career?
3.
Explain how the field of organisation behaviour stands to benefit by taking a
global
perspectives. What would you say are the major challenges associated
with
such a perspectives.
4.
Do you believe that organisational politics is inevitable or that it can be
curtailed? Explain you answer with
examples.
M.B.A.
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
FIRST
YEAR
1.1 PRINCIPLES OF
MANAGEMENT
1.
What do you see as the main difference between a successful and an
unsuccessful
decision? How much does luck versus skill have to do with it? Give
a
detail note on it.
2.
Take any two Indian companies and examine how they have succeeded or failed
due
to poor strategic planning.
3.
Suggest a method of departmentation for a large multi-product Organisation
with
a huge market spread over the whole country. Explain the reasons for your
suggestions.
4.
‘Motivation is the core of management’. Comment. What practical suggestions
would
you offer to management to motivate its staff in an industrial
Organisation?
1.2 MARKETING
MANAGEMENT
1.
“Chinese computer and electronic products possess advantages in design,
innovation,
rapid response and global market flexibility”- comment.
2.
“Legal aspects protect competitors and consumers from many unethical pricing
strategies
that unscrupulous marketers may wish to attempt”. Critically analyse
the
statement.
3.
“Advertising on the internet has changed significantly over the past decade and
some
might argue that it is for the worse" Do you agree or disagree? Discuss
with
practical illustrations.
4.
Examine the challenges encountered by the pharmaceutical wholesale
distributor
for surviving and thriving in this new and ever changing environment
1.3 FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
1.
“The consequences of over- capitalization are far more serious and fatal than
under-capitalization”.
Discuss.
2.
“An optimal combination of the decisions relating to investment, financing and
dividends
will maximize the value of the firm to its shareholders”. Examine
3.
“Efficiency inventory management is reflected in the liquidity and
profitability of
the
firm.” Explain.
4.
“A low dividend payout Ratio promotes the welfare of stock holders because
long-term
capital gains are treated more favourably than dividend income from
the
tax point of view.”
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1.4 OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT
1.
Operations management is the area of creating competitive advantage. Do you
agree?
Justify your answer.
2.
A manufacturer requires 10,000 items per year. Price discount as follows:
Rs.4
up to 2000 items, Rs. 3.80 between 2000 and 4000 items. Rs.3.70 for
quantities
above 4000. Ordering cost = Rs. 50.
Comparative
inventory cost=25% per year of average inventory price. Determine
the
optimum purchase policy under discount.
3.
Explain JIT. Do you think it is practically feasible in India? What is your
suggestion
for implementing JIT?
4.
Operations personnel usually have a large volume and variety of resources at
their
command. They should endeavor to make effective and efficient use of
these
resources to achieve the largest outputs. Comment! What are the
approaches
for enhancing the utilization of resources?
1.5 HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
1.
“The field of HRM changes so rapidly that had become necessary for one to
constantly
review procedures and laws so that the practices will be effective and
legal”.
Critically evaluate this statement.
2.
“Majority of the testing techniques for selection do not accurately assess the
characteristics
of the job. In fact most of the executives would divulge that the
testing
had no impact on future job performance. Do you accept or not?
Discuss
with justification.
3.
“Identify the paramount barriers to effective training programme in IT field
and
how
to crush them”. Explain with real life examples.
4.
Technological advancements and automation are causing high stress and burn
out
among employees, which results negatively and unable to reap the benefit of
automation”.
Do you agree or disagree? State your view.
1.6 STATISTICS FOR
MANAGERS
1.
A random sample of 1000 workers from south India show that their mean wages
are
Rs. 47 per week with a standard deviation of Rs. 28. A random sample of
1500
workers from North India gives a mean wage of Rs. 49 per week with a
standard
deviation of Rs. 40. Is there any significant difference between their
mean
level of wages?
2.
Calculate seasonal indices for the data given below by the link relative method
Quarter Years
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
I 45 48 49 52 60
II 54 56 63 65 70
III 72 63 70 75 84
IV 60 56 65 72 66
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3.
The following is the summary of a survey on the color of pens purchased by
persons
belonging to different age groups. use chi-square test at 5 % level of
significance
to find whether the age of the person has any association with the
choice
of color.
Color
Age Group Blue Black Red
Less than 20 8 12 20
20-50 10 15 10
Above 50 10 10 5
4.
The following data represents rainfall (x) and yield of paddy per hectare (y)
in a
particular
area.
x 113 102 95 120 140 130 125
y 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.9 1.1 2.0 1.7
a)
Fit the regression equation x on y
b)
Estimate y when x = 145
c)
Calculate karl pearson’s coefficient of correlation.
d)
Calculate regression coefficient x on y and y on x
e)
Check whether the regression line is a good fit.
1.7 MANAGERIAL
COMMUNICATION
1.
Communication has its own merits and demerits based on the types? Discuss the
above
with an example of your own.
2.
It is difficult to study the growth of a firm without proper recordings of the
proceedings
– Discuss the essentials of maintaining such activities in detail.
3.
Success of an individual is based on the way he communicates with the people
around
him – Discuss the above statement in relation with a HR Department.
4.
Noise is from both external and internal sources, what are they and how can it
be
overcome
– Discuss in detail.
1.8 ORGANISATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR
1.
Some changes in Organisations are unplanned, where as others are the result of
strategic
plans. Give examples of each of their verities of change and explain
their
implications for Organisational functioning.
2.
Once you are established in your careers, what special challenges are you
likely
to
confront? What can you do to enhance your chance of having a fully satisfying
successful
career?
3.
Explain how the field of Organisation behaviour stands to benefit by taking a
global
perspectives. What would you say are the major challenges associated
with
such a perspectives.
4.
Do you believe that Organisational politics is inevitable or that it can be
curtailed? Explain your answer with
examples.
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