ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY SOLVED ASSIGNMENT PROVIDED
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
FIRST YEAR
Academic Year 2017 - 2018
ASSIGNMENT TOPICS
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.
3
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.
4
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
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
SECOND YEAR
Academic Year 2017 - 2018
ASSIGNMENT TOPICS
2.1 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
1. MNEs are often forced to deal with staffing issues when opening new subsidiaries
abroad. Describe the main characteristics of the ethnocentric, polycentric and
geocentric approach to staffing and what are the advantages and disadvantages
of each of these approaches.
2. A Human Resources manager working for a multinational company would be
expected to have a much broader knowledge of employment related matters
compared with a counterpart in a domestic company. What types of knowledge
would you expect an international HR Manager to have? List and explain five
items that you think most important in this regard?
3. A Singapore SME relocates an engineer from Singapore to China. As HR
manager it is your job to determine the compensation components this engineer
will receive. Describe the two methods you would use and the advantages and
disadvantages of each. What is your preferred remuneration method for this
assignment?
4. How many institutional theory support both localization adaptation of HRM
policy to local specificities and a country-of-origin effect in the HRM activities of
MNCs? Explain with examples.
2.2 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING MANAGEMENT
1. “An adaptation strategy is particularly important for industry like Hosiery that
exports the products because it ensures that the product meets local cultural
and regulatory requirements” – Discuss.
2. “In geographic pricing strategy, a firm may change a premium in one market,
penetration price in another market and a discounted price in the third”.
Critically evaluate this statement.
3. Identify and analyze the importance of six ‘C’s of the channel strategy in
international distribution marketing.
4. Interview with friends and prepare the report and find out who would they go for
information for the products mentioned below and also indicate why do you
view her/him as the source of information and advice?
a) Computer note book
b) Cell phones
c) Holiday resort
d) Toys
3
2.3 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
1. What is euroband market? How international stock market operation does is an
important aspect to a MNC.
2. Critically evaluate the SEBI guidelines with regard to investments by foreign
institutional investors.
3. What do you understand by double taxation relief? Comment on the indo-
Mauritius double taxation avoidance treaty. Also highlight the salient features of
Singapore India double taxation avoidance agreement.
4. How can inflation influence project appraisal? What remedies are available to
nutralise the effects of inflation on project appraisal.
2.4 LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
1. Critically examine the present concept of Logistics for settling dispatching
disputes. Give your suggestions.
2. “Facility network structure requires greater flexibility for global operations
compared to domestic operations” – Comment on this statement
3. Assume that you are the manager for a logistics, how will you develop your
organization? In that condition how would you manage disputes? Discuss and
elaborate the statement.
4. “Supply chain management is the need of the hour for current business
scenario” – Substantiate your views for the above statement by explaining the
real time success stories of any three business firms of your choice.
2.5 GLOBAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
1. Choose strategic developments for an organization that you are familiar
with and compare the resources configuration implication. What advice
would you give the management based on your analysis?
2. “Location and coordination have become the critical strategic issues for
corporations facing the challenges of globalization.” – Justify your views.
3. “Assessment of the strategic capability of the organization centers on
appraisal of its performance in different functional areas.” Critically
examine the statement
4. Take an organization with which you familiar, and use relevant tools and
frameworks to identify and access the potential sources of competitive
advantage. To What extent will the sustainability of this competitive
advantage depend upon the organization strategic capabilities or its
position within the industry?
4
2.6 INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICIES AND DOCUMENTATION
1. 8th November, 2016 is considered as very important day for Indian economy,
what happened on that day? What were the impacts of that incident on USD:
INR Value?
2. Do developing countries face special problems in financing their international
trade? If so, what are these problems? Discuss.
3. Analysis the WTO, what role does the WTO play with respect to the Indian
economy.
4. Do you known the International trading companies and types of trading
companies? How do they assist the flow of imports and exports?
2.7.1 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING RESEARCH AND CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
1. “Experimental method of research is not suitable in management field.”
Discuss, what are the problems in the introduction of this research design in
business organisation?
2. How can educational and business institutions assist the international
marketer in overcoming the problems posed by marketing relativism and the
unconscious use of the self-reference criterion? Discuss with examples.
3. Define ‘extensive problem solving’, ‘limited problem solving’, and ‘routinised
response behaviour’. What are the differences between the three decisionmaking
approaches? What type of decision process would you expect most
consumers to follow in their first purchase of a new product or brand in each of
the following areas? Justify your views
a) Chewing gum
b) Sugar
c) Men’s aftershave lotion
d) Carpet
e) Paper towels
f) Mobile telephone
g) New bank account
h) Luxury car.
4. A marketer in the cosmetics industry once remarked: “In the factory, we make
cosmetics; in the drugstore we sell hope” how does this relate to the marketing
concept and the need of the marketers to understand consumer behavior?
2.7.2 EXPORT AND IMPORT FINANCE
1. Do you think marine insurance is necessary one in export? Comment on it.
2. a) Explain the factors affecting the balance of trade. Briefly discuss how trade
balances effects upon nation’s GDP?
3. Describe the general provisions related to import under the Foreign Trade Policy
(EXIM Policy) of Government of India. Do you think that these provisions
facilitate the foreign trade?
4. What do you understand by word Letter of Credit? What is the importance of
Letter of Credit in the export and import finance? Elaborate different types of
Letter of Credits prevailing in business?
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M.B.A. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
FIRST YEAR
Academic Year 2017 - 2018
ASSIGNMENT TOPICS
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.
3
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.
4
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
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
SECOND YEAR
Academic Year 2017 - 2018
ASSIGNMENT TOPICS
2.1 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
1. MNEs are often forced to deal with staffing issues when opening new subsidiaries
abroad. Describe the main characteristics of the ethnocentric, polycentric and
geocentric approach to staffing and what are the advantages and disadvantages
of each of these approaches.
2. A Human Resources manager working for a multinational company would be
expected to have a much broader knowledge of employment related matters
compared with a counterpart in a domestic company. What types of knowledge
would you expect an international HR Manager to have? List and explain five
items that you think most important in this regard?
3. A Singapore SME relocates an engineer from Singapore to China. As HR
manager it is your job to determine the compensation components this engineer
will receive. Describe the two methods you would use and the advantages and
disadvantages of each. What is your preferred remuneration method for this
assignment?
4. How many institutional theory support both localization adaptation of HRM
policy to local specificities and a country-of-origin effect in the HRM activities of
MNCs? Explain with examples.
2.2 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING MANAGEMENT
1. “An adaptation strategy is particularly important for industry like Hosiery that
exports the products because it ensures that the product meets local cultural
and regulatory requirements” – Discuss.
2. “In geographic pricing strategy, a firm may change a premium in one market,
penetration price in another market and a discounted price in the third”.
Critically evaluate this statement.
3. Identify and analyze the importance of six ‘C’s of the channel strategy in
international distribution marketing.
4. Interview with friends and prepare the report and find out who would they go for
information for the products mentioned below and also indicate why do you
view her/him as the source of information and advice?
a) Computer note book
b) Cell phones
c) Holiday resort
d) Toys
3
2.3 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
1. What is euroband market? How international stock market operation does is an
important aspect to a MNC.
2. Critically evaluate the SEBI guidelines with regard to investments by foreign
institutional investors.
3. What do you understand by double taxation relief? Comment on the indo-
Mauritius double taxation avoidance treaty. Also highlight the salient features of
Singapore India double taxation avoidance agreement.
4. How can inflation influence project appraisal? What remedies are available to
nutralise the effects of inflation on project appraisal.
2.4 LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
1. Critically examine the present concept of Logistics for settling dispatching
disputes. Give your suggestions.
2. “Facility network structure requires greater flexibility for global operations
compared to domestic operations” – Comment on this statement
3. Assume that you are the manager for a logistics, how will you develop your
organization? In that condition how would you manage disputes? Discuss and
elaborate the statement.
4. “Supply chain management is the need of the hour for current business
scenario” – Substantiate your views for the above statement by explaining the
real time success stories of any three business firms of your choice.
2.5 GLOBAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
1. Choose strategic developments for an organization that you are familiar
with and compare the resources configuration implication. What advice
would you give the management based on your analysis?
2. “Location and coordination have become the critical strategic issues for
corporations facing the challenges of globalization.” – Justify your views.
3. “Assessment of the strategic capability of the organization centers on
appraisal of its performance in different functional areas.” Critically
examine the statement
4. Take an organization with which you familiar, and use relevant tools and
frameworks to identify and access the potential sources of competitive
advantage. To What extent will the sustainability of this competitive
advantage depend upon the organization strategic capabilities or its
position within the industry?
4
2.6 INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICIES AND DOCUMENTATION
1. 8th November, 2016 is considered as very important day for Indian economy,
what happened on that day? What were the impacts of that incident on USD:
INR Value?
2. Do developing countries face special problems in financing their international
trade? If so, what are these problems? Discuss.
3. Analysis the WTO, what role does the WTO play with respect to the Indian
economy.
4. Do you known the International trading companies and types of trading
companies? How do they assist the flow of imports and exports?
2.7.1 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING RESEARCH AND CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
1. “Experimental method of research is not suitable in management field.”
Discuss, what are the problems in the introduction of this research design in
business organisation?
2. How can educational and business institutions assist the international
marketer in overcoming the problems posed by marketing relativism and the
unconscious use of the self-reference criterion? Discuss with examples.
3. Define ‘extensive problem solving’, ‘limited problem solving’, and ‘routinised
response behaviour’. What are the differences between the three decisionmaking
approaches? What type of decision process would you expect most
consumers to follow in their first purchase of a new product or brand in each of
the following areas? Justify your views
a) Chewing gum
b) Sugar
c) Men’s aftershave lotion
d) Carpet
e) Paper towels
f) Mobile telephone
g) New bank account
h) Luxury car.
4. A marketer in the cosmetics industry once remarked: “In the factory, we make
cosmetics; in the drugstore we sell hope” how does this relate to the marketing
concept and the need of the marketers to understand consumer behavior?
2.7.2 EXPORT AND IMPORT FINANCE
1. Do you think marine insurance is necessary one in export? Comment on it.
2. a) Explain the factors affecting the balance of trade. Briefly discuss how trade
balances effects upon nation’s GDP?
3. Describe the general provisions related to import under the Foreign Trade Policy
(EXIM Policy) of Government of India. Do you think that these provisions
facilitate the foreign trade?
4. What do you understand by word Letter of Credit? What is the importance of
Letter of Credit in the export and import finance? Elaborate different types of
Letter of Credits prevailing in business?
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