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ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
FIRST YEAR
Academic Year 2020 - 2021
ASSIGNMENT TOPICS
This booklet contains assignment topics. Students are asked to write the
assignments for EIGHT papers as per instructions.
Last date for submission : 31.03.2021
Last date for submission with late fee ` 300/- : 15.04.2021
NOTE:
1. Assignments sent after 15.04.2021 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 envelope 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 questions in each paper out of the FOUR. For each
question the answer should not exceed 15 – pages. Each assignment carries 25 marks
(2 questions). You are expected to write two questions for every subject.
DR. A. RAJASEKARAN
DIRECTOR
1.1 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
1. Take any country with which you are familiar and discuss how a factor in the
educational environment imparts on managing an enterprise.
2. Choose the organization where matrix type of departmentation is appropriate?
Compare the pros and cons of this type over the others.
3. "A misconceived and incapable leader may take his followers to dangers of life".
Explain the statement. Describe the qualities and trait of any two successful,
Entrepreneurs in India.
4. The job of the supervisor is many more difficult than that of higher level managers’.
5. Examine the major responsibilities of a supervisor in an agro based Industry.
1.2 MARKETING MANAGEMENT
1. What kinds of sales promotion techniques are available for laptop computers?
Based on the schemes available in the market, suggest a suitable scheme for a
company planning to launch a Laptop.
2. How do marketers disaggregate a market into a number of sub-markets/District
sub-units of buyers – What are the constraints a marketer will face to a
homogeneous market – Explain?
3. Do you think the market segmentation criteria bring market opportunities to
product marketer? If so, identify them. Also identify some leading brands
currently positioned for women in these segments. Can you think of few for
your own innovative product concepts targeted at these segments?
4. In today’s India the growth of online marketing is going with upward trend.
Discuss the pros. & cons. Which segment of consumers and what kind of
products dominates online marketing?
1.3 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
1. Due to over capitalization the company may collapse which would certainly affect
its employees, society, consumers and its shareholders. What remedies you
would suggest? Give suitable examples.
2. Assume that you are a financial manager of medium sized company. Explore the
possibilities of generating the different sources of capital at fair rate.
3. The contention that dividends have an impact on the share price has been
characterized as the bird-in-the hand argument. Explain the essential of this
argument. Why this argument is considered fallacious?
4. Identify the macro factors which are prevailing in the global economy, leading to
mergers and acquisitions.
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1.4 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
1. Discuss the various inventory models used in industries. Do you think JIT
inventory is successful in India? Explain.
2. How an MRP system does helps management, monitor the performance of
the inventory system? Give a specific example of what the system does to
direct management’s attention to problem areas?
3. Bring out the arguments for and against 'make' or 'buy' decisions. How is the
problem of make-or-buy resolved? Explain this by considering a bike
manufacturing company.
4. Discuss the functions of purchasing department in an Industry. Explain some
methods of purchasing commonly adopted in an Industrial Purchasing. Why
should the purchasing documents be legally sound?
1.5 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
1. Design a process for promoting internal candidates. How does the process differ
from the one used for selecting external applicants?
2. Explain the principles of disciplining employees. What are the consequences of
enforcing discipline without prior information?
3. As a frontline supervisor, what indicators would you need in order to decide
whether a low-performing subordinate was a selection mistake are merely needs
training? Illustrate this dilemma with suitable examples.
4. A growing number of employees are reluctant to accept overseas assignments.
Why do they refuse? What benefits and services would you offer to them to
accept such transfer?
1.6 STATISTICS FOR MANAGERS
1. a) Write clearly the relationship between binomial Poisson distribution.
b) Five hundred television sets are inspected as they come off the production
line and the number of defects per set is reordered below:
No. of defects : 0 1 2 3 4
No. of Television: 368 72 52 7 1
Estimate the average number of defects per set and the expected frequencies
assuming Poisson distribution.
2. There is a general belief that high income families send their children to
government school. For this, 1000 families were selected in a city and the
following results were obtained.
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Income Public school Government school Total
Low 100 200 300
High 500 200 700
Total 600 400 1000
Use chi-square test to determine whether income level and the type of
schooling are associated.
3. From the following data:
X 25 22 28 26 35 20 22 40 20 18
Y 18 15 20 17 22 14 16 21 15 14
a) Calculate regression equation X on Y and Y on X.
b) Estimate X when Y = 20
c) Estimate Y when X=20
d) Calculate Karl Pearson's coefficient of correlation
e) Check whether Regression line is a good fit.
4. Define the inverse of a matrix. Solve the following system of equations using
matrix inversion method.
1. 2x + 4y + 2z = 12
2. 5x – 2y + 6z = 07
3. 3x + 3y – 4z = 5
1.7 MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION
1. Elaborate on the merits and demerits of using technology in business
communication.
2. “Body language is one of the ways to communicate to the employees down the line” –
Do you consider that it is effective? Explain.
3. The President of the company has asked for a study of the employee's
attitude over company's personnel policies. Write a research proposal on the
specific topic of your choice.
4. You have recently joined a branch of a company, as its Manager. Write a
report to the head office on the defects in the routine work of the branch.
Also, suggest remedies for those defects.
1.8 ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
1. “Behaviour is basically dissimilar” How will you try to ensure uniformity in
behaviour towards achieving conformity with organizational goals?
2. “Informal organization is detrimental to the interests of formal organization and
therefore, it is an evil to be nipped in the bud itself”. Comment on this
statement and explain how management should handle informal groups.
3. Do you think there might be any positive and significant relationship between the
possession of certain personal values and successful career progression in
organizations like Infosys, Tata group of companies and Apollo Hospital? Discuss.
4. Cite two examples of impression management based on your own experience.
Why do people try to manage impressions?
M.B.A. – 1ST YEAR / HRM – ASSIGNMENT- AUP/ C-750
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY PRESS 2020 – 2021
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
SECOND YEAR
Academic Year 2020 - 2021
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 specialization.
Last date for submission: 01.03.2021
Last date for submission with late fee ` 300/- : 16.03.202115-03-2019
NOTE:
1. Assignments sent after 16.03.2021 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 envelope 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 questions in each paper out of the FOUR. For
each questions the answer should not exceed 15 – pages. Each assignment carries
25 marks (2 questions). You are expected to write two questions for every subject.
DR. A. RAJASEKARAN
DIRECTOR
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2.1 ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE
1. Examines some of the models of OD. Which do you think would be more
appropriate for Indian Industries?
2. “Human beings have a tendency to get merged to a group. This happens
when majority of the groups have changed ultimately creating pressures on
individuals to fall in line with change.” Do you think this a desirable or an
undesirable phenomenon? Give your views.
3. "Many managers believe the effectiveness of third party peace making
intervention rather than comprehensive intervention". Do you agree with
this statement? Justify your views.
4. “A well established company manufacturing readymade garment plans to
introduce new machines and new methods of production. The workers in
the factory numbering five hundred are fearful of the change resisting it in
many ways.” Advice the management how to solve the problem through
derive the appropriate strategy.
2.2 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
1. Assume yourself as a CEO of a Yarn Export Company, how will you design
effective training policies in your company? Enumerate the various logistics
arrangements needed for conducting training programmes in your
company.
2. “Most of the training programme fails due to improper need identification”. If
this is true, as a Trainer how will you identify the need for training of an
organization? Express your views.
3. Explain the merits and demerits of different types of training programs. Discuss
their suitability in industries like power generation plant, mines and automobile
assembly line.
4. Device a mechanism of evaluating training and development effectiveness to
assess whether training and development investment gives commensurate
return. Justify your answer.
2.3 LABOUR WELFARE
1. “Labour welfare is not a barrier liability or useless expenditure but a wise
investment.” – Comment upon this statement.
2. “Safety of workers in mines is much more riskier than any other industrial
establishments. We need to evolve a separate policy on their welfare and
safety.” – Do you think so? If so, given your opinion either supporting or
defending this statement.
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3. In what way industrial hazards can be reduced? Can we prevent accidents
by weeding out accident - prone workers? Suggest suitable ways to reduce
accidents in factories (choose an industry of your choice).
4. Why worker’s education is important? How do workers educations improve
the productivity? Discuss.
2.4 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
1. What are the causes of poor Industrial relations? What are the effects? Give your
suggestions to improve the legislation concerning industrial Relations in our
country.
2. Critically evaluate the unfair management practices and unfair union
practices. Evaluate a strategy for balancing these two extremes, so as to
ensure both are happy and end up with win-win situation.
3. Enumerate the various factors involved in effective negotiation process.
Explain the emerging issues in the administration of Collective Bargaining
agreements in global context.
4. “Enlightened Trade Unions are highly useful both to the working class and
the management’. – Examine the recent issues happened in Neyveli Lignite
Corporation (NLC) as an example for the above statement.
2.5 WAGES AND SALARY ADMINISTRATION
1. What are the guidelines to be followed in preparing a wage structure at the
enterprise level in a steel production company? Enlist the various problems in
it.
2. When all employees are paid fundamentally the same amount of
compensation, what is the likely impact upon satisfaction and behaviour?
What effect would secrecy – of – pay policy have upon the situation?
3. Outline the purpose of a pay commission. How is it constituted? Critically
examine the recommendations of any four central pay commissions of your
choice.
4. “If selection and placement decisions are done effectively, individual performance
should not vary a great deal, therefore, an incentive system is not necessary” –
Discuss.
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2.6 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
1. What is the six sigma strategies? Is this strategies has suitable to all the
organization? If yes explain briefly if no justify your answer.
2. A leading steel company approaches you for strategies formulation and
implementation in the changing environment. Suggest them a combination
of strategies for productivity improvement (Make necessary assumptions).
3. Consider the shampoo market in India. Prepare a table showing the differences
between the strategies adopted by top 5 brands. Explain each point.
4. Differentiate between competitive advantage of a country and a corporate.
Discuss how this can help a firm to win over competition and grab more
market share.
2.7.1 E-COMMERCE
1. What type of electronic payment systems are required in E-Commerce? Why are
there different types of payment systems? Explain the necessary characteristics
of each type of payment system and give an example of each where it is used.
2. Describe the current e-commerce scenario in India and explain the future
prospect of e-commerce
3. Take an example of any two e-commerce companies in India providing high end
e-commerce solutions and describe how they established customer confidence,
trust and ensured privacy and security of the e-commerce transactions.
4. What is meant by Home entertainment? How it is related to E-Commerce and
explains the size of the Home Entertainment Market?
2.7.2 BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS
1. Why do business organizations need research? A company, faced with the
problem of increasing rate of work force turnover, wants you to conduct a
research on this problem. Prepare a blueprint on the research process, you will
follow.
2. "Research is much concerned with proper fact finding, analysis and evaluation".
Do you agree with this statement? Give reasons in support of your answer.
3. “Whenever possible, it is advisable to use instruments that have already been
developed and repeatedly used in published studies, rather than develop our
own instruments for our studies” - Do you agree? Discuss the reasons for your
answer.
4. "Every data collection method has its own built-in biases. Therefore, resorting to
multi-methods of data collection is only going to compound the biases", How
would you critique this statement?
M.B.A. – 2ND Year / HRM – Assignment- AUP/ C-1600
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY PRESS 2020 – 2021
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