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ANNAMALAI
UNIVERSITY
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
SECOND YEAR
Academic Year 2019 - 2020
ASSIGNMENT TOPICS
This booklet contains assignment topics. Students are asked to write the
assignments for SIX papers as per instructions, those who have opted Project and
Viva-Voce.
Students are asked to write the assignments for the EIGHT Papers as per
instruction those who have opted Two Theory Papers (2.7.1 & 2.7.2) as specialisation.
Last date for submission: 28.02.2020
Last date for submission with late fee ` 300/- : 16.03.202015-03-2019
NOTE:
1. Assignments sent after 16.03.2020 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 A4 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
(2 topics). You are expected to write two topics for every subject.
DR. M. ARUL
DIRECTOR
2
2.1 ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE
1. Organizational development is in enviable and continuous process. As a
consultant how do you accept this statement? Give your views.
2. Power and politics are associated factors .As a management student how would
you relate and compare both power and politics in organizational development
context.
3. Organizational interventions are different in its significance. How would you
classify and apply those interventions for organizational development. Discuss.
4. As OD consultant what type of changes and levels of changes you would observe
and study in any organization.
2.2 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
1. Evolve a new evaluation scheme for training Bank officials training programmes
that is capable of eliminating the disadvantages from the existing evaluation
scheme – Discuss.
2. Identify the ways and options to fill performance gaps- with example.
3. HR functionaries are better suited to become trainers than line managers. They
don’t require training as they are experts in training. Give at least four
arguments for against this statement.
4. Prepare a developmental job assignment for a newly joined marketing trainee
who is found to be having high potential – Give example.
2.3 LABOUR WELFARE
1) Elucidate and discuss the various obstacles in the growth of Trade Unions in
India.
2) Explain the concept and objectives of ‘Social Security’. Give a brief account of
the various social security schemes available in India.
3) Enumerate the contributions of Labour Legislations in India towards Industrial
growth.
4) Explain the following in detail
a) Suggestions to Strengthen Trade Unions in India
b) Benefits of Collective Bargaining
c) Prevention of Industrial Disputes in India
d) Need and Importance of Labour Welfare in India.
2.4 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
1. In analyzing industrial relations, the role of social change cannot be overlooked.
As it equally influences both employee and management, which is obvious from
the fact that today’s management has increasingly become professional, there is
a greater thrust on the use of behaviour techniques in dealing with human side
of enterprise – Do you agree with the statement? Justify.
3
2. “The responsibility of nurturing a healthy industrial climate lies with the
management, the unions and the government. The political parties, the
community and the society should also play a decisive role in improving the
existing industrial relations and if there is any dispute or conflict, it should be
settled by mutual negotiation or conciliation or voluntary arbitration” –
Comment on the above statement and suggest the ways of promoting industrial
peace at this juncture.
3. The industrial relations can be viewed from the various angles which may range
from the economic and social, political to the legal, psychological and
managerial. But none of these give a perfect view of industrial relations but
certainly adds to our intellectual dimensions in this context – Critically evaluate
the statement and relate any two approaches of industrial relations system to
the above circumstances.
4. The effect of both strikes and lockouts are the same, as they both ensure that
workers will be away from work. Examine whether and why management wants
to declare lockouts and when workers want to go on strikes. Also identify the
ways and means of resolving such disputes within the organisation and
through alternative mechanisms.
2.5 WAGES AND SALARY ADMINISTRATION
1. Compare and contrast wage fixation principles and practices in public and
private sector.
2. What is the basis for occupational wage differentials support with live
examples?
3. Write an essay on executive compensation practices in India.
4. Why pay commission abolition proposed by government of India? Give SWOT
analytical report.
2.6 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
1. Take an imaginary situation relating to pricing or investment policy in a
selected industry in which there are few sellers and show how the adoption
of different strategies by a leading player defines different possible paths.
Use a decision tree to illustrate these different possible paths.
2. Carry out SWOT analysis of Indian Railways. Suggest measure to run it
profitable.
3. Nowadays Product Diversification is a mandatory process in Indian Industry.
Give an example for success and failure. Give reasons for the success and
failure.
4
4. “Technological factors represent major opportunities and threats, which
must be taken into account while formulating strategies.” – Discuss. How
will a firm build a sustainable technology based competitive advantage?
2.7.1 E-COMMERCE
1. “Electronic Commerce is commonly known as e-commerce, is a process of
buying and selling of goods or services using electronic systems. List-out the
applications and benefits of e-commerce.
2. Discuss the role of data mining techniques and data visualization in
E-Commerce.
3. Compare the communication system in traditional business and on-line
business.
4. Discuss the challenges and opportunities of e-commerce in Indian Software
Industry.
2.7.2 BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS
1. “Research is much considered with proper fact finding, analysis and
Evaluation.” –Do you agree with this statement. Substantiate your view with the
following situation. You are the HRD Manager with ABB (India). ABB has
recently taken over a major unit in Kolkata. You are sent on a posting there and
are given the task of introducing a new operation scheme which your parent
organization feels will improve efficiency. But you perceive during your stay
that there is an underlying dissatisfaction amongst the employees and it is
essential to gauge their views and opinion about the takeover and their
expectations before introducing the scheme.
2. In order to improve the importance of chi square analysis, correlation analysis
and t test. Create tables with imaginary and appropriate values and explain the
results.
3. “Every data collection method has its own built-in biases. Therefore, resorting to
multi method of data collection is only going to compound the biases”. How do
you critique this statement?
4. “Data processing is an intermediary stage of work between data collection and
data analysis”- Explain the statement by enumerating the various operations
involved in it.
M.B.A. Assignment/ HRM/ 2ND YEAR/ AUP/709/C-2050
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY PRESS 2019 - 20
UNIVERSITY
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
SECOND YEAR
Academic Year 2019 - 2020
ASSIGNMENT TOPICS
This booklet contains assignment topics. Students are asked to write the
assignments for SIX papers as per instructions, those who have opted Project and
Viva-Voce.
Students are asked to write the assignments for the EIGHT Papers as per
instruction those who have opted Two Theory Papers (2.7.1 & 2.7.2) as specialisation.
Last date for submission: 28.02.2020
Last date for submission with late fee ` 300/- : 16.03.202015-03-2019
NOTE:
1. Assignments sent after 16.03.2020 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 A4 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
(2 topics). You are expected to write two topics for every subject.
DR. M. ARUL
DIRECTOR
2
2.1 ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE
1. Organizational development is in enviable and continuous process. As a
consultant how do you accept this statement? Give your views.
2. Power and politics are associated factors .As a management student how would
you relate and compare both power and politics in organizational development
context.
3. Organizational interventions are different in its significance. How would you
classify and apply those interventions for organizational development. Discuss.
4. As OD consultant what type of changes and levels of changes you would observe
and study in any organization.
2.2 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
1. Evolve a new evaluation scheme for training Bank officials training programmes
that is capable of eliminating the disadvantages from the existing evaluation
scheme – Discuss.
2. Identify the ways and options to fill performance gaps- with example.
3. HR functionaries are better suited to become trainers than line managers. They
don’t require training as they are experts in training. Give at least four
arguments for against this statement.
4. Prepare a developmental job assignment for a newly joined marketing trainee
who is found to be having high potential – Give example.
2.3 LABOUR WELFARE
1) Elucidate and discuss the various obstacles in the growth of Trade Unions in
India.
2) Explain the concept and objectives of ‘Social Security’. Give a brief account of
the various social security schemes available in India.
3) Enumerate the contributions of Labour Legislations in India towards Industrial
growth.
4) Explain the following in detail
a) Suggestions to Strengthen Trade Unions in India
b) Benefits of Collective Bargaining
c) Prevention of Industrial Disputes in India
d) Need and Importance of Labour Welfare in India.
2.4 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
1. In analyzing industrial relations, the role of social change cannot be overlooked.
As it equally influences both employee and management, which is obvious from
the fact that today’s management has increasingly become professional, there is
a greater thrust on the use of behaviour techniques in dealing with human side
of enterprise – Do you agree with the statement? Justify.
3
2. “The responsibility of nurturing a healthy industrial climate lies with the
management, the unions and the government. The political parties, the
community and the society should also play a decisive role in improving the
existing industrial relations and if there is any dispute or conflict, it should be
settled by mutual negotiation or conciliation or voluntary arbitration” –
Comment on the above statement and suggest the ways of promoting industrial
peace at this juncture.
3. The industrial relations can be viewed from the various angles which may range
from the economic and social, political to the legal, psychological and
managerial. But none of these give a perfect view of industrial relations but
certainly adds to our intellectual dimensions in this context – Critically evaluate
the statement and relate any two approaches of industrial relations system to
the above circumstances.
4. The effect of both strikes and lockouts are the same, as they both ensure that
workers will be away from work. Examine whether and why management wants
to declare lockouts and when workers want to go on strikes. Also identify the
ways and means of resolving such disputes within the organisation and
through alternative mechanisms.
2.5 WAGES AND SALARY ADMINISTRATION
1. Compare and contrast wage fixation principles and practices in public and
private sector.
2. What is the basis for occupational wage differentials support with live
examples?
3. Write an essay on executive compensation practices in India.
4. Why pay commission abolition proposed by government of India? Give SWOT
analytical report.
2.6 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
1. Take an imaginary situation relating to pricing or investment policy in a
selected industry in which there are few sellers and show how the adoption
of different strategies by a leading player defines different possible paths.
Use a decision tree to illustrate these different possible paths.
2. Carry out SWOT analysis of Indian Railways. Suggest measure to run it
profitable.
3. Nowadays Product Diversification is a mandatory process in Indian Industry.
Give an example for success and failure. Give reasons for the success and
failure.
4
4. “Technological factors represent major opportunities and threats, which
must be taken into account while formulating strategies.” – Discuss. How
will a firm build a sustainable technology based competitive advantage?
2.7.1 E-COMMERCE
1. “Electronic Commerce is commonly known as e-commerce, is a process of
buying and selling of goods or services using electronic systems. List-out the
applications and benefits of e-commerce.
2. Discuss the role of data mining techniques and data visualization in
E-Commerce.
3. Compare the communication system in traditional business and on-line
business.
4. Discuss the challenges and opportunities of e-commerce in Indian Software
Industry.
2.7.2 BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS
1. “Research is much considered with proper fact finding, analysis and
Evaluation.” –Do you agree with this statement. Substantiate your view with the
following situation. You are the HRD Manager with ABB (India). ABB has
recently taken over a major unit in Kolkata. You are sent on a posting there and
are given the task of introducing a new operation scheme which your parent
organization feels will improve efficiency. But you perceive during your stay
that there is an underlying dissatisfaction amongst the employees and it is
essential to gauge their views and opinion about the takeover and their
expectations before introducing the scheme.
2. In order to improve the importance of chi square analysis, correlation analysis
and t test. Create tables with imaginary and appropriate values and explain the
results.
3. “Every data collection method has its own built-in biases. Therefore, resorting to
multi method of data collection is only going to compound the biases”. How do
you critique this statement?
4. “Data processing is an intermediary stage of work between data collection and
data analysis”- Explain the statement by enumerating the various operations
involved in it.
M.B.A. Assignment/ HRM/ 2ND YEAR/ AUP/709/C-2050
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY PRESS 2019 - 20
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