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ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
FIRST YEAR
Academic Year 2017 - 2018
ASSIGNMENT TOPICS
This booklet contains assignment topics. Students are asked to write the
assignments for EIGHT papers as per instructions.
Last date for submission : 28-02-2018
Last date for submission with late fee ` 300/- : 15-03-2018
NOTE:
1. Assignments sent after 15-03-2018 will not be evaluated.
2. Assignments should be in the own hand writing of the student concerned and
not type-written or printed or photocopied.
3. Assignments should be written on foolscap paper on one side only.
4. All assignments (with Enrolment number marked on the Top right hand corner
on all pages) should be put in an envelop with superscription “MBA
Assignments” and sent to The Director, Directorate of Distance Education,
Annamalai University, Annamalainagar – 608 002 by Registered post.
5. No notice will be taken on assignments which are not properly filled in with
Enrolment Number and the Title of the papers.
6. Students should send full set of assignments for all papers. Partial
assignments will not be considered.
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Write assignments on any TWO topics in each paper out of the FOUR. For each
topic the answer should not exceed 15–pages. Each assignment carries 25 marks
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.[I.B.] – 1ST YEAR – Assignment C-250
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY PRESS 2017 -2018
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