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Winter / November

2011

Master of Business Administration

Semester I

MB0038 –Management Process and Organizational Behaviour

- 4 Credits

(Book ID:B1127)

Assignment

Set- 1 (60 Marks)For Answer visit www.studenthelp.tk

Q1. Explain the four processes of Social Learning Theory.

Q2. What are the hindrances that we face in perception?

Q3. Describe the bases of power.

Q4. Ms.Chanchal Das Gupta is a recruitment specialist. For the post of QC Manager, she

interviews three candidates. Given below are the physical characteristics of the

candidates.

Candidate Physical Characteristics

Mr.Ravi Muscular, thick skin, rectangularshaped.

Mr.Gineesh Thin, delicate build,large brain, tall.

Mr.Ramgopal Soft, round shaped,underdeveloped muscles.

From the above descriptions, what personality traits can Ms. Chanchal derive out of

the candidates as per Sheldon’s theory of personality?

Q5. What are the consequences of conflict in organisations?

Q6. Explain sensitivity training.

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Winter / November 2011


Semester I

MB0038 –Management Process & Organizational Behaviour

- 4 Credits

(Book ID:B1127)

Assignment

Set- 2 (60 Marks)

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Q1. State the characteristics of management.

Q2. Mr. Suresh Kumar is the VP- HR of a leading Financial services company. He is

having a meeting with Ms. Rejani Chandran leading HR consultant. Mr. Suresh

is concerned about creating an environment that helps in increasing the job

satisfaction amongst employees. Assume that you are Ms. Rejani, the HR

consultant. What suggestions you will give to Mr. Suresh, for creating an

environment that increases job satisfaction?

Q3. Define emotional intelligence. Explain Goleman’s model of emotional intelligence.

Q4. Explain the different leadership styles as per Managerial – Leadership Grid

Theory.

Q5. Distinguish between internal and external forces of change.Q6. What are the 14 principles of management of Henri Fayol?







Semester I

MB0039 – Business Communication - 4 Credits

(Book ID: B1128)

Assignment

Set- 1 (60 Marks)


Q1.List the importance of effective communication in the workplace

Q2. Explain the different aspects of non-verbal communication

Q3. Write short notes on (a) Upward communication (b) Downward communication(c) Horizontal communication

Q4.Explain the different barriers to listening .List the differencesbetween discriminative listening and comprehension listening

Q5.Discuss the principles of business writing

Q6. Explain the advantages of oral communication with the help of suitable example.







Semester I

MB0039 – Business Communication - 4 Credits

(Book ID: B1128)

Assignment

Set- 2 (60 Marks)


Q1. List the differences between extensive reading and intensive reading Q2. Explain thedifferent advantages and disadvantages of intranet.

Q3. List the different principles of business letter writing.

Q4. Write short notes on (a) corporate identity advertising (b) institutional

advertising Q5. Discuss the different types of business reports

Q6. List the different steps involved in report preparation





November / Winter 2011


Semester 1

MB0040 – STATISTICS FOR MANAGEMENT- 4 Credits

(Book ID: B1129)

Assignment Set- 1 (60 Marks)


1. (a) ‘Statistics is the backbone of decision-making’. Comment.

(b) ‘Statistics is as good as the user’. Comment.

2. Distinguish between the following with example.

(a) Inclusive and Exclusive limits.

(b) Continuous and discrete data.

(C) Qualitative and Quantitative data

(d) Class limits and class intervals.

3. In a management class of 100 students’ three languages are offered as an

additional subject viz. Hindi, English and Kannada. There are 28 students

taking Hindi, 26 taking Hindi and 16 taking English. There are 12 students

taking both Hindi and English, 4 taking Hindi and English and 6 that are

taking English and Kannada. In addition, we know that 2 students are

taking all the three languages.

i) If a student is chosen randomly, what is the probability that he/she is nottaking any of these three languages?

ii) If a student is chosen randomly, what is the probability that he/ she istaking exactly one language?

4. List down various measures of central tendency and explain thedifference between them?

5. Define population and sampling unit for selecting a random sample ineach of the following cases.

a) Hundred voters from a constituency

b) Twenty stocks of National Stock Exchange

c) Fifty account holders of State Bank of India

d) Twenty employees of Tata motors.

6. What is a confidence interval, and why it is useful? What is a confidence level?





November / Winter 2011


Semester 1

MB0040 – STATISTICS FOR MANAGEMENT- 4 Credits

(Book ID: B1129)

Assignment Set- 2 (60 Marks)


1. (a) What are the characteristics of a good measure of central tendency?

(b) What are the uses of averages?

2. Your company has launched a new product .Your company is a reputed

company with 50% market share of similar range of products. Your

competitors also enter with their new products equivalent to your new

product. Based on your earlier experience, you initially estimated that, your

market share of the new product would be 50%. You carry out random

sampling of 25 customers who have purchased the new product ad realize

that only eight of them have actually purchased your product. Plan a

hypothesis test to check whether you are likely to have a half of market

share.

3. The upper and the lower quartile income of a group of workers are Rs 8

and Rs 3 per day respectively. Calculate the Quartile deviations and its

coefficient?

4. The cost of living index number on a certain data was 200. From the base

period, the percentage increases in prices were—Rent Rs 60, clothing Rs

250, Fuel and Light Rs 150 and Miscellaneous Rs 120. The weights for

different groups were food 60, Rent 16, clothing 12, Fuel and Light 8 and

Miscellaneous 4.

5. Education seems to be a difficult field in which to use quality techniques.

One possible outcome measures for colleges is the graduation rate (the

percentage of the students matriculating who graduate on time). Would

you recommend using P or R charts to examine graduation rates at a

school? Would this be a good measure of Quality?

6. (a) Why do we use a chi-square test?

(b) Why do we use analysis of variance?







Semester I

MB0041 – Financial and Management Accounting - 4 Credits

(Book ID: B1130)

Assignment

Set- 1 (60 Marks)


Q1. Distinction between book-keeping and accountancy

Q2.Pass journal entries for the following transactions: .

a) Madan commenced business with cash Rs. 70000b) Purchased goods on credit 14000c) Withdrew for private use 3000d) Goods purchased for cash 12000

e) Paid wages 5000

Q3. Write short notes on :

a. Outstanding Expenses

b. Prepaid Expenses

Q4. Given variable cost Rs.5,00,000. Fixed cost Rs.3,00,000. Net profit Rs.1,00,000. Sales

Rs.10,00,000. Find (a) MCSR (b) BEP (c) Profit when sales amounted Rs.12,00,000

(d) sales required to earn a profit of Rs.2,00,000.

Hint: Your answers should match this (a)600000 ; (b) 600000; (c) 600000 ; (d)

1000000

Q5. Explain the meaning of Depreciation. Mention the different types of

depreciation with examples

Q6. Show the rectification entries for the following:

a. The Sales account is undercast by Rs.15,000

b. Goods returned by the customer Mr.X of Rs.5650 has been posted in

the Return Inward Account as Rs.5560 and in Mr.X a/c as Rs.6,550.



c. Salary paid Rs.6,000 has been posted to Rent account

d. Cash received from Ram posted to Shyam account Rs.7,000




e. Cash received from Jadu Rs.8,640 has been posted to the debit of Madhu’s a/c


Semester I

MB0041 – Financial and Management Accounting - 4 Credits

(Book ID: B1130)

Assignment

Set- 2 (60 Marks)


Q1. Distinguish between Management Accounting and Financial Accounting

Q2. Enter the following transactions in the single column cash book of

Gopichand. March, 2003

1st

Commenced business with cash 20000

2nd Bought goods for cash 5000

3rd Sold goods for cash 4000

4thGoods purchased from Ravi Kumar 10000

10thPaid to Ravi Kumar 7000

14thCash sales 8000

18thPurchased furniture for office 4000

22nd Paid wages 500

25thPaid rent 600

30thReceived Commission 4000

30th Withdrew for personal purpose 1000

31st

Paid salary 900Hint: Goods Purchased from Ravi Kumar is a credit





purchase balance c/f should be 17000




Q3. What is cash flow statement and how is the cash flow statement subdivided?

Q4. A large retail stores makes 25% of its sales for cash and the balance on 30 days net.

Due to faulty collection practice, there have been losses from bad debts to the extent of 1 %

of credit sales on average in the past. The experience of the store tells that normally 60 % of

credit sales are collected in the month following the sale, 25% in the second following month

and 14 % in the third following month. Sales in the preceding three months have been

January 2007 Rs.80,000, February Rs.1,00,000 and March Rs.1,40,000. Sales for the nextthree months are estimated as April Rs.1,50,000, May Rs.1,10,000 and June Rs.1,00,000.

Prepare a schedule of projected cash collection

Hint : Cash Receipts: April Rs. 1,27,650, May Rs. 1,31,750, June Rs. 1,17,325

Q5. What are the guidelines that deal with reserve for discount on debtors? What is

Bad debts also Mention the accounting treatment of bad debts.

Q6. Prepare a statement of changes in working capital from the following information.

Particulars April March

1 31

Share Capital 50,000 50,000

Retained earnings 14,000 48,000

Fixed Assets at cost 80,000 90,000

Provision for Depreciation on Fixed Assets 22,000 27,000

Investments in shares of subsidiaries 15,000 15,000

Government securities 6,0000 12,000

8% Debentures (redeemable in 5 equal 20,000 -

annual installment of Rs.20,000 each, fromthe current year

Prepaid expense 21,000 4,000

Outstanding expenses 5,000 12,000

Creditors and Bills Payables 30,000 25,000

Debtors and Bills Receivables 18,000 20,000

Cash and Bank balances 5,000 13,000

Provision for Doubtful Debts 4,000 2,000

Prepare Statement of Changes in Working Capital

Note: If the investments are in the form of Government Securities, it is treated as



current assets.

Hint: working capital: Balance as on April1st 11000 and 31st March 20000





Semester I

MB0042 – Managerial Economics - 4 Credits

(Book ID: B1131)

Assignment

Set- 1 (60 Marks)


Q1. What is a business cycle? Describe the different phases of a business

cycle. Q2. What is monetary policy? Explain the general objectives and

instruments of monetary policy

Q3. A firm supplied 3000 pens at the rate of Rs 10. Next month, due to a rise of in

the price to 22 rs per pen the supply of the firm increases to 5000 pens. Find the

elasticity of supply of the pens.

Q4. Give a brief description of

a.Implicit and explicit cost

b. Actual and opportunity cost

Q5. Explain in brief the relationship between TR, AR, and MR under different market

condition.

Q6. Distinguish between a firm and an industry. Explain the equilibrium of a firm and

industry under perfect competition.


Semester I

MB0042 – Managerial Economics - 4 Credits

(Book ID: B1131)

Assignment





Set- 2 (60 Marks)





Q1. Suppose your manufacturing company planning to release a new product

into market, Explain the various methods forecasting for a new product.

Q2. Define the term equilibrium. Explain the changes in market equilibrium and

effects to shifts in supply and demand.

Q3. Explain how a product would reach equilibrium position with the help of

ISO - Quants and ISO-Cost curve

Q4. Critically examine the Marris growth maximising model

Q5. What do you mean by pricing policy? Explain the various objective of pricing

policy of a firm.

Q6. Discuss the various measures that may be taken by a firm to counteract the evil

effects of a trade cycle.







Semester I

MB0038 –Human Resource Management - 4 Credits

(Book ID:B1132)

Assignment

Set- 1 (60 Marks)


Q1. Trace out the growth of Human Resource Management in India.

Q2. What are the factors that impact recruitment in organizations?Q3. State the major career development activities found in organizations.

Q4. What are the major problems faced in benefits management?

Q5. Assume yourself as an HR Manager of a publishing house. You find that the

morale of the employees is generally low. What steps would you take to

improve employee morale?

Q6. Explain the general procedures followed in the case of a disciplinary action.







Semester I

MB0038 –Human Resource Management - 4 Credits

(Book ID:B1132)

Assignment

Set- 2 (60 Marks)


Q1. What are the objectives of human relations?

Q2. Explain the need for human resource planning.

Q3. How can we evaluate the effectiveness of training programs conducted in

organizations?

Q4. Assume yourself as an HR Manager. You have been given the responsibility of

promoting the rightful employees. For this, performance appraisal of the

employees must be carried out. What appraisal method would you choose?

Justify.

Q5. What are the objectives of job evaluation?

Q6. Why is it important to handle grievances carefully?



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