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NMIMS SEM 2 SEP 18 ASSIGNMENTS- 9967480770


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Internal Assignment Applicable for SEPTEMBER 2018 Examination
SEMESTER 2

Marketing Management
1. Select any two of the following three: Narendra Modi / Rahul Gandhi / Arvind Kejriwal. Discuss and analyze how these personalities do as brands when we compare on the four critical elements of a brand. (10 Marks)

2. “With marketers transitioning from mass communication to highly customized and personalized communication targeted at the individual, the limelight clearly being on direct marketing, and digital marketing, the traditional marketing communication tools such as advertising, sales promotion, publicity, personal selling – may be dying a natural death. The Marketing Communication Mix is all set for a metamorphosis” Discuss this statement. Justify your answers with appropriate reasoning. (10 Marks)

3. The beginning of the video-on-demand (VOD) revolution in India started with Star Tv’s Hotstar, way back in 2015. It coincided with the time when India witnessed a huge rise in the number of smartphone users. In a country which was used to a one-TV household tradition, smartphones acted as additional screens for consumers to source entertainment from. In January 2016, Netflix, an international platform that offers a library of TV series, Bollywood flicks etc. made waves in India with its launch. It led to a series of debates on what is already on the Indian consumer’s palate on TV– family dramas, saasbahu
serials, cheesy love stories. The real debate was on whether Netflix India’s launch will mark the end of TV. Will the audience progress from the melodramatic saas-bahu sagas to Netflix for its sharp, realistic international content. Netflix opened the doors for alternate entertainment platforms. In the months that followed, mainstream Indian TV channels launched their own VOD platforms – Voot , Arre etc. And then came the giant Amazon with its Prime Videos spanning across International TV shows, films and new Bollywood releases. The most recent entry has been Balaji Telefilms VOD platform ALTBalaji. With the internet content users, number of smartphone users on the rise, the consumption of online video content has also been on the rise, quite naturally.
a. Conduct a SWOT Analysis of Netflix in India (5 Marks)
b. Keeping in view the issues, challenges and competition, evaluate and discuss the strategic and tactical components of Netflix’s market planning and make suggestions (5 Marks)

Business Statistics
Team Revenue (USD Mn.) Valuation (USD Mn.)
Atlanta 103 306
Boston 144 433
Charlotte 96 278
Chicago 168 511
Cleveland 159 476
Dallas 154 446
Denver 115 321
Detroit 171 479
Golden State 113 315
Houston 160 470
Indiana 97 281
Los Angeles Clippers 102 295
Los Angeles Lakers 209 607
Memphis 88 257
Miami 126 364
Milwaukee 91 254
Minnesota 96 268
New Jersey 92 269
New Orleans 95 267
New York 202 586
Oklahoma City 111 310
Orlando 107 361
Philadelphia 115 344
Phoenix 148 429
Portland 121 338
Sacramento 109 305
San Antonio 133 398
Toronto 133 386
Utah 118 343
Washington 110 313

1. For the data on revenue and valuation of teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA), conduct the following analysis:
i. Determine the measures of central tendency and of dispersion for revenue and valuation.
ii. Provide the five-number summary i.e. the minimum, 1st quartile, median, 3rd quartile and maximum value for revenue. Interpret the above results and comment on how the data is distributed. (10 Marks)

2. For the same data on NBA revenue and valuation given above:
i. Is there a strong association between revenue and valuation?
ii. Create a scatterplot diagram depicting the association between the two variables.
iii. The franchise owners want to understand if the valuation is dependent on revenue. How can you assess this?
iv. Using the regression equation, predict the valuation of a team whose revenue was USD 300 mn. (10 Marks)

3. There are 300 students in an online MBA program for working professionals, for whom the attendance in online classes is 70%, i.e. on an average, 210 students are present in an online session. Fifty new students are admitted in this batch.
a. What is the probability of attendance being at least 70% among the new students, thus ensuring the overall attendance does not fall below 70%? (5 Marks)
b. The Program Dean thinks that this probability will increase, if the new batch size is 40 instead of 50 students. Is he right in assuming so? (5 Marks)

Course: Business Law

Q.1) Explain Bailment and Pledge along with its features and difference. Also give practical examples of Bailment and Pledge. (10 Marks)

Q.2) AVEC a global fast food burger chain had been recently granted permission to operate in India. But understanding the fast food chain business in India is extremely competitive, it started offering burger at Rs. 5/- each. The other fast food chain businesses started agitating the move of AVEC, but AVEC paid no heed to it. Hence, other fast food chain business are contemplating filing action against AVEC under the Competition Act, 2002. Kindly assist them on what is the process followed by Competition Commission of India in dealing with such complaint (10 Marks)

Q.3) Nisha, just fresh out of college, entered into an employment contract with Sriram Enterprises having its base in Mumbai. Please give your answer in 2 circumstances arising below:
a. Nisha at the time of entering into employment contract was 17 years 11 months but she joined the company after completing 18 years and started working only after competing 18 years. After being employed for more than a month, Ram another employee on realizing this complained to HR. Upon realizing this, HR cancelled her employment without any notice and kept her salary on hold, thus refused to pay any salary due and payable. Can Nisha sue the company for wrongful termination? (5 Marks)
b. Nisha was appointed for the post of junior sales executive and assuming if the appointment and contract were valid, the company had inserted a non-compete clause where Nisha could not forever join any competitor of the company? Is such a clause legally valid under the Contract Act, 1872 (5 Marks)

Course: Essentials of HRM

1. Define Performance Appraisal. Why do you think is 360/ 720 degree appraisal method gaining a wide acceptance? Cite relevant examples from the industry.
(10 Marks)

2. Differentiate between career planning and succession planning. Discuss one example from the Indian industry throwing light on the importance of succession planning. (10 Marks)

3. ‘WeCare’ is a pharmaceutical company which started some 10 years ago and has manufacturing plants at two places and regional offices across 20 metros in India. In the recent years, not only the complexity of operations increased but also managing the human resources. The company has approximately 800 employees working nationwide and they still seem to employ age old manual methods of HR reporting.
For the ease of operations the Human Capital Manager now wants to propose implementing a HRIS at ‘WeCare’.
Questions
a. What possible benefits of HRIS do you think the Human Capital Manager should communicate to the CEO for his approval? (5 Marks)
b. Once approved what process of implementation do you think should be followed? (5 Marks)

Course: Financial Accounting and Analysis

1. Aloka Innovative Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd, an HR outsourcing company based in Hyderabad provides temporary staff to ABC Management College, Hyderabad. The company entered into following transactions with VJIM and the hired employee. The company would provide an employee for the program office at Rs.30000 per month. ABC Management College prepaid the amount for the period January to June 2015 in December 2014. The financial year ends in December. Aloka pays salary of Rs. 20000 to the employee one month late as per contract with the employee. How do you record the above transactions in the books of Aloka in the months of December 2014 and January 2015?
(10 Marks)

2. Rocket Singh Software Ltd. and Aerodynamics Software Ltd. are two leading software companies based in Hyderabad. Rohit a fundamental analyst working with Ace Financials wants to choose one company where he can invest based on the data given about the company. Rohit believes that liquidity will dry in the short run and hence there is going to be lack of funds in the future. Suggest Rohit where he should invest?
Particular
FY 2017
FY 2018
Net Profit Margin
13%
13%
Asset Turnover
1.5
2.0
Financial Leverage
2
1.5

3. Chandana Brothers, is a chain of retail store located in Hyderabad. bought dress material worth Rs.10,00,000 from Pantaloon in March 2013 on credit basis and made the payment in April 2013. Its financial year starts from 1st April and ends with 31st March every year.
a. How would the transaction affect the Income Statement and Balance Sheet of Chandana Brothers as on 31st March 2013? (5 Marks)
b. How would the above transaction impact the income statement and balance sheet of Pantaloon as on 31st March 2014? (5 Marks)

Course: Strategic Management

1. You are the Strategy Head of an automotive company in India. You propose to modernize your factory by bringing in Automation & Robots into your manufacturing plant. Devise a ‘force field’ analysis by identifying atleast 4 drivers & 4 restrainers each & suggest ways & means to reduce the restrainers. (10 Marks)
2. You have been appointed as a Strategy Consultant to a Swiss luxury watch brand wanting to enter India. Which one of Porter’s Generic Strategies would you choose to be operational in India & explain the reasons in detail behind your choice of strategy? Once the strategy has been chosen, explain the categories of customers you would target? (10 Marks)
3. You are the Chief Strategy Officer of Karbonn Mobiles, an Indian mobile device manufacturing company. You have been fast losing market share to Chinese brands which now account for 50% of the market share.
a. What turnaround strategies can you suggest to arrest the decline of revenues & profitability of your company? (5 Marks)
b. In your opinion, would it be considered appropriate to pursue a Combination Strategy? State your response with appropriate justifications & reasons. (5 Marks)


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