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Internal Assignment Applicable for June
2018 Examination
MS- 01: Management Functions
and Behaviour
1.
Briefly describe the Management processes. Explain any one of them with respect
to its significance and importance in organisational performance and
efficiency. Explain with your organisational experience. Briefly describe the
organisation, you are referring to.
2.
What are the techniques used in different steps of Decision-making? Based on
your organisational experience, discuss the importance and rules of
Brainstorming in the process. Briefly describe the organisation and the
situation, you are referring to.
3.
What are the major antecedent conditions for change? Based on your
organisational experience, discuss the necessity or otherwise of ‘why all
organisations must change’ in the background of ‘how an organisation grows’.
Explain the situation and organisational settings you are referring to.
4.
Base on your organisational experience/exposure critically discuss the role and
impact of formal and informal groups on ‘Management’. Briefly describe the
organsational setting, you are referring to.
MS – 2: Management of Human
Resources
1.
Explain the process of human resource planning. Describe how HR forecast is
carried out in the organisation you are working with or an organisation you are
familiar with.
2.
Discuss the concept of ‘performance appraisal’. Explain any two methods of
performance appraisal that you are familiar with citing suitable organisational
examples.
3.
Define mentoring and distinguish it from performance coaching. Assume you are
responsible for mentoring of employees in a large organisation. Discuss how you
will make mentoring a strategic function. Illustrate.
4.
Discuss the laws covering wages. Analyse the recent amendments and trends in
laws covering wages in India.
5.
Critically evaluate the state of workers’ participation in Management in the
present day business scenario. Explain with examples your answer giving due
details of the organizations and the sources you are referring to.
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MS - 03: Economic and Social
Environment
1.
Discuss the critical elements of macro-economic policies. How economic
environment gives a direction to the changes in the economic planning?
2.
Differentiate between Economic Growth and Economic Development. Why is growth and
development synonymously used in economic discussion?
3.
Discuss the genesis of mixed economy framework in India.
4.
“An important factor which influences the Balance of Payment of an economy is
the exchange rate of its currency vis-à-vis other major currencies”. Explain
the statement given above.
5.
How the twin objective of equity and justice was met by the economic reforms of
1991? Explain.
6.
Write short notes on the following:
(i)
Trade Union Movement
(ii)
Public Accountability
(iii)
Administered prices
MS - 04: Accounting and
Finance for Managers
1.
How is ‘Financial Accounting’ different form ‘Management Accounting’? Discuss
the role and activities of an Accountant.
2.
The Balance Sheets of XYZ Ltd as on 31st December, 2016 and 2017 are as given
below:
|
Liabilities
|
2016
|
2017
|
Assets
|
2016
|
2017
|
|
Share
Capital
|
2,00,000
|
2,00,000
|
Goodwill
|
24,000
|
24,000
|
|
General
Reserve
|
28,000
|
36,000
|
Buildings
|
80,000
|
72,000
|
|
Profit
and Loss Account
|
32,000
|
26,000
|
Plant
|
74,000
|
72,000
|
|
Creditors
|
16,000
|
10,800
|
Investments
|
20,000
|
22,000
|
|
Bills
Payable
|
2,400
|
1,600
|
Stock
|
60,000
|
46,800
|
|
Provision
for Taxation
|
32,000
|
36,000
|
Bills
Receivable
|
4,000
|
6,400
|
|
Provision
for doubtful debts
|
800
|
1,200
|
Debtors
|
36,000
|
38,000
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and bank balances
|
13,200
|
30,400
|
|
|
3,11,200
|
3,11,600
|
|
3,11,200
|
3,11,600
|
Additional
Information:-
(i)
Depreciation provided on plant was 8,000 and on building was Rs. 8,000.
(ii)
Provision for taxation made during the year is Rs. 38,000.
(iii)
Interim dividend paid during the year is Rs. 16,000.
From
the above information, you are required to prepare Schedule of changes in
Working Capital and Funds Flow Statement.
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3.
What do you understand by CVP Analysis. Explain the effect of Price and Volume
on the Net Profit, with the help of a suitable illustration.
4.
The Management of ABC Ltd. is considering a proposal to purchase an improved
model of a machine which gives increased output. Its existing machine which has
been in operation for 2 years has current market value of Rs. 1,00,000, its
remaining estimated useful life is 10 years, with no salvage value at the end. The
relevant particulars are as follows:
Existing Machine New Machine
Purchase
price Rs.
2,40,000 Rs.
4,00,000
Estimated
life 12
years 10
years
Salvage
value - -
Annual
Operating hours 2,000 2,000
Selling
price per unit Rs.
10 Rs.
10
Output
per hour 15
units 20
units
Material
cost per unit Rs.
2 Rs.
2
Labour
cost per unit 20 40
Consumable
stores per year 2,000 5,000
Repairs
and Maintenance per year 9,000 6,000
Working
Capital 25,000 40,000
The
company follows the straight-line method of depreciation and is subject to 50%
tax. Should the existing machine be replaced? Assume that the company’s
required rate of return is 15% and that the loss on sale of Assets is tax
deductible.
5.
As a Finance Manager how would you determine the Optimal Cash balance that
would be required by your Organisation? What measures you would take to ensure
the smooth and efficient Management of Cashflows in the Orgnisation?
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MS - 05: Management of
Machines and Materials
1.
It is generally felt that “rural areas are good for locating large plant,
semi-urban areas for locating medium-sized plants, and urban areas for
small-scale plants”. Comment.
2.
(a) Define job design. How has management viewed job design since the
industrial revolution?
(b)
List the important factors that must be addressed in job design and briefly
discuss the importance of each one.
3.
Under what circumstances would you use PERT as opposed to CPM in project
management? Give some example of projects where each would be more applicable
than the other.
4.
What do you understand by acceptance sampling? In what situations it is used?
Briefly discuss the sampling plans.
5.
“Inventory management for slow moving expensive items should focus more on lead
time reduction than anything else”. Critically examine the statement.
6.
Write short notes on any three of the following:
(a)
Intermittent flow processes
(b)
Uses of work sampling
(c)
Helgeson and Birnie Method of line balancing
(d)
Benefits of value engineering
(e)
Objectives of codification.
MS - 06: Marketing for
Managers
1.
(a) Define the term „Marketing‟ with suitable examples. Discuss the scope and
significance of marketing function in a developing and fast emerging economy
like India.
(b)
What are the various components/ elements of marketing mix in case of products
and services marketing. Discuss with suitable examples of your choice.
2.
(a) Explain the concept of Product Life Cycle by taking an example one each
from a consumer durable and any service offering of your choice.
(b)
Distinguish the concept of market vs the concept of a segment and their
relationship in marketing, with suitable illustration.
3.
(a) Discuss the various steps involved in the marketing research process that
help in decision making process. Briefly discuss a few application areas of
marketing research in the current business environment.
(b)
Distinguish a Product from a Brand with suitable examples. Explain packaging as
a market development tool.
4.
(a) Why pricing and promotional elements of marketing mix primarily decide the
success of any brand? Explain. Discuss the strategic and tactical decisions
that a manager should consider in pricing and promoting the firms offering.
Take one product and one service offering and discuss their success story.
(b)
“Consumer” is the king does this statement still holds good in the era of
online/digital marketing? If yes or no substantiate and justify accordingly.
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MS - 07: Information Systems
for Managers
1.
Why is the Central Processing Unit (CPU) is called the “Brain” of the Computer?
What are the components of a CPU? What factors affects the speed of a computer?
2.
Define data and information. What is the difference between the two? What are
the main characteristics of information?
3.
What are the types of inventory management systems? Define them and partition
them into further classes. Also, briefly explain each subdivision.
4.
How can you use the Web as a data source for your data warehouse? What types of
information can you get from the Web? Explain briefly the steps needed to
ensure that only good quality, reliable data is loaded into the data warehouse
from the Web.
5.
What are expert systems? Mention the working principles of expert systems. Also
discuss how knowledge can be represented in expert systems.
6.
Write short notes on any three of following:
(a)
Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)
(b)
Polymorphic viruses
(c)
Business software solutions firm Microsoft
(d)
Features of JAVA.
(e)
Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
MS - 08: Quantitative
Analysis for Managerial Applications
1. A
sample survey of 100 families belonging to the middle income group revealed the
following distribution according to their annual savings. Find a) average
annual sayings, using the efficient method, b) 5th decile, and c) 90th
percentile.
Savings
(Rs ‘000) 05-09 09-13 13-17
17-21 21-25
25-30 30-35
Number
of Families 07 10 15
23 25
14 06
2.
It is known that the number of heavy trucks arriving at a railway station
follows the Poisson distribution. If the average number of truck arrivals during
a specified period of half an hour is 2, find the probabilities that during a
given half an hour a) no heavy truck will arrive, b) at least two heavy trucks
will arrive, c) at the most 3 heavy trucks will arrive, and d) between 1 and 3
heavy trucks will arrive.
3. A
sample survey of tax-payers belonging to business class and professional class
yielded the following results:
Business class Professional class
Sample
size n1
= 400 n2 = 420
Defaulters
in tax payment x1 = 80 x2 = 65
Test
the hypothesis at α = 0.01 level of significance that
a)
defaulter rate is the same for the two classes of tax-payers, and
b)
defaulter rate is higher in the business class than in the professional class
by 0.03.
4. A
set of paired data on X and Y has mean of X as 36, mean of Y as 85, standard
deviation of X as 11, standard deviation of Y as 8, and coefficient of
correlation between X and Y as 0.66. Obtain a) the two regression equations,
and b) value of X when Y= 75.
5.
Write short notes on any three of the following:
(a)
Absolute value function
(b)
Baye’s Theorem
(c)
Multistage Sampling
(d)
Delphi method of forecasting
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MS - 09: Managerial
Economics
1.
Explain the Opportunity Cost Principle? Substantiate with the help of an
example how production possibility reflects opportunity costs?
2.
How are Demand, Price Elasticity and Revenue determined? Explain Price
Elasticity with the help of any particular example of your choice.
3.
Discuss Economies and Diseconomies of Scale. How is Economies of Scope
different from Economies of Scale? Explain.
4.
Explain “Barriers to Entry” of a firm. Differentiate between legal barriers and
natural barriers with the help of any example of your choice.
5.
Trace the chronology of deregulation of Indian Telecom from 1992 to 2003.
Explain the special role played by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
(TRAI).
6.
Write short notes on any two of the following:-
(a)
Decision under risk
(b)
Biometric forecasting
(c)
Kinked demand curve
MS - 10: Organisational
Design, Development and Change
1.
Describe the factors that affect organisational design and explain different
approaches in assessing organisational effectiveness with the help of examples.
2.
Describe and discuss the trends in the present day work organisations and the
role of management in ‘quality of work life’.
3.
What are the different sources of resistance to change? Describe the process of
overcoming resistance to change. Discuss with examples.
4.
Enlist the types of organisation structure. Discuss few organisational
structures and identify their type.
5.
Explain the concept of workplace and architectural ergonomics with the help of
examples.
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MS-11: Strategic Management
1.
Discuss in what sense the top management takes decisions for a company and in
what sense it does not takes the strategic decisions for a company alone?
Illustrate with suitable examples.
2.
Explain any two of the growth strategies you have studied and highlight the
conditions under which each is the most appropriate. Illustrate your answer
with the help of examples.
3.
Identify two companies that have recently merged. Read the published
information on both the companies. Based on the study, identify the issues and
challenges the two companies are currently facing in combining their respective
organizational cultures.
4.
Select an organization of your choice which has adopted focus strategy. Analyze
as to how the focus strategy has been useful for the organization to build its
competitive advantage.
5.
Describe different styles of leadership for Top Management with the help of
real world examples.
MS – 21: Social Processes
and Behavioral Issues
SET A
1.
Describe the emerging scenario of organizations. Explain the steps to be taken
by management into bring in the mindset of employees conducive to changing
reality of business in an organization you are aware of. Briefly describe the
organization you are referring to.
2.
Explain the relevance of behaviour modification in organizations and briefly
discuss the role of ethics in behaviour modification.
3.
Briefly discuss how organizational culture can be developed and describe the
attributes of work culture and their relevance.
4.
Describe the process of perception. How behaviour is influenced by perception?
Explain with the help of examples
5.
Roles and norms are control mechanisms of groups. Discuss with the help of
examples.
SET B
1.
Discuss the modern theories of leadership citing relevant examples.
2.
Differentiate between counseling, guidance and psychotherapy. Explain various
approaches to counseling with the help of examples,
3.
Explain any two theories of motivation citing relevant examples,
4.
What is organisational citizenship behaviour? Discuss different approaches to
OCB.
5.
Explain the statement, “Words are symbols and meaning exist in mind”.
Supplement with relevant examples.
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MS- 22: Human Resource
Development
1.
What is the Concept of Career? In our society people face many career
transition in changing their profession, organisation, and geographic location,
to name a few. What is the role of HRD in dealing with this issue at
organisational level? Explain with the organisational examples you are aware
of. Briefly describe the situation and the organisation, you are referring to.
2.
What are the major methods and movements to increase organisational
performance? Explain any one of them based on your organisational experience.
Briefly describe the organisation, you are referring to.
3.
What are the basic tenets of Rewarding System? Briefly explain with
organisational examples you have come across. Explain the situation and the
organisation, you are referring to.
4.
“Managing Diversity is currently enjoying a great deal of support from the
world of business. Proponents of diversity in organisations have emphasized its
benefits, and managing diversity is portrayed as a product of enlightened
corporate self interest.” Elaborate the above statement and discuss the
underlying concepts based on organisational experience, you have or you are
aware of. Briefly describe the organisation, you are referring to.
MS – 23: Human Resource
Planning
1.
Explain the concept of human resource forecasting. Describe various techniques
used in forecasting human resource planning.
2.
Discuss the objectives of job evaluation. Explain the various job evaluation
methods. Briefly describe the recent developments in job evaluation system.
3.
Discuss the aims and objectives of career planning. Describe the benefits of career
planning. What are the factors which go into the shaping of a career?
4.
Explain the significance of information system in Human Resource Management.
Describe the various approaches to managing information at the macro and micro
level.
5.
Explain the concept, need and scope of HR audit. Describe the essential steps
being involved in the Auditing process.
MS – 24: Employment
Relations
1.
Explain the procedure for registration of a Trade Union under the Trade Unions
Act. Discuss the objects general and political funds are spent under the Trade
Union Act.
2.
Describe the present position of Trade Unions in India. What are your
suggestions for strengthening the Trade Unions in India.
3.
Explain the meaning and concept of Collective Bargaining. Describe the process
of collective bargaining. Discuss the conditions for success of collective
bargaining.
4.
Discuss the aims and objectives of workers participation in Management.
Describe the workers participation, employee involvement practices of any
organisation you are familiar with.
5.
Explain various cultural aspects of employment relations. Discuss the recent
developments in employment relations. Discuss the impact of specialization,
centralization and globalisation on new employment relations.
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MS – 41: Working Capital
Management
1.
The annual figures of Alpha Ltd are as follows:
(i)
Sales at home, at 1 month credit Rs. 12,00,000.
(ii)
Export at 3 months credit, S.P. 10% below the home price Rs. 5,40,000.
(iii)
Materials used, suppliers extend 2 months credit Rs. 4,50,000.
(iv)
Wages paid, half month in arreas Rs. 3,60,000.
(v)
Manufacturing expenses, paid one month in arreas Rs. 5,40,000.
(vi)
Depreciation on fixed assets Rs. 60,000.
(vii)
Administrative expenses, paid one month in arrear Rs. 1,20,000.
(viii)
Sales promotion expenses, payable quarterly in advance Rs. 60,000.
Alpha
Ltd. sells goods in the domestic market on a gross profit of 25%. It keeps one
month stock of raw materials as well as finished product and believes in
keeping Rs. 1,00,000 available to it. You are required to calculate the working
capital requirement of the company, assuming 15% safety margin.
2.
Give a complete overview of the different marketable securities that are
available for investments.
3.
Select any financial Institution/ Organisation of your choice and obtain
information about the important components of its credit policy and the
attributes that they take into consideration while deciding the credit
wortheness about its customers.
4.
Describe the creation of Euro Money and Eurocurrency Markets? Discuss the
factors contributing to the growth of the Euromarkets.
5.
‘The Working Captal Module is divided into three additional parts beyond the
investment information presented in the Capital Investment (CI) module’.
Discuss of objectives and operation sequential operation of the working capital
module. Discuss the objectives and operation of each these three parts.
MS – 42 Capital Investment
and Financing Decisions
1.
What is meant by a firm's capital structure? Explain the Modigilian - Miller
(MM) theory and Traditional approach to capital structure of a firm.
2.
Explain the concept of project life cycle? How are the work breakdown structure
and linear responsibility chart prepared?
3.
What is Project Risk? Briefly explain the techniques used for the measurement
of project risk
4.
Explain the various instruments through which corporates procure finance both
for long term and short term. Discuss the circumstances under which they are
preferred. Give reasons for the same.
5. What
is Corporate Restructuring? What factors motivate an enterprise to undertake
restructuring exercise?
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MS – 43: Management Control
Systems
1.
Explain the concept of Strategy? Describe the different Models that help in formulating
business unit strategies.
2.
Explain the ARM’s length principle and discuss its application.
3.
Discuss in detail the three organisational Incentives systems viz the Scanlon
plan, the Kaiser-United Steel Workers plan and profit sharing and explain their
applicability.
4.
Select any Bank/ Insurance company of your choice and discuss the management
control system, that is prevalent, in that Institution.
5.
Study the ‘Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore’ case and answer the
questions given at the end of the case.
MS - 51: Operations Research
1.
Solve graphically:
Minimize
Z=6x1 + 14x2
Subject
to
5x1
+ 4x2 ≥ 60
3x1
+ 7x2 ≤84
x1 +
2x2 ≥ 18
x1,
x2 ≥ 0
2.
Five employees of a company are to be assigned to five jobs, which can be done
by any of them. The workers get different wages per hour. These are: Rs 5 per
hour for A, B, and C each, and Rs 3 per hour for D and E each. The amount of
time taken by each employee to do a given job is given in the following table.
Determine the assignment pattern that (a) minimizes the total time taken, and
(b) minimizes the total cost, of getting five units of work done.
|
JOB
|
EMPLOYEE
|
||||
|
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
E
|
|
|
1
|
7
|
9
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
|
2
|
6
|
1
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
9
|
10
|
7
|
|
4
|
1
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
9
|
4
|
2
|
3.
What is the importance of integer programming models in supporting managerial
decisions? Describe the rationale behind Cutting Plane Method used for solving
integer programming models.
4. A
wholesaler supplies 30 stuffed dolls each day to various shops. Dolls are
purchased from the manufacturer in lots of 120 each at Rs. 1200 per lot. Every
order incurs a handling charge of Rs 60 plus a freight charge of Rs 250 per
lot. Multiple and fractional lots can also be ordered, and all orders are met
the next day. The incremental cost is Rs 0.60 per year to store a doll in
inventory. The wholesaler finances inventory investments by paying its holding
company 2% monthly for borrowed funds.
How
many dolls should be ordered at a time in order to minimize the total annual
inventory cost? Assume that there are 250 week-days in a year. How frequently
should he order?
5.
What is simulation? Describe the simulation process. State the major two
reasons for using simulation to solve a problem. What are the advantages and
limitations of simulation?
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MS - 52: Project Management
1.
What are the phases of a project development cycle? Give the salient tasks
under each phase. What are the outlines of opportunity studies in project
management? How do there impact upon project feasibility studies?
2.
“Doubled Project Report (DPR) forms the foundation on which the entire
superstructure of the project is built – if it is weak, project cannot weather
the turbulent times ahead.” Bring out the do‟s and don‟ts of a good DPR.
3.
“Meticulous Management of activities on the critical path is crucial to
completing projects on time.” How can we „beat‟ the critical path and improve
our on-time performance?
4. A
good tem-work speed up project implementation justify. Developing self directed
project teams is the key to improving effectiveness in project management.
Elucidate.
5.
Explain the importance of „project review‟ in the context of control of a
project. How are cybernetics concepts applied to project management?
MS - 53:
Production/Operations Management
1.
Over the years many variations on classical Delphi have been forwarded. Discuss
these variants.
2.
Capacity will be modified in response to demand. Demand will be modified in
response to capacity. Which of these two statement is correct? Why?
3.
(a) What is Line-Balancing of assembly operations? Illustrate with examples.
(b)
What approach would you suggest for increasing throughput rate of assembly
lines and why?
4.
Inventory of materials provides operational flexibility. But, many flexible
operational systems need little inventory. Explain this seeming contradiction.
5.
Discuss preventive maintenance. In what ways is preventive maintenance
absolutely necessary in JIT/ kanban/ pull manufacturing as opposed to push
manufacturing.
6.
Write short notes on any three of the following:
(a)
Quality and profitability relationship.
(b)
Stopwatch Time Study method.
(c)
The KANBAN System
(d)
Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II)
(c)
Classification of manufacturing technology.
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MS - 54: Management Information
Systems
1.
How the functional areas can be separated from MIS point of view. List down
major subsystems and the typical generated within the functional area in your
organization.
2.
How much importance should be accorded to implementation phase as part of the
total MIS development activity? Explain. Briefly discuss the various
implementation strategies. Under what circumstances are they suitable?
3.
What are expert systems and how do they help in decision-making? Can you give
examples to illustrate the same? What kinds of decisions can be appropriately
programmed on expert systems? Give examples.
4.
Outline the basic sequence of steps to acquiring a DMBS. What steps are the
mists important? Why should an organization be careful about placing over
reliance on “benchmark” tests in selecting a DBMS?
5.
Differentiate among Trojans, Worms and Viruses. Give one example for each.
“Computer virus is a major threat to computer security”. Justify the statement.
MS – 61: Consumer Behaviour
1.
What do you understand by the term ‘consumer behaviour’? Explain the scope of
consumer behavior giving suitable examples.
2.
With the help of examples discuss the characteristics that distinguish
organizational buying from individual buying.
3.
Explain the concept of learning and discuss its marketing implications.
4.
What is a reference group? Name two reference groups that are important to you.
In what ways do they influence you in your purchasing behaviour?
5.
Explain the concept of culture and subculture. Discuss the relevance of
subcultural segmentation in case of the following products:
(a)
Ready to eat food products
(b)
Apparels
6.
As a marketer of consumer durables like refrigerators, washing machines etc.,
what strategies would you adopt for responding to post purchase feelings of
your consumers? Discuss.
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MS-62: Sales Management
1.
(a) Discuss the role and responsibilities of a Sales Manager, associated with a
fast moveing consumer goods firm with pan India operations.
(b)
Why is Personal Selling method is still very much in vogue in the current
market environment. Elaborate with suitable examples. Briefly discuss the
various situations conductive for Personal selling other than the list
mentioned in the study/ course material.
2.
(a) Discuss the AIDAS theory of selling by taking a suitable example of your
choice. What are its merits and drawbacks of this theory.
(b)
What are Selling skills. List out and explain the various types of skills. How
does these skills help a salesman in effectively discharging the
responsibilities assigned to him.
3.
(a) As a Sales Manager of a Publishing House what methods would you adopt in
identifying training needs for the sales force. Discuss briefly the various
steps in training process.
(b)
What are the basic components of a compensation package? Why and how the
compensation package differ between the companies selling similar and different
types of products?
4.
(a) Discuss the importance of Sales planning function in the following
(i)
Single Product firm targeting North India Market.
(ii)
Multi Product firm targeting all India Market.
What
is territory Planning? What are the steps involved in territory Planning and
its importance in achieving the sales objectives. Discuss.
(b)
Discuss the meaning and importance of Sales Budgeting. What are the different
methods of Sales Budgeting that are generally adopted by a firm.
MS – 63: Product Management
1.
What is a product? Taking the example of T.V., explain the anatomy of the
product i.e. the core benefits, tangible specifications, and augmented
features. 2. Briefly explain the concept of Product Life Cycle (PLC). Do all
the products follow the bell shaped curve of PLC? Discuss giving suitable
examples. 3. What are the objectives of test marketing? How would you go about
test marketing a new chocolate? Discuss. 4. Explain the stages involved in new
product development process, giving suitable examples. 5. Indian toothpaste
market is witnessing a lot of changes, with many FMCG companies, Indian as well
as MNCs, launching ‘herbal’ toothpastes. This segment is growing fast and every
player wants to corner a significant share of it. You are a product
manager-incharge of toothpaste category-in a FMCG company which also intends to
enter ‘herbal toothpaste’ segment. (a) How can you use ‘Attribute Analysis’ to
generate new product ideas for the proposed herbal toothpaste? Discuss. (b)
Suggest alternative basis for positioning of the new product. (c) Discuss the
functions that packaging can perform in marketing of toothpaste.
(d)
Suggest a brand name for the new product to be introduced by the company,
giving reasons why your choice is a good one.
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MS – 64: International
Marketing
1.
Describe the differences between ethnocentric, polycentric, regiocentric and
geocentric orientations. How do these orientations affect international
marketing practices? Explain with the help of examples.
2.
Discuss the significance of letter of credit in international marketing.
Explain the operations of a letter of credit.
3.
Explain the scope of international marketing research. What are the advantages
and limitations of online surveys?
4.
How does culture influence international marketing decisions? Explain with the
help of suitable examples.
5.
You are the marketing executive in a food processing company producing and
marketing fruit juices and frozen vegetables in India. The company is exploring
the possibilities of entering international markets. The management has asked
you to prepare a preliminary report covering the following five aspects:
(a)
Advantages and challenges for the company in entering the international
markets;
(b)
Different modes of entering international markets and potential difficulties
involved with each option;
(c)
Whether making exercises for product adaptation for different markets is worth
it;
(d)
Physical distribution implications and
(e)
Support the company can receive from the institutional framework for export
available in India.
MS – 65: Marketing of
Services
1.
What are the implications of the services marketing triangle? Explain giving
suitable examples.
2.
What are the differences between ‘search’, ‘experience’ and ‘credence’
qualities? Explain with the help of examples.
3.
Explain the importance of physical evidence for the following:
(a)
A restaurant
(b)
An insurance company.
4.
As a customer relationship manager of a luxury resort, you have a received a
mail from a guest who stayed with his family at your resort last week. He has
complained that the quality of food served was not satisfactory. Also, he has
criticized the staff members that they did not listen to his complaint
properly. What steps would you take in response to this letter? Discuss.
5.
Explain the role of non-monetary costs in pricing of services by taking the
example of a service of your choice.
6.
Identify and explain the product support services which a washing machine
marketer can offer for gaining competitive advantage.
MS - 91: Advanced Strategic
Management
1.
Explain the role of Strategists in Corporate Management. Discuss with reference
to any company of your choice.
2.
Discuss how good Corporate Governance as a system of governance is essential
from all points of view. Explain with reference to Corporate Governance at
TISCO.
3.
Briefly describe the main modes of entering a foreign market.
4.
What are Web-based Business Models? Explain the impact of E-Business on organizations.
5.
How do we relate strategic philanthropy and economic motivations? Discuss.
6.
How do Lupin Human Welfare and Research Foundation built up long term supply arrangements
and manufacturing capacity?
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MS - 92: Management of
Public Enterprises
1.
How is Ownership and Management decided for Public Sector Enterprises? Why is
co-ordination and control an important aspect of Public Enterprises? Explain.
2.
Describe the three phases of development of Public Sector Enterprises in India.
Explain in detail the reasons for disinvestment of Public Sector Undertakings
(PSUs) with reference to any particular PSU of your choice.
3.
What are the distinct modes and services of India’s transport system. Explain
the role of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in the development of Road
Transport and Highways.
4.
“Wage Policy is part of Compensation Management.” Trace the evolution of Wage
Policy in India from Payment of Wages Act 1936 to Pay Commissions keeping in
mind the institutions related to compensation for private sector and public
sector.
5.
What are the oldest and the traditional form of Public Enterprises and how does
the government undertake and perform various economic and social strategic
functions? Cite examples from any two of the PSUs.
(a)
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
(b)
Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML)
(c)
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
MS- 93: Management of New
and Small Enterprises
1.
Define Competence. What are the various components of entrepreneurial
competencies? Explain any particular entrepreneurial competency which is most
important for an entrepreneur.
2.
Differentiate between Marketing and Selling? Explain the need for market
assessment. Why is selling more important than marketing explain with reference
to air travel?
3.
What are the general financing schemes of the banks with respect to MSME?
Briefly explain the financing programmes of SIDBI.
4.
How do you explain productivity? Substantiate work measurement and work
measurement techniques.
5.
Explain Production Schedule as an evaluation and control tool.
6.
Write short notes on any two of the following:-
(a)
SEBI
(b)
Manpower
(c) Partnership
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MS - 95: Research
Methodology for Management Decisions
1.
How would you distinguish between a management decision problem and a
management research problem? Do all decision problems require research? Explain
and illustrate with examples.
2.
‘Majority of the researches make use of primary sources of data and secondary
data sources do not really contribute to a scientific enquiry.’ Do you agree/
disagree with this statement. Explain.
3.
Explain an itemized rating scale. What are the various issues involved in
constructing an itemized rating scale?
4. A
researcher conducts a survey to find out whether the inhabitants of a metro
town are in favour of capital punishment (F) or against it (A). The sequence of
responses to the question asked is given below. Use the run test at α = 0.05 to
test whether the responses are random.
F F
A F F F A A A A A F F A
A A
F F A A A A A A F F A A
A A
A A F F F A A A F A F F
F F
A A A A F F F A A A F F
5.
Explain the following concepts.
(a)
Null and alternative hypothesis
(b)
One and two-tailed test
(c)
Type I and type II error
(d)
Level of significance
(e)
Power of test
MFP-1: Equity Markets
1.
Take any Stock Exchange of your choice and discuss the services offered by it.
2.
What do you understand by the term Green Shoe option? Explain the concept of
Market Maker and the SEBI guidelines of Market Making.
3.
Discuss the methods of grievance Redressal followed by the Stock Exchange while
handling investor grievances against – listed companies, misleading advertisements,
payment of interest on debentures, non-payment of dividends and trading
members.
4.
What are the popular Charting Techniques? Discuss the charting tools &
techniques and analyse the methods to apply in real-time environment.
5.
Taking a suitable example explain the Capital Asset Pricing Model and Arbitrage
pricing theory.
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MFP- 2: Equity Derivatives
1.
(a)What do you mean by 'Derivative Markets'? Why are they needed? Discuss the
different segments of Derivative Market. Discuss the criteria for scrip
selection for Derivative Segment.
(b)What
is 'Quarter Sigma'? Discuss the procedure adopted for calculating the Quarter
Sigma order size.
2.
Explain the different indicators of futures market. Discuss the significance of
volume and open interest in understanding the dynamics of the future markets.
Discuss the various strategies used for risk management in Futures trading.
3.
What are the important dates that need to be taken care off while adjusting the
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2018 Examination
MS- 01: Management Functions
and Behaviour
1.
Briefly describe the Management processes. Explain any one of them with respect
to its significance and importance in organisational performance and
efficiency. Explain with your organisational experience. Briefly describe the
organisation, you are referring to.
2.
What are the techniques used in different steps of Decision-making? Based on
your organisational experience, discuss the importance and rules of
Brainstorming in the process. Briefly describe the organisation and the
situation, you are referring to.
3.
What are the major antecedent conditions for change? Based on your
organisational experience, discuss the necessity or otherwise of ‘why all
organisations must change’ in the background of ‘how an organisation grows’.
Explain the situation and organisational settings you are referring to.
4.
Base on your organisational experience/exposure critically discuss the role and
impact of formal and informal groups on ‘Management’. Briefly describe the
organsational setting, you are referring to.
MS – 2: Management of Human
Resources
1.
Explain the process of human resource planning. Describe how HR forecast is
carried out in the organisation you are working with or an organisation you are
familiar with.
2.
Discuss the concept of ‘performance appraisal’. Explain any two methods of
performance appraisal that you are familiar with citing suitable organisational
examples.
3.
Define mentoring and distinguish it from performance coaching. Assume you are
responsible for mentoring of employees in a large organisation. Discuss how you
will make mentoring a strategic function. Illustrate.
4.
Discuss the laws covering wages. Analyse the recent amendments and trends in
laws covering wages in India.
5.
Critically evaluate the state of workers’ participation in Management in the
present day business scenario. Explain with examples your answer giving due
details of the organizations and the sources you are referring to.
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MS - 03: Economic and Social
Environment
1.
Discuss the critical elements of macro-economic policies. How economic
environment gives a direction to the changes in the economic planning?
2.
Differentiate between Economic Growth and Economic Development. Why is growth and
development synonymously used in economic discussion?
3.
Discuss the genesis of mixed economy framework in India.
4.
“An important factor which influences the Balance of Payment of an economy is
the exchange rate of its currency vis-à-vis other major currencies”. Explain
the statement given above.
5.
How the twin objective of equity and justice was met by the economic reforms of
1991? Explain.
6.
Write short notes on the following:
(i)
Trade Union Movement
(ii)
Public Accountability
(iii)
Administered prices
MS - 04: Accounting and
Finance for Managers
1.
How is ‘Financial Accounting’ different form ‘Management Accounting’? Discuss
the role and activities of an Accountant.
2.
The Balance Sheets of XYZ Ltd as on 31st December, 2016 and 2017 are as given
below:
|
Liabilities
|
2016
|
2017
|
Assets
|
2016
|
2017
|
|
Share
Capital
|
2,00,000
|
2,00,000
|
Goodwill
|
24,000
|
24,000
|
|
General
Reserve
|
28,000
|
36,000
|
Buildings
|
80,000
|
72,000
|
|
Profit
and Loss Account
|
32,000
|
26,000
|
Plant
|
74,000
|
72,000
|
|
Creditors
|
16,000
|
10,800
|
Investments
|
20,000
|
22,000
|
|
Bills
Payable
|
2,400
|
1,600
|
Stock
|
60,000
|
46,800
|
|
Provision
for Taxation
|
32,000
|
36,000
|
Bills
Receivable
|
4,000
|
6,400
|
|
Provision
for doubtful debts
|
800
|
1,200
|
Debtors
|
36,000
|
38,000
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and bank balances
|
13,200
|
30,400
|
|
|
3,11,200
|
3,11,600
|
|
3,11,200
|
3,11,600
|
Additional
Information:-
(i)
Depreciation provided on plant was 8,000 and on building was Rs. 8,000.
(ii)
Provision for taxation made during the year is Rs. 38,000.
(iii)
Interim dividend paid during the year is Rs. 16,000.
From
the above information, you are required to prepare Schedule of changes in
Working Capital and Funds Flow Statement.
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3.
What do you understand by CVP Analysis. Explain the effect of Price and Volume
on the Net Profit, with the help of a suitable illustration.
4.
The Management of ABC Ltd. is considering a proposal to purchase an improved
model of a machine which gives increased output. Its existing machine which has
been in operation for 2 years has current market value of Rs. 1,00,000, its
remaining estimated useful life is 10 years, with no salvage value at the end. The
relevant particulars are as follows:
Existing Machine New Machine
Purchase
price Rs.
2,40,000 Rs.
4,00,000
Estimated
life 12
years 10
years
Salvage
value - -
Annual
Operating hours 2,000 2,000
Selling
price per unit Rs.
10 Rs.
10
Output
per hour 15
units 20
units
Material
cost per unit Rs.
2 Rs.
2
Labour
cost per unit 20 40
Consumable
stores per year 2,000 5,000
Repairs
and Maintenance per year 9,000 6,000
Working
Capital 25,000 40,000
The
company follows the straight-line method of depreciation and is subject to 50%
tax. Should the existing machine be replaced? Assume that the company’s
required rate of return is 15% and that the loss on sale of Assets is tax
deductible.
5.
As a Finance Manager how would you determine the Optimal Cash balance that
would be required by your Organisation? What measures you would take to ensure
the smooth and efficient Management of Cashflows in the Orgnisation?
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MS - 05: Management of
Machines and Materials
1.
It is generally felt that “rural areas are good for locating large plant,
semi-urban areas for locating medium-sized plants, and urban areas for
small-scale plants”. Comment.
2.
(a) Define job design. How has management viewed job design since the
industrial revolution?
(b)
List the important factors that must be addressed in job design and briefly
discuss the importance of each one.
3.
Under what circumstances would you use PERT as opposed to CPM in project
management? Give some example of projects where each would be more applicable
than the other.
4.
What do you understand by acceptance sampling? In what situations it is used?
Briefly discuss the sampling plans.
5.
“Inventory management for slow moving expensive items should focus more on lead
time reduction than anything else”. Critically examine the statement.
6.
Write short notes on any three of the following:
(a)
Intermittent flow processes
(b)
Uses of work sampling
(c)
Helgeson and Birnie Method of line balancing
(d)
Benefits of value engineering
(e)
Objectives of codification.
MS - 06: Marketing for
Managers
1.
(a) Define the term „Marketing‟ with suitable examples. Discuss the scope and
significance of marketing function in a developing and fast emerging economy
like India.
(b)
What are the various components/ elements of marketing mix in case of products
and services marketing. Discuss with suitable examples of your choice.
2.
(a) Explain the concept of Product Life Cycle by taking an example one each
from a consumer durable and any service offering of your choice.
(b)
Distinguish the concept of market vs the concept of a segment and their
relationship in marketing, with suitable illustration.
3.
(a) Discuss the various steps involved in the marketing research process that
help in decision making process. Briefly discuss a few application areas of
marketing research in the current business environment.
(b)
Distinguish a Product from a Brand with suitable examples. Explain packaging as
a market development tool.
4.
(a) Why pricing and promotional elements of marketing mix primarily decide the
success of any brand? Explain. Discuss the strategic and tactical decisions
that a manager should consider in pricing and promoting the firms offering.
Take one product and one service offering and discuss their success story.
(b)
“Consumer” is the king does this statement still holds good in the era of
online/digital marketing? If yes or no substantiate and justify accordingly.
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MS - 07: Information Systems
for Managers
1.
Why is the Central Processing Unit (CPU) is called the “Brain” of the Computer?
What are the components of a CPU? What factors affects the speed of a computer?
2.
Define data and information. What is the difference between the two? What are
the main characteristics of information?
3.
What are the types of inventory management systems? Define them and partition
them into further classes. Also, briefly explain each subdivision.
4.
How can you use the Web as a data source for your data warehouse? What types of
information can you get from the Web? Explain briefly the steps needed to
ensure that only good quality, reliable data is loaded into the data warehouse
from the Web.
5.
What are expert systems? Mention the working principles of expert systems. Also
discuss how knowledge can be represented in expert systems.
6.
Write short notes on any three of following:
(a)
Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)
(b)
Polymorphic viruses
(c)
Business software solutions firm Microsoft
(d)
Features of JAVA.
(e)
Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
MS - 08: Quantitative
Analysis for Managerial Applications
1. A
sample survey of 100 families belonging to the middle income group revealed the
following distribution according to their annual savings. Find a) average
annual sayings, using the efficient method, b) 5th decile, and c) 90th
percentile.
Savings
(Rs ‘000) 05-09 09-13 13-17
17-21 21-25
25-30 30-35
Number
of Families 07 10 15
23 25
14 06
2.
It is known that the number of heavy trucks arriving at a railway station
follows the Poisson distribution. If the average number of truck arrivals during
a specified period of half an hour is 2, find the probabilities that during a
given half an hour a) no heavy truck will arrive, b) at least two heavy trucks
will arrive, c) at the most 3 heavy trucks will arrive, and d) between 1 and 3
heavy trucks will arrive.
3. A
sample survey of tax-payers belonging to business class and professional class
yielded the following results:
Business class Professional class
Sample
size n1
= 400 n2 = 420
Defaulters
in tax payment x1 = 80 x2 = 65
Test
the hypothesis at α = 0.01 level of significance that
a)
defaulter rate is the same for the two classes of tax-payers, and
b)
defaulter rate is higher in the business class than in the professional class
by 0.03.
4. A
set of paired data on X and Y has mean of X as 36, mean of Y as 85, standard
deviation of X as 11, standard deviation of Y as 8, and coefficient of
correlation between X and Y as 0.66. Obtain a) the two regression equations,
and b) value of X when Y= 75.
5.
Write short notes on any three of the following:
(a)
Absolute value function
(b)
Baye’s Theorem
(c)
Multistage Sampling
(d)
Delphi method of forecasting
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MS - 09: Managerial
Economics
1.
Explain the Opportunity Cost Principle? Substantiate with the help of an
example how production possibility reflects opportunity costs?
2.
How are Demand, Price Elasticity and Revenue determined? Explain Price
Elasticity with the help of any particular example of your choice.
3.
Discuss Economies and Diseconomies of Scale. How is Economies of Scope
different from Economies of Scale? Explain.
4.
Explain “Barriers to Entry” of a firm. Differentiate between legal barriers and
natural barriers with the help of any example of your choice.
5.
Trace the chronology of deregulation of Indian Telecom from 1992 to 2003.
Explain the special role played by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
(TRAI).
6.
Write short notes on any two of the following:-
(a)
Decision under risk
(b)
Biometric forecasting
(c)
Kinked demand curve
MS - 10: Organisational
Design, Development and Change
1.
Describe the factors that affect organisational design and explain different
approaches in assessing organisational effectiveness with the help of examples.
2.
Describe and discuss the trends in the present day work organisations and the
role of management in ‘quality of work life’.
3.
What are the different sources of resistance to change? Describe the process of
overcoming resistance to change. Discuss with examples.
4.
Enlist the types of organisation structure. Discuss few organisational
structures and identify their type.
5.
Explain the concept of workplace and architectural ergonomics with the help of
examples.
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MS-11: Strategic Management
1.
Discuss in what sense the top management takes decisions for a company and in
what sense it does not takes the strategic decisions for a company alone?
Illustrate with suitable examples.
2.
Explain any two of the growth strategies you have studied and highlight the
conditions under which each is the most appropriate. Illustrate your answer
with the help of examples.
3.
Identify two companies that have recently merged. Read the published
information on both the companies. Based on the study, identify the issues and
challenges the two companies are currently facing in combining their respective
organizational cultures.
4.
Select an organization of your choice which has adopted focus strategy. Analyze
as to how the focus strategy has been useful for the organization to build its
competitive advantage.
5.
Describe different styles of leadership for Top Management with the help of
real world examples.
MS – 21: Social Processes
and Behavioral Issues
SET A
1.
Describe the emerging scenario of organizations. Explain the steps to be taken
by management into bring in the mindset of employees conducive to changing
reality of business in an organization you are aware of. Briefly describe the
organization you are referring to.
2.
Explain the relevance of behaviour modification in organizations and briefly
discuss the role of ethics in behaviour modification.
3.
Briefly discuss how organizational culture can be developed and describe the
attributes of work culture and their relevance.
4.
Describe the process of perception. How behaviour is influenced by perception?
Explain with the help of examples
5.
Roles and norms are control mechanisms of groups. Discuss with the help of
examples.
SET B
1.
Discuss the modern theories of leadership citing relevant examples.
2.
Differentiate between counseling, guidance and psychotherapy. Explain various
approaches to counseling with the help of examples,
3.
Explain any two theories of motivation citing relevant examples,
4.
What is organisational citizenship behaviour? Discuss different approaches to
OCB.
5.
Explain the statement, “Words are symbols and meaning exist in mind”.
Supplement with relevant examples.
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MS- 22: Human Resource
Development
1.
What is the Concept of Career? In our society people face many career
transition in changing their profession, organisation, and geographic location,
to name a few. What is the role of HRD in dealing with this issue at
organisational level? Explain with the organisational examples you are aware
of. Briefly describe the situation and the organisation, you are referring to.
2.
What are the major methods and movements to increase organisational
performance? Explain any one of them based on your organisational experience.
Briefly describe the organisation, you are referring to.
3.
What are the basic tenets of Rewarding System? Briefly explain with
organisational examples you have come across. Explain the situation and the
organisation, you are referring to.
4.
“Managing Diversity is currently enjoying a great deal of support from the
world of business. Proponents of diversity in organisations have emphasized its
benefits, and managing diversity is portrayed as a product of enlightened
corporate self interest.” Elaborate the above statement and discuss the
underlying concepts based on organisational experience, you have or you are
aware of. Briefly describe the organisation, you are referring to.
MS – 23: Human Resource
Planning
1.
Explain the concept of human resource forecasting. Describe various techniques
used in forecasting human resource planning.
2.
Discuss the objectives of job evaluation. Explain the various job evaluation
methods. Briefly describe the recent developments in job evaluation system.
3.
Discuss the aims and objectives of career planning. Describe the benefits of career
planning. What are the factors which go into the shaping of a career?
4.
Explain the significance of information system in Human Resource Management.
Describe the various approaches to managing information at the macro and micro
level.
5.
Explain the concept, need and scope of HR audit. Describe the essential steps
being involved in the Auditing process.
MS – 24: Employment
Relations
1.
Explain the procedure for registration of a Trade Union under the Trade Unions
Act. Discuss the objects general and political funds are spent under the Trade
Union Act.
2.
Describe the present position of Trade Unions in India. What are your
suggestions for strengthening the Trade Unions in India.
3.
Explain the meaning and concept of Collective Bargaining. Describe the process
of collective bargaining. Discuss the conditions for success of collective
bargaining.
4.
Discuss the aims and objectives of workers participation in Management.
Describe the workers participation, employee involvement practices of any
organisation you are familiar with.
5.
Explain various cultural aspects of employment relations. Discuss the recent
developments in employment relations. Discuss the impact of specialization,
centralization and globalisation on new employment relations.
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MS – 41: Working Capital
Management
1.
The annual figures of Alpha Ltd are as follows:
(i)
Sales at home, at 1 month credit Rs. 12,00,000.
(ii)
Export at 3 months credit, S.P. 10% below the home price Rs. 5,40,000.
(iii)
Materials used, suppliers extend 2 months credit Rs. 4,50,000.
(iv)
Wages paid, half month in arreas Rs. 3,60,000.
(v)
Manufacturing expenses, paid one month in arreas Rs. 5,40,000.
(vi)
Depreciation on fixed assets Rs. 60,000.
(vii)
Administrative expenses, paid one month in arrear Rs. 1,20,000.
(viii)
Sales promotion expenses, payable quarterly in advance Rs. 60,000.
Alpha
Ltd. sells goods in the domestic market on a gross profit of 25%. It keeps one
month stock of raw materials as well as finished product and believes in
keeping Rs. 1,00,000 available to it. You are required to calculate the working
capital requirement of the company, assuming 15% safety margin.
2.
Give a complete overview of the different marketable securities that are
available for investments.
3.
Select any financial Institution/ Organisation of your choice and obtain
information about the important components of its credit policy and the
attributes that they take into consideration while deciding the credit
wortheness about its customers.
4.
Describe the creation of Euro Money and Eurocurrency Markets? Discuss the
factors contributing to the growth of the Euromarkets.
5.
‘The Working Captal Module is divided into three additional parts beyond the
investment information presented in the Capital Investment (CI) module’.
Discuss of objectives and operation sequential operation of the working capital
module. Discuss the objectives and operation of each these three parts.
MS – 42 Capital Investment
and Financing Decisions
1.
What is meant by a firm's capital structure? Explain the Modigilian - Miller
(MM) theory and Traditional approach to capital structure of a firm.
2.
Explain the concept of project life cycle? How are the work breakdown structure
and linear responsibility chart prepared?
3.
What is Project Risk? Briefly explain the techniques used for the measurement
of project risk
4.
Explain the various instruments through which corporates procure finance both
for long term and short term. Discuss the circumstances under which they are
preferred. Give reasons for the same.
5. What
is Corporate Restructuring? What factors motivate an enterprise to undertake
restructuring exercise?
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MS – 43: Management Control
Systems
1.
Explain the concept of Strategy? Describe the different Models that help in formulating
business unit strategies.
2.
Explain the ARM’s length principle and discuss its application.
3.
Discuss in detail the three organisational Incentives systems viz the Scanlon
plan, the Kaiser-United Steel Workers plan and profit sharing and explain their
applicability.
4.
Select any Bank/ Insurance company of your choice and discuss the management
control system, that is prevalent, in that Institution.
5.
Study the ‘Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore’ case and answer the
questions given at the end of the case.
MS - 51: Operations Research
1.
Solve graphically:
Minimize
Z=6x1 + 14x2
Subject
to
5x1
+ 4x2 ≥ 60
3x1
+ 7x2 ≤84
x1 +
2x2 ≥ 18
x1,
x2 ≥ 0
2.
Five employees of a company are to be assigned to five jobs, which can be done
by any of them. The workers get different wages per hour. These are: Rs 5 per
hour for A, B, and C each, and Rs 3 per hour for D and E each. The amount of
time taken by each employee to do a given job is given in the following table.
Determine the assignment pattern that (a) minimizes the total time taken, and
(b) minimizes the total cost, of getting five units of work done.
|
JOB
|
EMPLOYEE
|
||||
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A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
E
|
|
|
1
|
7
|
9
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
|
2
|
6
|
1
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
9
|
10
|
7
|
|
4
|
1
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
9
|
4
|
2
|
3.
What is the importance of integer programming models in supporting managerial
decisions? Describe the rationale behind Cutting Plane Method used for solving
integer programming models.
4. A
wholesaler supplies 30 stuffed dolls each day to various shops. Dolls are
purchased from the manufacturer in lots of 120 each at Rs. 1200 per lot. Every
order incurs a handling charge of Rs 60 plus a freight charge of Rs 250 per
lot. Multiple and fractional lots can also be ordered, and all orders are met
the next day. The incremental cost is Rs 0.60 per year to store a doll in
inventory. The wholesaler finances inventory investments by paying its holding
company 2% monthly for borrowed funds.
How
many dolls should be ordered at a time in order to minimize the total annual
inventory cost? Assume that there are 250 week-days in a year. How frequently
should he order?
5.
What is simulation? Describe the simulation process. State the major two
reasons for using simulation to solve a problem. What are the advantages and
limitations of simulation?
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MS - 52: Project Management
1.
What are the phases of a project development cycle? Give the salient tasks
under each phase. What are the outlines of opportunity studies in project
management? How do there impact upon project feasibility studies?
2.
“Doubled Project Report (DPR) forms the foundation on which the entire
superstructure of the project is built – if it is weak, project cannot weather
the turbulent times ahead.” Bring out the do‟s and don‟ts of a good DPR.
3.
“Meticulous Management of activities on the critical path is crucial to
completing projects on time.” How can we „beat‟ the critical path and improve
our on-time performance?
4. A
good tem-work speed up project implementation justify. Developing self directed
project teams is the key to improving effectiveness in project management.
Elucidate.
5.
Explain the importance of „project review‟ in the context of control of a
project. How are cybernetics concepts applied to project management?
MS - 53:
Production/Operations Management
1.
Over the years many variations on classical Delphi have been forwarded. Discuss
these variants.
2.
Capacity will be modified in response to demand. Demand will be modified in
response to capacity. Which of these two statement is correct? Why?
3.
(a) What is Line-Balancing of assembly operations? Illustrate with examples.
(b)
What approach would you suggest for increasing throughput rate of assembly
lines and why?
4.
Inventory of materials provides operational flexibility. But, many flexible
operational systems need little inventory. Explain this seeming contradiction.
5.
Discuss preventive maintenance. In what ways is preventive maintenance
absolutely necessary in JIT/ kanban/ pull manufacturing as opposed to push
manufacturing.
6.
Write short notes on any three of the following:
(a)
Quality and profitability relationship.
(b)
Stopwatch Time Study method.
(c)
The KANBAN System
(d)
Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II)
(c)
Classification of manufacturing technology.
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MS - 54: Management Information
Systems
1.
How the functional areas can be separated from MIS point of view. List down
major subsystems and the typical generated within the functional area in your
organization.
2.
How much importance should be accorded to implementation phase as part of the
total MIS development activity? Explain. Briefly discuss the various
implementation strategies. Under what circumstances are they suitable?
3.
What are expert systems and how do they help in decision-making? Can you give
examples to illustrate the same? What kinds of decisions can be appropriately
programmed on expert systems? Give examples.
4.
Outline the basic sequence of steps to acquiring a DMBS. What steps are the
mists important? Why should an organization be careful about placing over
reliance on “benchmark” tests in selecting a DBMS?
5.
Differentiate among Trojans, Worms and Viruses. Give one example for each.
“Computer virus is a major threat to computer security”. Justify the statement.
MS – 61: Consumer Behaviour
1.
What do you understand by the term ‘consumer behaviour’? Explain the scope of
consumer behavior giving suitable examples.
2.
With the help of examples discuss the characteristics that distinguish
organizational buying from individual buying.
3.
Explain the concept of learning and discuss its marketing implications.
4.
What is a reference group? Name two reference groups that are important to you.
In what ways do they influence you in your purchasing behaviour?
5.
Explain the concept of culture and subculture. Discuss the relevance of
subcultural segmentation in case of the following products:
(a)
Ready to eat food products
(b)
Apparels
6.
As a marketer of consumer durables like refrigerators, washing machines etc.,
what strategies would you adopt for responding to post purchase feelings of
your consumers? Discuss.
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MS-62: Sales Management
1.
(a) Discuss the role and responsibilities of a Sales Manager, associated with a
fast moveing consumer goods firm with pan India operations.
(b)
Why is Personal Selling method is still very much in vogue in the current
market environment. Elaborate with suitable examples. Briefly discuss the
various situations conductive for Personal selling other than the list
mentioned in the study/ course material.
2.
(a) Discuss the AIDAS theory of selling by taking a suitable example of your
choice. What are its merits and drawbacks of this theory.
(b)
What are Selling skills. List out and explain the various types of skills. How
does these skills help a salesman in effectively discharging the
responsibilities assigned to him.
3.
(a) As a Sales Manager of a Publishing House what methods would you adopt in
identifying training needs for the sales force. Discuss briefly the various
steps in training process.
(b)
What are the basic components of a compensation package? Why and how the
compensation package differ between the companies selling similar and different
types of products?
4.
(a) Discuss the importance of Sales planning function in the following
(i)
Single Product firm targeting North India Market.
(ii)
Multi Product firm targeting all India Market.
What
is territory Planning? What are the steps involved in territory Planning and
its importance in achieving the sales objectives. Discuss.
(b)
Discuss the meaning and importance of Sales Budgeting. What are the different
methods of Sales Budgeting that are generally adopted by a firm.
MS – 63: Product Management
1.
What is a product? Taking the example of T.V., explain the anatomy of the
product i.e. the core benefits, tangible specifications, and augmented
features. 2. Briefly explain the concept of Product Life Cycle (PLC). Do all
the products follow the bell shaped curve of PLC? Discuss giving suitable
examples. 3. What are the objectives of test marketing? How would you go about
test marketing a new chocolate? Discuss. 4. Explain the stages involved in new
product development process, giving suitable examples. 5. Indian toothpaste
market is witnessing a lot of changes, with many FMCG companies, Indian as well
as MNCs, launching ‘herbal’ toothpastes. This segment is growing fast and every
player wants to corner a significant share of it. You are a product
manager-incharge of toothpaste category-in a FMCG company which also intends to
enter ‘herbal toothpaste’ segment. (a) How can you use ‘Attribute Analysis’ to
generate new product ideas for the proposed herbal toothpaste? Discuss. (b)
Suggest alternative basis for positioning of the new product. (c) Discuss the
functions that packaging can perform in marketing of toothpaste.
(d)
Suggest a brand name for the new product to be introduced by the company,
giving reasons why your choice is a good one.
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MS – 64: International
Marketing
1.
Describe the differences between ethnocentric, polycentric, regiocentric and
geocentric orientations. How do these orientations affect international
marketing practices? Explain with the help of examples.
2.
Discuss the significance of letter of credit in international marketing.
Explain the operations of a letter of credit.
3.
Explain the scope of international marketing research. What are the advantages
and limitations of online surveys?
4.
How does culture influence international marketing decisions? Explain with the
help of suitable examples.
5.
You are the marketing executive in a food processing company producing and
marketing fruit juices and frozen vegetables in India. The company is exploring
the possibilities of entering international markets. The management has asked
you to prepare a preliminary report covering the following five aspects:
(a)
Advantages and challenges for the company in entering the international
markets;
(b)
Different modes of entering international markets and potential difficulties
involved with each option;
(c)
Whether making exercises for product adaptation for different markets is worth
it;
(d)
Physical distribution implications and
(e)
Support the company can receive from the institutional framework for export
available in India.
MS – 65: Marketing of
Services
1.
What are the implications of the services marketing triangle? Explain giving
suitable examples.
2.
What are the differences between ‘search’, ‘experience’ and ‘credence’
qualities? Explain with the help of examples.
3.
Explain the importance of physical evidence for the following:
(a)
A restaurant
(b)
An insurance company.
4.
As a customer relationship manager of a luxury resort, you have a received a
mail from a guest who stayed with his family at your resort last week. He has
complained that the quality of food served was not satisfactory. Also, he has
criticized the staff members that they did not listen to his complaint
properly. What steps would you take in response to this letter? Discuss.
5.
Explain the role of non-monetary costs in pricing of services by taking the
example of a service of your choice.
6.
Identify and explain the product support services which a washing machine
marketer can offer for gaining competitive advantage.
MS - 91: Advanced Strategic
Management
1.
Explain the role of Strategists in Corporate Management. Discuss with reference
to any company of your choice.
2.
Discuss how good Corporate Governance as a system of governance is essential
from all points of view. Explain with reference to Corporate Governance at
TISCO.
3.
Briefly describe the main modes of entering a foreign market.
4.
What are Web-based Business Models? Explain the impact of E-Business on organizations.
5.
How do we relate strategic philanthropy and economic motivations? Discuss.
6.
How do Lupin Human Welfare and Research Foundation built up long term supply arrangements
and manufacturing capacity?
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MS - 92: Management of
Public Enterprises
1.
How is Ownership and Management decided for Public Sector Enterprises? Why is
co-ordination and control an important aspect of Public Enterprises? Explain.
2.
Describe the three phases of development of Public Sector Enterprises in India.
Explain in detail the reasons for disinvestment of Public Sector Undertakings
(PSUs) with reference to any particular PSU of your choice.
3.
What are the distinct modes and services of India’s transport system. Explain
the role of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in the development of Road
Transport and Highways.
4.
“Wage Policy is part of Compensation Management.” Trace the evolution of Wage
Policy in India from Payment of Wages Act 1936 to Pay Commissions keeping in
mind the institutions related to compensation for private sector and public
sector.
5.
What are the oldest and the traditional form of Public Enterprises and how does
the government undertake and perform various economic and social strategic
functions? Cite examples from any two of the PSUs.
(a)
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
(b)
Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML)
(c)
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
MS- 93: Management of New
and Small Enterprises
1.
Define Competence. What are the various components of entrepreneurial
competencies? Explain any particular entrepreneurial competency which is most
important for an entrepreneur.
2.
Differentiate between Marketing and Selling? Explain the need for market
assessment. Why is selling more important than marketing explain with reference
to air travel?
3.
What are the general financing schemes of the banks with respect to MSME?
Briefly explain the financing programmes of SIDBI.
4.
How do you explain productivity? Substantiate work measurement and work
measurement techniques.
5.
Explain Production Schedule as an evaluation and control tool.
6.
Write short notes on any two of the following:-
(a)
SEBI
(b)
Manpower
(c) Partnership
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MS - 95: Research
Methodology for Management Decisions
1.
How would you distinguish between a management decision problem and a
management research problem? Do all decision problems require research? Explain
and illustrate with examples.
2.
‘Majority of the researches make use of primary sources of data and secondary
data sources do not really contribute to a scientific enquiry.’ Do you agree/
disagree with this statement. Explain.
3.
Explain an itemized rating scale. What are the various issues involved in
constructing an itemized rating scale?
4. A
researcher conducts a survey to find out whether the inhabitants of a metro
town are in favour of capital punishment (F) or against it (A). The sequence of
responses to the question asked is given below. Use the run test at α = 0.05 to
test whether the responses are random.
F F
A F F F A A A A A F F A
A A
F F A A A A A A F F A A
A A
A A F F F A A A F A F F
F F
A A A A F F F A A A F F
5.
Explain the following concepts.
(a)
Null and alternative hypothesis
(b)
One and two-tailed test
(c)
Type I and type II error
(d)
Level of significance
(e)
Power of test
MFP-1: Equity Markets
1.
Take any Stock Exchange of your choice and discuss the services offered by it.
2.
What do you understand by the term Green Shoe option? Explain the concept of
Market Maker and the SEBI guidelines of Market Making.
3.
Discuss the methods of grievance Redressal followed by the Stock Exchange while
handling investor grievances against – listed companies, misleading advertisements,
payment of interest on debentures, non-payment of dividends and trading
members.
4.
What are the popular Charting Techniques? Discuss the charting tools &
techniques and analyse the methods to apply in real-time environment.
5.
Taking a suitable example explain the Capital Asset Pricing Model and Arbitrage
pricing theory.
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MFP- 2: Equity Derivatives
1.
(a)What do you mean by 'Derivative Markets'? Why are they needed? Discuss the
different segments of Derivative Market. Discuss the criteria for scrip
selection for Derivative Segment.
(b)What
is 'Quarter Sigma'? Discuss the procedure adopted for calculating the Quarter
Sigma order size.
2.
Explain the different indicators of futures market. Discuss the significance of
volume and open interest in understanding the dynamics of the future markets.
Discuss the various strategies used for risk management in Futures trading.
3.
What are the important dates that need to be taken care off while adjusting the
stock prices when dividend is paid out? Explain the adjustment of derivative
contract when company announces dividends.
4.
Explain the different strategies that are applied for using hedging options.
5.
What is Value at Risk? Explain the different kinds of margins on Futures
positions that are required to be paid by the clients to the Exchange.
MFP-3: Commodity Markets
1.
What do you mean by ‘Commodity Market Ecosystem’? How do different components
of the commodity market ecosystem interact? Discuss the basic characteristics
that entitle a commodity for Future Trading.
2.
Discuss the role and significance of Commodity Futures Trading Commission
(CFTC) of USA. What are the major operating divisions of this Commission?
3.
Meet a Broker who deals in the commodities trading. Discuss the delivery and
settlement procedure for trades in the commodity markets. Write a detailed note
on your discussions.
4.
What are ‘Warehouse Receipts’? Explain the advantages of dematerialised
warehouse receipts over the physical ones. Discuss the procedure adopted for
dematerialization and rematerialization of warehouse receipts.
5.
Describe the methodology usually used for investments in commodity derivative
markets and explain why are commodities an effective asset class for diversification
of portfolio risk.erivative
contract when company announces dividends.
4.
Explain the different strategies that are applied for using hedging options.
5.
What is Value at Risk? Explain the different kinds of margins on Futures
positions that are required to be paid by the clients to the Exchange.
MFP-3: Commodity Markets
1.
What do you mean by ‘Commodity Market Ecosystem’? How do different components
of the commodity market ecosystem interact? Discuss the basic characteristics
that entitle a commodity for Future Trading.
2.
Discuss the role and significance of Commodity Futures Trading Commission
(CFTC) of USA. What are the major operating divisions of this Commission?
3.
Meet a Broker who deals in the commodities trading. Discuss the delivery and
settlement procedure for trades in the commodity markets. Write a detailed note
on your discussions.
4.
What are ‘Warehouse Receipts’? Explain the advantages of dematerialised
warehouse receipts over the physical ones. Discuss the procedure adopted for
dematerialization and rematerialization of warehouse receipts.
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