ANNAMALAI MBA FIRST YEAR AND SECOND YEAR ASSIGNMENT ANSWER SHEETS
PROVIDED. DR. PRASANTH MBA PH.D. DME MOBILE
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M.B.A. (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS)
FIRST YEAR
1.1 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
1.
Choose one academic administrator and another public administrator and
conduct
interview and then ask them how their job differs from that of business
managers.
How do they know how well their department, institution or
organization
is performing, Since profit is probably not one of the criteria for
assessing
effectiveness and efficiency?
2.
Design a interview schedule and conduct the interview a manager in your
locality
and ask him how many subordinates he has. Are different numbers of
subordinates
supervised at the top, the middle, and the bottom of the
organizational
hierarchy? What really determines the span of management in
the
organization.
3.
“There are two notions about relationship between job satisfaction and
productivity:
a happy worker is a productivity one; a happy worker is not
necessarily
a productive one. Critically evaluate this statement and bring out the
situations
under which each statement is true”.
4.
“Planning is the basis, delegation is the key, information is the guide, and
action
is
the essence of control of.” Trace the relationship between control and other
functions
with real life examples.
1.2 INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING
1.
Make out a trial balance with imaginary figures. Draw the profit and Loss
Account
and Balance sheets from in 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.
Analyze the recent trends in harmonizing financial reporting efforts taken by
super
national organizations.
4.
Internationalization of accounting profession is the need for the hour –
Substantiate
your answer with examples.
1.3 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
1.
‘Negative balance of trade creates so many problems in developing countries'.
Examine
these statements on India’s point of view with suitable examples.
2.
Export from India is helpful to correct the disequilibrium in the balance of
payments
position in India, give your views and justify with examples.
3.
“The changes in both supply and demand conditions influence a country’s
international
terms of trade and volume of trade”. Justify it with suitable
examples.
4.
Illustrate how the tariffs, quotas and subsidies affect domestic markets, and
also
identify
the winners, losers and net country welfare effects of protection.
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1.4 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
1.
Define international business environment how does the home country
environment
influence foreign business operation of a firm? Explain?
2.
There is a view that the future of world trade is going to be one of trade
among
trade
blocks rather than trade among nations. Give reasons for your answer.
3.
Imagine that you are an engineer who has been offered a job as the CEO of a
large
American MNC based in Dubai. What are the important cross cultural
issues
you are likely to face and how would you resolve them?
4.
Why are Japanese businesses worried about the EU-South Korea free trade
agreement?
Why are Japanese Policy markers trying to sign a similar deal with
the
EU? Discuss in the detail.
1.5 FOREIGN POLICY OF INDIA
1.
“Major global powers influenced the foreign policy of India-Now India is
gradually
gaining momentum to influence the foreign polices of major powers”.
Elucidate.
2.
Explain the association between India and UNO. How can India play a vital role
in
the policy formulation mechanism of the UNO?
3.
Assume that you are Fidel Castro, What kind of trade relationship with the
United
States would be in your interest? What type would be willing to accept?
4.
What are some of the major factors that have influenced the yen/ dollar
exchange
rate in the past decade? Have different factors become more important
at
different times? If so, which ones?
1.6 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND
E-COMMERCE
1.
Ethical dimensions of IT are often neglected, which lead to complications in
businesses.
Explain in brief, the ethical and social dimensions of IT.
2.
Assume that you are the design engineer of a retail company. The company
wants
to automate the payment system. What are the factors that you would
consider
while designing the electronic payment system?
3.
Innovation in Information Technology has changed the way people think. List
out
the major features of this innovation and how these features can be used to
develop
a marketing strategy for the target market.
4.
Whilst e-commerce related activities have grown substantially over the last few
years,
some consumers are still unwilling to accept the on-line self service ecommerce
business
model. Explain why such a reluctance to accept it.
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1.7 COMMUNICATION FOR GLOBAL MANAGERS
1.
Assuming you are a Chief Personnel Manager of a leading MNC, draft a letter
calling
a candidate for an interview in reply to his application for the position of
Chief
Financial Executive.
2.
Assume yourself as a Customer Relationship manager of a bank. You have
received
a letter from your customers who have complained to you about the
rude
behaviour of a computer clerk. Since the customer is an important person,
write
a letter to convince the customer.
3.
Define Agenda. Prepare an agenda for a newly started public organization and
explain
the basic components of an agenda.
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 in detail”?
1.8 ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
1.
Suggest any suitable motivational theory for IT industry and substantiate your
views.
2.
“Attitude determines your Altitude”-Substantiate your views on this quote with
relevant
corporate examples.
3.
“A happy Worker is a productive worker”- Discuss in a behavioral perspective.
4.
“Organisational development involves the development of organization in the
light
of its future expansion plan”. Elaborate your views.
M.B.A. (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS)
SECOND YEAR
2.1 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
1.
“Do you think Inter-country difference affect Human resource practice” –
Substantiate
your views.
2.
“International staffing is as similar as staffing practices done in domestic” –
Discuss
in detail.
3.
Give two specific examples of MNC of your choice near you. Compare its HR
practice
with any public or private organization of your country.
4.
How does appraising an expatriate’s performance differ from appraising that of
a
home
office manager? How would you avoid some of the unique problems of
appraising
the expatriate’s performance? Explain.
2.2 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING MANAGEMENT
1.
An Indian company wants to enter into international markets. The company
decided
to involve another company in the foreign country. Explain the mode of
entry
where the involvement of foreign country is possible and state in which
situations
each of them is suitable.
2.
Why does direct investment in foreign market attend marketers the greatest
degree
of control over international marketing activities? Explain with live
examples.
3.
How can an organisation determine its best option for entering an international
trade
agreement such as NAFTA and international governing organisations such
as
WTO have on decisions to expand internationally?
4.
Formulate competitive market entry strategies that leverage the advantages of
international
operations.
2.3 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
1.
Consider any two Indian Companies of your choice. One Company is manufacturing
petrochemicals
in India and sells them in global markets in competition with
German,
American and Japanese firms. The other manufactures and exports
pickles
and Indian Spices to Europe and Middle East competing with other firms,
which
either import these products from India or manufacture them in India and
sell
in the same markets. Which of these two firms faces the more severe operating
exposure
to exchange rates? Discuss in detail.
2.
In the absence of a common currency throughout the world, a series of problems
may
arise in International Cash Management.” What are those problems? How
can
those problems are overcome.
3.
An export company wants to raise capital from international markets. What are
the
basic considerations the firm should take into account while making this
international
financing decision? Discuss.
4.
A country’s current account balance is equal to its private savings surplus
minus its
government
budget deficit. Assume that a country has a current account surplus of
$
10,000, a government budget deficit of $ 1,500, and private savings of $
12,000.
What
is the country’s investment? Is the country saving more or less than is needed
to
finance its investment and budget deficit? Explain in detail.
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2.4 LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT
1.
You are assigned the position of Chief Manager in a logistics company located
at
Mumbai.
You have customer all over India. Your responsibility is to collect the
goods
from various sources and export it from the nearest port. How do you do
the
operation, and explain the problems you may face during the logistical
operations?
2.
Assume that you are a warehouse designer. Mr. Adithya has decided to
construct
a warehouse in the central part of the state. Counsel Mr. Adithya in
designing
the warehouse with different sizes and shapes and explain its
relationship
with material-handling system. Suggest the reason for constructing
square
design warehouse and rectangular design warehouse.
3.
A Multinational FMCG company is going to enter India, next year which has its
network
in more than 20 countries across the world. The company is planning
to
have its business throughout India. You are appointed as logistics manager of
that
company. As a Logistic manager, how do you support the company in
achieving
customer satisfaction which is one of the key objectives of the
company?
You can quote strategies from currently operating FMCG companies.
4.
Since tough competition is going on in the market in all the fields, device
strategies
to face competition of chain of Pharmacies. Explain your views based
on
logistics management.
2.5 GLOBAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
1.
Several CEO’s of larger Corporations in recent times are forced to resign when
they
are unable to deliver Superior performance. Discuss this in the light of
nuances
of strategy execution.
2.
How MC Kinsey’s 7s frameworks can be used to evaluate the fit between
organizational
strategies during implementation?
3.
“Social audit is defined as it is a systematic study about an organization’s
performance
with regard to the society or environment and to be distinguished
from
the economic benefits derived out of its performance” – What will be the
reason
for social audit needed under Global management system or process?
4.
What have been DELL competitive advantages in the Global industry? How
transferable
are those competitive advantages across boards?
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2.6 INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICIES AND
DOCUMENTATION
1.
What are the various measures taken by the Global organization like United
Nations
organization in the matter of (a) Trade & Commerce (b) peace and
Tranquility
in the world (c) Nuclear disarmament (d) Disaster management
(e)
poverty eradication (f) Terrorism (g) Literacy with particular reference to
Country
level is functions with functionaries.
2.
What are our foreign policies with USA & UK and how they different from
other
European
Countries and neighboring countries in Asia.
3.
What are the various alternatives available to an expected from the view point
of
realizing
export proceeds? Arrange than in order of safety. What are the risks
associated
with each of these alternatives?
4.
Elaborate on the various regulatory and commercial documents used in export?
Highlight
the functions of these documents.
2.7.1 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING RESEARCH
AND CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
1.
“Observational studies in which the subjects are not first informed that their
behavior
is being observed are unethical.” – Comment
2.
Sweet cookies are planning to launch a new line of cookies and want to assess
the
market size. The cookies have a mixed Chocolate-Pineapple flavor and will be
targeted
at the premium end of the market. Discuss the six W’s of a descriptive
research
design that may be adopted.
3.
Coca Cola is considering introducing very small bottles of its product to
Brazil.
These
would cost less than bottled water. Discuss whether or not the company
should
do so.
4.
A college student has just purchased a new Apple iPad. What factors might
cause
the student to experience post-purchase dissonance? How might the
student
try to overcome it? How can the retailer who sold the computer help
reduce
the student is dissonance? How can the computer’s manufacturer help?
2.7.2 EXPORT AND IMPORT FINANCE
1.
“India has adequate institutional infrastructure available for exports”.
Justify
the
statement explain
2.
Analyse India’s current foreign trade. What are the suggestive measures
provided in
the
current export import policy 2009-2015 to improve the foreign trade?
3.
Suppose you are a manager of an Export – Import firm. Develop an EDI plan for
your
organization.
4.
Super Chip Company is a manufacturer of computer chips that are used in
computer
aided manufacturing equipment. Super chip products are the best
available
and in many cases the only product that meets certain specifications.
Therefore,
the demand for its components is high. The company has been in
business
for more than ten years and has established an excellent reputation for
on-time
delivery. What method of payment would you expect is most often used
by
buyers of super chip company products? Justify your response.
