Assignments mba ii_ird_semester

TECNIA INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES

TIAS/AC/MBA/F/07 ACADEMIC SESSION 2016-17

Semester -3rd

Assignment1(UNIT1)

Paper Code:MS203 (2S) Paper:Management of International Business

Note: Attempt all the questions

Ques. (1) Attempt all the following short questions. (2-3 lines answers)

(a) International Business

(b) Domestic Business

(c) Mercantilism

(d) International Trade

(e) FDI

Ques. (2) Write short notes on the following:

(i) Outline the Drivers of International Business

(ii) Compare and contrast International Business with domestic Business

(iii) Discuss on Ethnocentric approach in International business

(iv) Geocentric Approach

(v) Entry barriers to International business

Ques. (3) Attempt the following (900 -1200 words):

(a)

Trace the evolution of International Business. Explain cross-border business transaction?

Explain the theory of absolute advantage to world trade. Bring out Porter's view on

International business.

Assignment2(UNIT2)




(a) Economic environment

(b) Culture

(c) Cross culture management

(d) Global Marketing

(e) Letter of Credit


(i) Bring out the interface between the economic environment and international business.

(ii) Describe the levels of Culture.

(iii) How does Culture influence International Business?

(iv) What are the elements of culture?

(v) Cultural dimension used in Hofstede study.


(a) Bring out the Principles of International Law. What is cross-cultural management? Why is it

important for an International manager?



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Assignment3(UNIT3)




(a) Strategy

(b) Alliance

(c) Global Merger

(d) Aquisition

(e) Total cost approach


(i) Key issues in International employee relations

(ii) Explain the major activities of IHRM

(iii) Delibrate on Japanese group behaviour v/s American group behaviour.

(iv) International Competitive Advantage.

(v) Steps in Strategy formulation.


(a)

"Organisational design and structure of International corporations and their strategic

objectives are closely inter-linked" Explain this statement giving appropriate examples from

Indian context and discuss the structures involved.

Assignment4(UNIT4)




(a) Ethical behavior

(b) Corporate social responsibility

(c) BRIC

(d) PIGS

(e) BASIC


(i) Delibrate on BRIC and its significance in International business.

(ii) Discuss on "Open door policy".

(iii) Discuss the rise of Chin

(iv) Four Dragons of Asia

(v) Structure of a Multi Business International Firm.


(a) What are the various characterisics of an effective control system in multinational

corporations? How Sensitivity training helps in cultural adaptations



Semester -3rd

Assignment1(UNIT1)

Paper Code:MS205 (2S) Paper:Information Systems Management



(a) What are different types of information?

(b) What are common elements of system?

(c) What is the role of database in information system?

(d) What is ESS? Explain.

(e) Give the structure of MIS based on its organizational functions.


(i) MIS always refers to (a) Computer system (b)Computer system and manual system

(c)Always manual information

(ii) Top level management is concerned with a)Day-to-day operations b)Strategic decisions

c)Tactical decisions

(iii)

Which of the following is not one of the factors affecting the difficulty of the MIS

project?a) Objectives of the firmb) The existing MISc) Management abilitiesd) Employee

attitude

(iv) Explain various characteristics of MIS.

(v) Discuss the role of MIS in various phases of decision making


(a)

ABC Chemical CorporationABC chemical uses the Internet and an electronic commerce

website to connect to its customers and suppliers, and to capture data and share information

about sales orders and purchases. Sales and order data are processed immediately, and

inventory and other databases are updated. Videoconferencing and electronic mail services

are also provided. Data generated by a chemical refinery process are captured by sensors

and processed by a computer that also suggests answers to complex refinery problem posed

by an engineer. Managers and business professionals access to complex refinery problem

posed by an engineer. Managers and business professionals access possible results of

alternate decisions. Finally, top management can access text summaries and graphical

displays that identify key elements of organizational performance and compare them to

industry and competitors performance.ABC has started forming business alliances and using

intranets, extranets and the internet to build a global electronic commerce website to offer

their customers worldwide products and services.QUESTIONS:1. Make an outline that

identifies how information system supporta. Business operationsb. Business decision

makingc. Strategic advantage2. There are many different types of information systems at

ABC chemical. Identify as many as you can in the above scenario.



Semester -3rd

Assignment2(UNIT2)




(a) Define Hardware.

(b) Define Software.

(c) What is outsourcing ?

(d) What is System Analysis.

(e) What is Probabilistic system.


(i) Discuss critical success factors.

(ii) Explain all types of system.

(iii) Explain software needs.

(iv) Explain resources required in the organization.

(v) What is the concept of information system ?


(a) Discuss various applications of IS in Business?



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Assignment3(UNIT3)




(a) Data

(b) Information

(c) SDLC

(d) Prototyping

(e) End user development


(i) Explain data, information and knowledge.

(ii) Discuss spiral methods.

(iii) What is the relevance of information in decision making?

(iv) How information is collected?

(v) What are the different types of information?


(a) Discuss information needs of the organization in detail.

Assignment4(UNIT4)




(a) Customer relationship management(CRM)

(b) Data warehousing

(c) Data mining

(d) Supply chain management(SCM)

(e) ERP


(i) Discuss supply chain management in detail.

(ii) Discuss Data warehousing with their stages

(iii) Discuss Data mining and OLAP

(iv) What is ERP and how it supports in the organization.

(v) What are the applications of data mining?


(a) Discuss the emerging concepts and issues in IS.



Semester -3rd

Assignment1(UNIT1)

Paper Code:MS207 (2S) Paper:Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Management



(a) Sources of Business idea

(b) Project Formulation

(c) Meaning of feasibility

(d) Entrepreneur Opportunity Search.

(e) Input Output analysis


(i) Different sources Used by Entrepreneur to search Business Ideas

(ii) Economic feasibility

(iii) Technical feasibility

(iv) Financial feasibility.

(v) Break even analysis.


(a) Explain in detail the Project Report

Assignment2(UNIT2)


Management



(a) Entrepreneur.

(b) Intrapreneur

(c) Meaning of EDP

(d) Induced Entrepreneur

(e) First generation Entrepreneur


(i) Manager Vs Entrepreneur

(ii) Traits of Entrepreneurs

(iii) EDP programs and its utility

(iv) Factor s Affecting Entrepreneurial Growth

(v) Entrepreneurial Competencies


(a) How Entrepreneurship affects economic development of any country?



Semester -3rd

Assignment3(UNIT3)


Management



(a) Small Scale Industry

(b) Micro Enterprises

(c) Meaning of Project Report

(d) PERT/CPM

(e) Medium Enterprises


(i) Forms of Business Organizations

(ii) Types of Industrial Estates

(iii) Factors affecting SSI Growth in India

(iv) Role of different Institutions created for supporting SSI

(v) Techniques use for Project appraisal


(a) Explain objective ,Scope , role of SSI in Economic Development in India.

Assignment4(UNIT4)


Management



(a) DIC

(b) SIDO

(c) SIDBI

(d) SISI

(e) NSIC


(i) Role of NISBUD.

(ii) Role of SFC

(iii) Explain Marketing Management

(iv) Export marketing

(v) Human Resource Management


(a) What are the Various Steps an Entrepreneur would take to setup SSI units



Semester -3rd

Assignment1(UNIT1)

Paper Code:MS209 (2S) Paper:Consumer Behavior



(a) Post-purchase dissonance

(b) Store image

(c) Ascribed roles

(d) Customer value

(e) Evokes set


(i) What does the statement â€œCulture sets boundaries on behavioursâ€• mean?

(ii) When does information search occur? What is the difference between internal and external

information search?

(iii) How would you measure consumer problems among: a. College students b. Pre-teens c.

Snow boarders d. New homeowners e. Vegetarians f. Newly retired individuals

(iv) What product do you think generally are associated with habitual, limited and extended

decision making?

(v) What are the major post-purchase processes engaged in by consumers?


(a) What are the decision rules? Discuss in details.

Assignment2(UNIT2)




(a) Operant conditioning and attitude formation.

(b) Lifestyle

(c) Culture and its influence on CB.

(d) AIO studies

(e) Are fear appeals always effective in changing attitudes? Why?


(i) VALS 2 Typology

(ii) Classical Conditioning along-with Unconditioned/Conditioned Stimulus/Response

(iii) The department of petroleum conservation of Government of India is planning an

(iv) Suppose you wanted to form highly negative attitudes toward drug consumption among college

students. Which attitude component would you focus on? Why?

(v) Trait theory of personality.


(a)

What do you understand by absolute threshold and differential threshold? How do marketers apply

the concept of differential threshold or â€œjust noticeable differenceâ€• in their marketing

strategy? Explain by taking examples from the FMCG category.



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Assignment3(UNIT3)




(a) Diffusion of Innovations

(b) Household life cycle

(c) Memory Testing

(d) Web Behaviour

(e) Materialism


(i) Distinguish between exposure, attention and comprehension. Give suitable examples.

(ii) Discuss how reference groups exert influence on consumer behaviour?

(iii) Define the concept of social class. Which type of social influence, informational or normative has a greater

impact on consumer behaviour?

(iv)

What purchase decision process would occur for a family in the purchase of furniture? Think of your own

family. Which individuals in your family have the roles of gatekeeper, influencer, decider, buyer, and user? To

what extent do these roles change across different product categories?

(v) Discuss the marketing implications of Indian sub culture based on geography, gender and language.


(a) Why a reference group influence weak on product ownership (use) of necessities and strong on non-

necessities? Discuss in details with examples.

Assignment4(UNIT4)




(a) Discuss the concept of cognitive dissonance

(b) Draw diagram of Nicosiaâ€™s Model of decision process

(c) Elaboration likelihood Model

(d) Draw diagram of Bettmanâ€™s information processing Model of consumer choice

(e) Discuss the concept of cognitive dissonance


(i) How does the consumerâ€™s brand choice behaviour vary under E.P.S. L.P.S. and R.R.B. conditions?

Explain with the help of suitable examples.

(ii) What do you understand by symbolic and significative inputs? How do they affect consumer decision process?

(iii) Explain a Multi attribute Model.

(iv) Briefly model how a consumer of the following product would buy them. Discuss using the concept of

decision-making (a) Car (b) Salt.

(v) Describe the different types of qualitative research methods for understanding consumer behaviour. What are

the advantages of qualitative research?


(a) Compare and contrast Howard-Sheth Model with Nicosia Model.



Semester -3rd

Assignment1(UNIT1)

Paper Code:MS211 (2S) Paper:Sales and Distribution Management



(a) Selling

(b) Personal selling

(c) Sales Management

(d) Salesmanship

(e) Relationship marketing


(i) What is meant by sales management ? Discuss it scope.

(ii) What do you mean by sales forecasting ?Discuss its objective.

(iii) What do you mean by Sales territory? Discuss its nature.

(iv) What is personal selling? Distinguish between advertising, personal selling and sales

promotion activities.

(v) Discuss various steps in selling process ?


(a) What are the reasons for establishing sales territories ? Explain why each is important ? why

is it sometimes necessary to revised territories discuss.

Assignment2(UNIT2)




(a) Line & staff sales organization

(b) Functional sales organization

(c) Horizontal organization

(d) Hybrid sales organization

(e) Geographical sales organization


(i) Explain the various qualities a salesmen should possess.

(ii) Identify the various sources of sales recruits.

(iii) What you understand by training to salesmen? Describe in brief the different methods of training

salesmen.

(iv) What is motivation ? How productivities of the sales for can improve ?

(v) What is formal and formal types of training ? How will you deign a formal sales training program ?


(a) What is meant by quotas ? what are its objectives ? Is there any relationship between quotas, sales

forecast and sales budget ?



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Assignment3(UNIT3)




(a) Electronic data interchange(EDI)

(b) Economic order Quantity(EOQ)

(c) Just-in-time(JIT)

(d) Third Party Logistics(3PL)

(e) Total cost approach


(i) What is meant by channel management? Discuss briefly the various channel management

decisions.

(ii) What do you meant by managing channel relationship? Discuss the various types of channel

conflict.

(iii) Define the term marketing channel. Describe the functions and flows in marketing channels.

(iv) Describe the function of intermediaries.

(v) Describe strategic issues in retailing.


(a) Discuss the six stage involved in the selection of channel of distribution of consumer goods.

Describe also the role of channel intermediaries for consumer & industrial products.

Assignment4(UNIT4)




(a) Ethical behavior

(b) Corporate social responsibility

(c) Supply chain management(SCM)

(d) Activity based costing(ABC)

(e) Strategic Profit Model


(i) Define the terms â€œDistributionâ€� & â€œDistribution Managementâ€�.

(ii) Discuss the concept of integrated logistic management.

(iii) Discuss the transition from physical distribution concept to marketing logistic concept.

(iv) Describe different factors those determines freight rates.

(v) Describe different factors those determines transportation rates.


(a) Discuss the objectives of physical distribution system. Discuss the major ways by which an

organization can use physical distribution as a means of establishing differential advantage.



Semester -3rd

Assignment1(UNIT1)

Paper Code:MS213 (2S) Paper:International Marketing



(a) Political Risk

(b) Role of WTO in governing International Trade

(c) Difference between International Market & Global Marketing

(d) Characteristics of Emerging Markets

(e) How do the companies minimize Political Risk?


(i) Advantages of Strategic Alliance

(ii) Uncontrollable variables of International marketing.

(iii) Define International Marketing and discuss its Nature & Scope.

(iv) Discuss the process of going in International Markets.

(v) Significance of EPRG framework


(a) 1. How to shortlist Markets for doing business? Once the markets are selected, what are the

ways of positioning oneâ€™s own product / services in the international Markets?

Assignment2(UNIT2)




(a) Marketing Mix for International Firms

(b) Advantages of Product Customization

(c) Standardized products

(d) Advantages of Product Standardization

(e) Franchising


(i) Licensing

(ii) Wholly owned subsidiaries.

(iii) Contract Manufacturing

(iv) Factors affecting the price determination

(v) Joint ventures


(a)

Explain the process of New Product Development for foreign markets. a) What are the

conditions that favor using Standardized products across markets? Explain b) What the

strategies followed for International Product decisions? Which strategy is considered better

and why? Give examples.



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Assignment3(UNIT3)




(a) Export Houses

(b) Buying Houses

(c) International Brands

(d) International Logistics

(e) Overseas Intermediaries


(i) Methods of Overseas promotion

(ii) Dimensions of International Logistics

(iii) International Trade product Life Cycle

(iv) Role of Agents

(v) Global Advertising regulations


(a) What are International distribution channels? How they vary with respect to countries? Give

examples. What role these channel members play?

Assignment4(UNIT4)




(a) Trade Blocks

(b) ASEAN

(c) Nordic countries

(d) EU Schengen Zone

(e) Regionalism vs Multilaterism


(i) Role of MR in identifying market trends.

(ii) Online channels for International Marketing Operations

(iii) Message considerations in international promotions.

(iv) Legal dimensions of International Marketing

(v) Contribution from WTO in boosting up International Business


(a)

Deliberate on Marketing research activities, which can be undertaken by Indian Corporate

for identifying the international business opportunities. What difficulties can be faced and

feasible solutions thereof.



Semester -3rd

Assignment1(UNIT1)

Paper Code:MS215 (2S) Paper:Services Marketing



(a) Service Scape

(b) 4 IsÂ• of services

(c) Tangible elements of service

(d) 7 Ps of Service

(e) Customer Delight


(i) Technology has given a big boost to Service growth-Â• Comment

(ii) Explain the relevance of growing importance of Service marketing in India.

(iii) Service marketing Process.

(iv) Briefly trace the evolution of service revolution in India.

(v) Role of customer in service delivery


(a) Draw out GAP ModelÃ¢â‚¬Â• and explain its applicability with Mobile Telephone

Service. What steps can be taken by the management to fill up those gaps?

Assignment2(UNIT2)




(a) Productivity indices for a service delivery

(b) Service Recovery

(c) Service Encounter

(d) Quality components for a service product

(e) Service marketing


(i) Compare Quality attributes of a service product against a tangible product.

(ii) List down the basic dimensions of service quality. Elaborate each with examples

(iii) Elaborate each with examples How would you measure the customer satisfaction for a

service set up?

(iv) Classification of Services for marketing implications.

(v) Customer satisfaction and Quality.


(a) (a) Explain the Role of Customer in successful delivery of services. Deliberate on customer

expectations and customer perception factors to rate service quality.



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Assignment3(UNIT3)




(a) Middlemen of Service

(b) Scope of Non Profit service organizations

(c) Factors for effective positioning of service.

(d) Aspects of a service product

(e) Discriminatory pricing for services.


(i) Discuss the HR Cycle of FailureÂ• for service delivery.

(ii) Discuss - "HR cycle of Success" for service delivery

(iii) Satisfied service personnel can serve the customer better- Comment.

(iv) Non-monetary costs associated with services.

(v) Effect of Employee training on customer retention


(a) ) Explain modes of service delivery. (b) Design the Marketing Mix for an International

Pleasure Tour Agency.

Assignment4(UNIT4)




(a) Service Franchisee

(b) Service Mapping

(c) Service marketing mix elements

(d) Augmented service product

(e) Moment of truth


(i) Explain modes of service delivery with examples.

(ii) Explain the Customer Expectations from a service industry

(iii) Special features of Service Communication.

(iv) Service Sales Promotion

(v) Role of customer in Service production and delivery


(a) ) Explain the relevance of Segmentation in Service Value Chain. (b) As a CEO of an

International Tour operator, design the segmentation of Indian Customer.



Semester -3rd

Assignment1(UNIT1)

Paper Code:MS217 (2S) Paper:International Financial Management



(a) Write an essay on IMS.

(b) gold standard.

(c) Euro Dollar

(d) World Bank

(e) important facilities of I M F.


(i) mechanism of European monetary system

(ii) What are the major objectives of EMU. Also discuss its various aspects

(iii) (iii) Distinguish between Euro Dollar market and European Currency market.

(iv) Balance of Payments:

(v) Capital Market,


(a) Describe Exchange Rate Regimes,

Assignment2(UNIT2)




(a) Foreign Exchange

(b) Spot Market

(c) Exchange rate quotation

(d) Forward Market

(e) Arbitrage


(i) How Exchange Rate is Determined.

(ii) Limitations of Foreign Exchange Market

(iii) Exchange Rate Forecasting,

(iv) The Exchange Rate of Rupee.

(v) Nature of Foreign Exchange Market


(a) Explain Foreign Exchange Market in India:



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Assignment3(UNIT3)




(a) Risk

(b) Hedging

(c) Derivatives

(d) Swap

(e) Risk Management


(i) Role of SEBI in foreign exchange market

(ii) Role of RBI in foreign exchange market

(iii) Define various types of Risk in foreign exchange market

(iv) Differentiate between futures & options

(v) Define various Types of Derivatives,


(a) Explain Foreign Exchange Risk management process

Assignment4(UNIT4)




(a) Investment

(b) NPV

(c) Cost of Capital

(d) Securities

(e) Bonds


(i) FDI

(ii) Project Appraisal in international arena.

(iii) International Joint Ventures,

(iv) PERT

(v) Role of NPV Approach.in Project Appraisal


(a) Explain concept of Exchange Rate Risk & ways to minimise it.



Semester -3rd

Assignment1(UNIT1)

Paper Code:MS219 (2S) Paper:Financial Markets and Institutions



(a) T-bill

(b) Commercial papper

(c) Certificate of Deposite

(d) Primary Market

(e) Secondary Market


(i) Explain Money Market

(ii) Explain Capital Market

(iii) Explain Financial Market

(iv) Explain Financial Institution

(v) Explain Financial Intermediaries


(a) What do you mean by Financial system in Indian? Elaborate it.

Assignment2(UNIT2)




(a) E- banking

(b) Universal banking

(c) Non- Performing assets

(d) Loan Pricing

(e) Maximum Permissible Banking Finance


(i) Explain the Importance of Financial Institutions

(ii) Explain Universal Banking

(iii) Explain Disinvestments

(iv) Explain Risk and Inflation.

(v) Explain Loan Pricing


(a) Elobrate the Role, Meaning and Importance of Financial Institutions and Banks



Semester -3rd

Assignment3(UNIT3)




(a) Mutual funds

(b) Unit Trust of India

(c) RBI

(d) SEBI

(e) Capital Market


(i) Explain Investment Trust Companies v/s Unit trust

(ii) Explain Objectives and functions of RBI

(iii) Explain Objectives and functions of SEBI

(iv) Explain Importance of Mutual Funds

(v) Explain Role of SEBI


(a) Give Detailed Critical Appraisal of UTI in the Indian Financial System

Assignment4(UNIT4)




(a) NBFC

(b) Credit Rating

(c) Leasing

(d) Hire purchase

(e) Housing Finance


(i) Activities and Role of NBFC

(ii) Regulatory Framework of NBFC

(iii) Venture Capital

(iv) Merchant Banking

(v) Financial sevices


(a) Importance of NBFC and Financial Services in India



Semester -3rd

Assignment1(UNIT1)

Paper Code:MS221 (1S) Paper:Security Analysis and Investment

Management



(a) Investment

(b) capital formation

(c) Speculation

(d) Risk

(e) Valuation of Securities.


(i) Criteria of Investment

(ii) Different Investment Avenues available of Indian Investors

(iii) Explain systematic Risk

(iv) Notion of Dominance

(v) Method used for valuation of bond and equity


(a) Stock market is considered as the barometer of economic development of any country .

Explain ?

Assignment2(UNIT2)


Management



(a) Beta (Î²)

(b) Unsystematic risk

(c) Meaning of Î² = 1 , Î²> 1, Î²<1

(d) Meaning of Portfolio evaluation.

(e) Meaning of beta-geared, beta-ungeared


(i) Explain Techniques of Risk management

(ii) Significance of beta in Risk Analysis.

(iii) Explain Security Marker line

(iv) Portfolio Revision.

(v) Explain Portfolio Reconstruction .


(a) Explain Systematic and unsystematic Risk?.



Semester -3rd

Assignment3(UNIT3)


Management



(a) Overvaluation and under valuation of stock

(b) Intrinsic Value of bond

(c) Intrinsic Value of Equity

(d) Book value of share

(e) Price Earning ratio


(i) Factors to be consider under economic analysis

(ii) Explain Fundamental analysis

(iii) Dow Theory of technical analysis.

(iv) Elliot Wave Theory

(v) Randon walk Theory


(a) Explain Efficient market Hypothesis in detail?

Assignment4(UNIT4)


Management



(a) Portfolio selection.

(b) Capital asset pricing model

(c) Sharp Ratio.

(d) Treynor Ratio.

(e) Portfolio


(i) Explain Capital Asset pricing model and its utility in Portfolio management?

(ii) How portfolio Performance is evaluated?

(iii) Utility of capital market line and market line in portfolio analysis.

(iv) Portfolio Revision.

(v) Portfolio Analysis


(a) Explain Marko-Witz Model and its utility in portfolio selection in details



Semester -3rd

Assignment1(UNIT1)

Paper Code:MS223 (2S) Paper:Corporate Tax Planning



(a) Income

(b) Previous Year

(c) Agricultural Income

(d) Resident

(e) Person


(i) Explain Incidence of Income.

(ii) Tax Incidence of Agricultural Income

(iii) Person according to income tax act?

(iv) Previous Year & Assessment Year

(v) Explain Various Sources of Income with Sections


(a) Describe Residential Status in detail.

Assignment2(UNIT2)




(a) Company

(b) Business Income

(c) Commutable Pension

(d) Presumptive Taxation

(e) Capital Gain


(i) Explain Perquisites & its Types on basis of Taxability.

(ii) Describe expenses not allowed for deduction under the head Income from Business &

Profession.

(iii) What is meant by Retirement Benefits

(iv) Explain Income from other sources

(v) Discuss the essential steps of calculating long term Capital Gain.


(a) Explain Allowances under the head Income from Salary & their tax incidence.



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Assignment3(UNIT3)




(a) Tax Avoidance

(b) Tax Evasion

(c) Tax Planning

(d) Demerger

(e) Deemed Dividend


(i) Mergers and Demergers of Companies.

(ii) Make or Buy,

(iii) Managerial Remuneration.

(iv) Asset should be owned or taken on Lease

(v) Capital structure & Tax Planning


(a) Explain Tax Planning with Reference to: Location of Undertaking.

Assignment4(UNIT4)




(a) Return

(b) Revised Return

(c) Tax Penalty

(d) Advance Tax

(e) prosecution secyions


(i) TDS

(ii) Return Filing is mandatory or not

(iii) Appeals

(iv) Assessments

(v) Revisions


(a) Explain Double Tax avoidance Agreement under section 90 &91



Semester -3rd

Assignment1(UNIT1)

Paper Code:MS225 (2S) Paper:Compensation Management



(a) define compensation?

(b) what is compensation system?

(c) define compensation management?

(d) define fringe benefits?

(e) define compensation structure?


(i) explain the goals of compensation system?

(ii) what are the importance of fringe benefits in motivation sources?

(iii) define cafeteria style compensation?

(iv) explain the role of monetary and non- monetary rewards system in compensation

management?

(v) define compensation strategy?


(a) explain the role,functions, and objectives of compensation management?

Assignment2(UNIT2)




(a) define wages and modes of wages?

(b) define incentives?

(c) define reward management?

(d) define labor market?

(e) define compensation package?


(i) explain the concept of ESOP`s?

(ii) explain EVA reward system in TNC`s?

(iii) explain different components of compensation packages?

(iv) write a short note on " discrimination of labor market"?

(v) what are the guidelines of company act relating to CEO compensation?


(a) explain different types of incentives plans with examples?



Semester -3rd

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(a) define job analysis?

(b) define job description?

(c) define job specifications?

(d) define job evaluations?

(e) define team compensation?


(i) explain the role of job analysis in HRM?

(ii) explain the different between job description and specification?

(iii) explain the wage board and pay commissions?

(iv) what are the meaning of knowledge based compensation?

(v) define competency based compensation?


(a) what are the internal and external equity in reward management?

Assignment4(UNIT4)




(a) define compensation techniques?

(b) define tax planning?

(c) define international compensation system?

(d) define VRS?

(e) define expatriate`s compensation system?


(i) explain the concept of incentives scheme?

(ii) explain the concept of PBR?

(iii) what about performance linked compensation?

(iv) what about tax efficient compensation package?

(v) explain elements of expatriate`s compensation package?


(a) explain the approaches to deal with the workforce redundancy?



Semester -3rd

Assignment1(UNIT1)

Paper Code:MS227 (1S) Paper:Industrial Relations and Labor Laws



(a) Industrial Relations

(b) Industrialization

(c) Industrial Democracy

(d) Unitarist Approach

(e) Pluralist Approach


(i) Discuss the concept of Industrial Relations. Why are cordial relations between management

and workers significant?

(ii) Describe the evolution of Industrial Relations.

(iii) Comment on the role of trade union in India

(iv) Differentiate between white collar and blue collar employees.

(v) Who are the actors in employee relations?


(a) Describe the Changing Profiles of Major Stakeholders of Industrial Relations in India.

Assignment2(UNIT2)




(a) Discipline

(b) Grievance

(c) Collective Bargaining

(d) Principle of Natural Justice

(e) Employee Relations


(i) Briefly describe the model grievance procedure adopted by Indian Labour Conference.

(ii) Discuss the essential steps in a sound disciplinary procedure.

(iii) Explain the levels and modes of Workerâ€™s participation.

(iv) What is meant by Industrial Democracy? What are the pre-requisites of success of Industrial

Democracy?

(v) Discuss the Code of Discipline in Industry.


(a) What obstacles restrict the growth of collective bargaining in India? Suggest measures for

increasing effectiveness of collective bargaining.



Semester -3rd

Assignment3(UNIT3)




(a) Principal Employer (The Contract Labor (R & A) Act 1970

(b) Wages (The Minimum Wages Act, 1948)

(c) Allocable Surplus (The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965)

(d) Factory (The Factories Act, 1948)

(e) Industrial Dispute and Workmen (The Industrial Disputes Act,1947)


(i) What is the procedure for fixing Minimum Wages under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948?

What are the functions of committee, sub-committee and advisory board in this connection?

(ii) Explain the salient features of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.

(iii) What provisions have been made by the Factories Act, 1948 for the Health and Safety of the

workers?

(iv) Explain the various types of benefits available to the women workers under the Maternity

Benefit Act, 1961.

(v) Discuss the schemes provided under the Employeesâ€™ Provident Funds and

Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.


(a) Explain clearly the machinery provided under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 for the

prevention and settlement of industrial disputes.

Assignment4(UNIT4)




(a) Core Labour Standards

(b) Forced Labour

(c) VRS

(d) Technology

(e) Trade Unions


(i) Why do trade unions resist technological changes?

(ii) What are the major paradigm shifts in industrial relations? How will they shape industrial relations

in future?

(iii) Discuss the caveats in designing voluntary separation package.

(iv) Describe the responsibilities of MNCs in the context of the guidelines issued by ILO and OECD.

(v) State the ILOâ€™s Objectives, Structure and procedure for admission as a member.


(a) Discuss the main recommendations of the Second National Labour Commission.



Semester -3rd

Assignment1(UNIT1)

Paper Code:MS229 (2S) Paper:Training and Developments Systems

and Practices



(a) Faculty Model

(b) Customer Matrix

(c) Corporate University and Business Embedded Model

(d) Nature of Training

(e) Forces Influencing working and Learning


(i) What do you mean by open system?

(ii) Explain the process of training

(iii) Why we say training as a continuous improvement

(iv) Explain the term competitive Strategy

(v) What are the factors influencing environmental uncertainty?


(a) Explain the relationship between competitive and HR strategy.

Assignment2(UNIT2)


and Practices



(a) Describe the purpose of doing need analysis

(b) KSA

(c) Actual performance

(d) Expected Performance

(e) Proactive Approach to TNA & reactive


(i) When should we conduct TNA?

(ii) What do u understand by organizational Analysis

(iii) Person Analysis

(iv) Explain the term task oriented approach

(v) Explain the term Work oriented approach


(a) Describe the relationship between need analysis and design evaluation of training.



Semester -3rd

Assignment3(UNIT3)


and Practices



(a) Budgeting for training

(b) Explain the types of cost in training program

(c) Explain the term trainer

(d) Explain the objective of training

(e) training aids


(i) Why is it important to establish objective while designing training program.

(ii) Explain Social Learning Theory

(iii) Explain the term Positive transfer,

(iv) Explain the term Zero transfer,

(v) Explain the term Negative Transfer


(a) How does knowledge of classical and operant conditioning assist in designing effective

training?

Assignment4(UNIT4)


and Practices



(a) Computer based training

(b) Business Game

(c) Behavior Model

(d) Difference between Coaching and Mentoring

(e) Lecture


(i) What are the techniques to maintain the interest of training during training session

(ii) Explain Role Play

(iii) Explain the term training room

(iv) explain Type of MDP

(v) What are the challenges in Carrier Management


(a) Explain what process evaluation is and why it is important.



Semester -3rd

Assignment1(UNIT1)

Paper Code:MS233 (2S) Paper:Systems Analysis and Design



(a) What is project staffing?

(b) What is roles of project team?

(c) How many types are Systems Development Methodologies , describe.

(d) What is major difference between JAD & RAD.

(e) What is use of SDLC?


(i) Prototyping

(ii) JAD

(iii) RAD

(iv) Feasibility Analysis

(v) Describe the roles and skills of project team.


(a) Describe Systems Development Life Cycle with its steps.

Assignment2(UNIT2)




(a) What is GUI?

(b) What is Physical Entity Relationship Diagrams?

(c) Describe System Construction Process.

(d) What is major difference between System Design and Architecture Design.

(e) What is you do for Developing an Analysis Plan?


(i) Object-Oriented Analysis and Design

(ii) System Installation Process

(iii) Designing Tests

(iv) Unified Modeling Language

(v) What is User Interface Design Components?


(a) In project management how we can creating a work plan and controlling the project



Semester -3rd

Assignment3(UNIT3)




(a) Structure Chart

(b) Program Specification

(c) Optimization for Data Storage

(d) System Construction Process

(e) Change Management


(i) What is PostImplementation Activities?

(ii) Write in Brief Managing Programming.

(iii) What is User Interface Structure Design?

(iv) Differentiate File and Database Formats.

(v) Explain System Installation Process.


(a) What is Process Modeling Define Data Flow Diagrams and Use Case Diagrams.

Assignment4(UNIT4)




(a) Use Case Diagrams Telnet

(b) Sequence Diagrams

(c) Class Diagrams

(d) Statechart Diagrams

(e) Object Concepts


(i) Explain the difference between Use Case Diagrams and Sequence Diagrams.

(ii) Explain the difference between Class Diagrams and Statechart Diagrams

(iii) Explain Unified Modeling Language

(iv) What do mean by Object-Oriented Analysis and Design

(v) Explain the difference between Class Diagrams and Use Case Diagrams


(a) What is User Interface Structure Design and define its User Interface Design Principles and

Processes.



Semester -3rd

Assignment1(UNIT1)

Paper Code:MS235 (2S) Paper:Enterprise Resource Planning



(a) ERP

(b) MIS

(c) SAD

(d) MRP

(e) SDLC


(i) What is ERP ?

(ii) Write Characteristics of ERP?

(iii) What is MRP Systems?

(iv) Explain Management Information System ?

(v) What are the featues of ERP?


(a) Discuss Advatages & Disadvantages of ERP in detail.

Assignment2(UNIT2)




(a) DSS

(b) OLTP

(c) OLAP

(d) TPS

(e) OSS


(i) Discuss ERP Work flow ?

(ii) What is Network Structure of ERP System?

(iii) Discuss Process modeling for ERP Systems?

(iv) Explain the Functional Modules of SAP?.

(v) Discuss ERP integrating tools?


(a) Difference between OLTP and OLAP?



Semester -3rd

Assignment3(UNIT3)




(a) BPR

(b) OAS

(c) SAP

(d) HRM

(e) CBIS


(i) Write Phases for ERP Implementation?

(ii) Write the Functional Modules of SAP?

(iii) Discuss various business modules in ERP?

(iv) What is quality management?

(v) Difference between SAP & Oracle?


(a) Explain Factors which affecting ERP Implementation in the company?

Assignment4(UNIT4)




(a) SCM

(b) CRM

(c) E- Commerce

(d) E- Mobile

(e) Mobile Commerce


(i) Write Future Directions in ERP?

(ii) Pre and Post Implementation Issues in ERP?

(iii) List of ERP Vendors?

(iv) ERP and E-Commerce

(v) ERP and CRM


(a) Explain the Functional Modules of SAP?



Semester -3rd

Assignment1(UNIT1)

Paper Code:MS237 (2S) Paper:Network Applications and

Management



(a) Data Communication

(b) LAN

(c) Network

(d) Uses of Internet

(e) Uses of Mail


(i) Explain Components of Data Communication.

(ii) Explain Network Applications.

(iii) Explain Applications of Data Communication.

(iv) Describe trends in Computer Communications.

(v) Describe trends in Networking.


(a) What are the various modes of communication to people ?

Assignment2(UNIT2)


Management



(a) LAN

(b) Uses of LAN

(c) Token Ring

(d) Ethernet

(e) Switch


(i) Explain Fundamentals of Data Communications and Networking.

(ii) Explain Physical Layer Architectures.

(iii) Explain Working of CSMA/CD.

(iv) Explain Functions and working of bridges.

(v) Explain Data Link Layer.


(a) Explain Ethernet (IEEE 802.3).



Semester -3rd

Assignment3(UNIT3)


Management



(a) Network Layer

(b) Networking

(c) Routing

(d) Subnetting

(e) Network Addressing


(i) TCP Three-Way Hand Shake

(ii) Explain Session Layer.

(iii) Explain the functions of Presentation Layer.

(iv) Explain the functions of Application Layer.

(v) Explain the functions of Transport Layer.


(a) Explain the functions of router.

Assignment4(UNIT4)


Management



(a) Networks

(b) Email

(c) Video Conferencing

(d) TCP

(e) Router


(i) How to Control errors in Network.

(ii) Explain Network Management.

(iii) Explain the uses of Business Networks.

(iv) Explain the Design of Business Networks.

(v) Explain various modes of communication to people.


(a) Explain Network Security.



Semester -3rd

Assignment1(UNIT1)

Paper Code:MS239 (1S) Paper:Database Management Systems



(a) What is DBMS?

(b) Write a query to create a table.

(c) Write a query to delete a table.

(d) Write the names of database.

(e) Write a query to insert the data in the table.


(i) Write down the advantages and disadvantages of DBMS.

(ii) Explain DDL.

(iii) Explain DML.

(iv) What is Hierarchical database.

(v) What is network database.


(a) Explain object relational database.

Assignment2(UNIT2)




(a) What is RDBMS?

(b) What is Entity.

(c) Write a query to create a view.

(d) What do you mean by primary key in a table.

(e) What are constraints.


(i) How view is created in dbms.

(ii) Explain E-R diagram.

(iii) Explain mapping constraints.

(iv) Define referential integrity.

(v) Define Aggregate functions.


(a) Explain DDL and DML in detail.



Semester -3rd

Assignment3(UNIT3)




(a) Data Definition

(b) Data Manipulation

(c) Decode Function

(d) Procedures

(e) Functions


(i) Explain LIKE Operator

(ii) Explain Date Function

(iii) Define Exceptional Handling

(iv) What are Triggers?

(v) Explain LOB's


(a) Give the basic architecture of Oracle.

Assignment4(UNIT4)




(a) Relational Databases

(b) Deadlock Condition

(c) Concurrency

(d) Transaction

(e) Join Dependencies


(i) Explain Fourth Normal Form and Fifth Normal Form.

(ii) Explain Multivalued Dependencies

(iii) What are ACID Properties?

(iv) Explain the Structure of Relational Databases

(v) What is Two- Phase Locking Protocol?


(a) Explain the Normal Forms - NF1, NF2, NF3 and BCNF



Semester -3rd

Assignment1(UNIT1)

Paper Code:MS241 (2S) Paper:International Business Environment



(a) International Business

(b) Socio culture environment

(c) Political environment

(d) legal environment

(e) Inter sales agreements


(i) Explain the Technological Environment of a foreign country

(ii) Describe the International Business Contract- Legal provisions

(iii) Explain the Right and Duties of Agents

(iv) Explain World Trade in Goods and Services

(v) Describe the major trends & Development in World Trade


(a) Explain infrastructural Support for Indies foreign Trade.

Assignment2(UNIT2)




(a) Liberalizations

(b) NAFTA

(c) ASEAN, SAFTA

(d) SAFTA

(e) IMF


(i) Liberalization of World Trade

(ii) FDI and their Impact on the Economy

(iii) Multinationals and their Economic Impact

(iv) Political and Legal Impact of Multinational Corporations

(v) Strategies for Dealing with Multinations


(a) What is technology transfer? Write its importance and types. What are the various issues in

transfer of technology to developing countries?



Semester -3rd

Assignment3(UNIT3)




(a) MIGA

(b) UNCTAD

(c) WTO

(d) ATC

(e) GSP


(i) Foreign Investment

(ii) Monetary System

(iii) Exchange Rate Mechanism

(iv) Foreign Exchange Rates

(v) Euro Currency


(a) Explain the impact of Movements in Foreign Exchange Rates on Trade and Investment

Flows.

Assignment4(UNIT4)




(a) Multilateralism

(b) Regionalism

(c) International Economic Institutions

(d) Regional Economic Groups

(e) European Union


(i) International Commodity Agreements

(ii) Multilateralism Vs. Regionalism

(iii) Regional Economic Groupings

(iv) Legal Framework of International Business

(v) Code and Common Laws and their Implications to Business


(a) Analysis of Physical and Demographic Environment of a Foreign Country.



Semester -3rd

Assignment1(UNIT1)

Paper Code:MS243 (2S) Paper:Export, Import Policies, Procedures,

and Documentation



(a) Why foreign trade policy is a roadmap for the development of foreign trade

(b) List some export promotion councils?

(c) What are the objectives of foreign trade policy?

(d) What are the functions of export inspection agencies?

(e) What are the objectives of export promotion?


(i) Explain briefly the organizations that are helpful in export development?

(ii) Describe the function of Commodity Boards

(iii) What are the functions of export promotion council?

(iv) Explain the initiatives taken for trade facilitation and infrastructural support.

(v) Write a short note on â€œIndia Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO)â€•.


(a) What are the problems of Indiaâ€™s export system?

Assignment2(UNIT2)


and Documentation



(a) IEC number

(b) Trust receipt

(c) Mate receipt

(d) Cart ticket d) Trust receipt

(e) Certificate of origin


(i) What are the documents related to inspection

(ii) Give an account on documents related to shipment

(iii) Briefly explain the custom formalities for export

(iv) Write a note on bill of exchange

(v) a) Give an account on document related to payment.


(a) Give a short account on export documentation.



Semester -3rd

Assignment3(UNIT3)


and Documentation



(a) Cargo and credit risks.

(b) Preshipment inspection.

(c) Custom clearance of imports

(d) Quality control of exported goods.

(e) Duty Exemption Schemes


(i) Excise and Custom Clearance

(ii) Major incentives and procedures for claiming export incentives.

(iii) Objectives and Benefits of duty exemption schemes.

(iv) Regulation of custom clearance of imports

(v) Procedures for New/second hand capital goods.


(a) Define methods and terms o payments for Export and explain how foreign exchange risks is

manage?

Assignment4(UNIT4)


and Documentation



(a) Role of EXIM bank in import financing.

(b) Export credit Scheme.

(c) How commercial banks help in financing imports.

(d) Pre and Post Shipment Export Credit Schemes.

(e) ECGC


(i) Export credit and foreign exchange covers.

(ii) Write and note on Export trading housing.

(iii) How superstar Trading Houses are different from star trading.

(iv) Export oriented units.

(v) Special economic Zones.


(a) Write the objectives, criteria and benefits for EOU/FTZ.

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