Spring 2010(Jan-June)

Master of Business Administration-MBA Semester I

Subject Code – MB0043

Subject Name – Human Resource Management

3 Credits
(Book ID: B0909)
Assignment Set- 1 (60 Marks)

Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.

Q.1 Training refers to the process of imparting specific skills. “Training need analysis” is

required for effective training program. Explain in detail, all the three factors of Thayer and

McGhee model of identify training needs.

[10 Marks]

Q.2 India is considered as the leading ‘emerging economy’. India’s organizational

success is rooted in its culture; bring out Indian culture and historical perspective to HRM.

Write a brief note on Human relations movement in India.

[10 Marks]

Q.3 A company is being set up by a group of 3 professionals. The business objective is to

sell mobile phones of a Chinese company which has come up with an inexpensive range of

handset ranging from Rs.1200 to Rs.7000. They need to submit a human resource plan to

their investors. Explain the process of Human Resource Planning system for this company,

which covers all important steps needed for HRP.

[10 Marks]

Q.4 Organizations hire candidate through various sources. Discuss all the possible

sources of recruitment.

[10 Marks]

Q.5 Write short notes on:

[10 Marks]
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• MBO

• 360 Degree

Q.6 Hawthorne study has played a critical role in human resource development: Elucidate

the Hawthorne study and explain its contribution to human relations movement.

[10 Marks]

Master of Business Administration-MBA Semester I

Subject Code – MB0043

Subject Name – Human Resource Management

3 Credits
(Book ID: B0909)
Assignment Set- 2 (60 Marks)

Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.

Q.1 It is assumed that high morale leads to high productivity. Explain what morale is and

how it is related to productivity?

[10 Marks]

Q.2 “Coxen” is a medium size, plastic manufacturing company. In this Company, workers

have developed grievances against management. For past 2 years, in spite of making profit,

company is not paying bonus to workers. It is expected that, if the grievances are not dealt

with, it might lead to severe consequences. Imagine this situation and explain the grievance

handling procedure, list each steps of the procedure. Suggest few measures to avoid

grievances

[10 Marks]
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Q.3 Write a brief note on Succession planning.

[10 Marks]

Q.4 Think of a situation in which an employee is to be dismissed from the organization,

what will be the fair steps of dismissal followed by the organization?

[10 Marks]

Q.5 Describe the process of wage fixation and the machinery available for it

[10 Marks]

Q.6 Write short notes on:

[10 Marks]

• Charismatic Leadership

• Participative Leadership

• Delegative Leadership

• Transformational Leadership

• Master of Business Administration-MBA Semester 1

• MB0038 – Management Process and Organization Behavior - 4
Credits
• (Book ID: B1127)
• Assignment Set- 1 (60 Marks)
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• Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.
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• Q.1 Write a note on the characteristics of Management. [10]

• Q.2 Discuss intellectual abilities in detail. [10]

• Q.3 Explain the classification of personality types given by Sheldon. [10]

• Q.4 What are the different barriers to perception? [10]

• Q.5 Mr. Batra is the General Manager, HR of a leading Automobile company. He

is having a meeting with Mr. Chandan, a leading HR consultant. Mr. Batra is
concerned about creating an environment that helps in increasing job satisfaction
among employees. Assume that you are Mr. Chandan, the HR consultant. What
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suggestions will you give to Mr. Batra, for creating an environment that increases job
satisfaction? [10]
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• Q.6 Given below is the HR policy glimpse of “iMagine”, an advertising company
• 1. It offers cash rewards for staff members
• 2. It promotes the culture of employee referral and encourages people to refer people
they know, maybe their friends, ex. colleagues, batch mates and relatives.
• 3. It recognizes good performances and gives fancy titles and jackets to the people

who perform well and also felicitates them in the Annual Day of the company.

• What all aspects does it take care of, according to Maslow’s Need Hierarchy ? [10]

• Master of Business Administration-MBA Semester 1

• MB0038 – Management Process and Organization Behavior - 4
Credits
• (Book ID: B1127)
• Assignment Set- 2 (60 Marks)
•
• Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.
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• Q.1 What is emotional intelligence? Explain Goleman’s model of emotional

intelligence. [10]

• Q.2 . Discuss the five stage model of group development proposed by Tuckman.

[10]

• Q.3 What are the possible sources of organizational conflict? Explain. [10]

• Q.4 The environmental stressors have a great impact on work performance and

adjustment of the individual in an organization. Discuss the different categories of

environmental stressors.

[10]

• Q.5 Given below are certain instances observed by a summer trainee – Ritu, while
doing an observational study at Phoenix consultants. An organization dealing with
recycling of plastic products waste etc. She makes the following observations about
two key people in the organization.
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• 1. Mr. Shah – He is a very friendly person and encourages his team members by
giving them recommendations and appreciation. This helps HR to decide about
giving a bonus or promotion to employees.
• 2. Mr. Parhi- He is an aggressive person. He frequently loses his temper. Ritu
observes that he frequently punishes the non-performers and also gives them
warnings regarding suspension etc.
• Now explain what base of power Mr. Shah and Mr. Parhi belong to. Explain the type
of power they use often
• [10]

• Q.6 “Window to Truth’ is a famous and old magazine. The top management decides
to start the e- edition of the magazine.
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• They also decide the redefine the policies and culture of “Window to Truth”
• To start implementing this change, they frequently call meetings of employees. They
have also formed groups at different levels to clarify doubts and explain the
perspective of change.
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• Analyze the situation in the context of organizational change and elaborate why the
top management is following the discussed practices and what approach is most
evident in the context. [10]
• Master of Business Administration-MBA Semester 1
• MB0039 – Business Communication - 4 Credits

• (Book ID: xxxxxxx)

• Assignment Set- 1 (60 Marks)
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• Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.
•
• Q.1 Describe any situation in your experience where the communication went
wrong. Analyze the situation by pointing out the type of barrier to
communication and suggest how to overcome this barrier.[10 Marks].
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• Q.2 Describe any two aspects of non verbal communication and give

examples of how each of them could be used to convey positive messages at

the workplace.[10 Marks]

• Q.3 Which types of listening would be required the most at the workplace?

Explain with suitable examples. [10 Marks]

• Q.4 Imagine that you have to make a presentation on your MBA project to a
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group of your professors and industry experts. Prepare the following – a) A

general statement of purpose b) A specific statement of purpose c) The key

idea d) A brief audience analysis e) Delivery style. [10 Marks]

• Q.5 In your opinion, does the success of a meeting depend more on the

chairperson or the participants? Justify your answer. [10 Marks]

• Q.6 How do memos differ from other written communication channels? Give

examples of two business situations that would require either an informational or a

persuasive memo.[10 Marks]

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• Master of Business Administration-MBA Semester 1
• MB0039– Business Communication - 4 Credits

• (Book ID: xxxxxxx)

• Assignment Set- 2 (60 Marks)
•
•
• Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.
•
• Q.1 What are some of the relative advantages and disadvantages of email, as

compared to other written communication channels? Suggest two ways to overcome

the disadvantages of email communication. [10 Marks]

• Q.2 Imagine that you are the Marketing Manager of a multinational FMCG

company.Write a job rejection letter to a prospective candidate in the appropriate

format, explaining why he/she was not selected for a Management Trainee position

with the company. [10 Marks]

• Q.3 Select and briefly describe two corporate ads that you have seen recently

which you feel are effective. Explain how they benefit the company [10 Marks]
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• Q.4 List and explain five important principles of business report writing. [10 Marks]

• Q.5 As a recent MBA graduate from Sikkim Manipal University, write your
resume with a specific career objective, including all the other standard
components. [10 Marks]
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• Q.6 Prepare a list of ten questions to ask during a job interview, in order to make

the interview a two way process and to show that you are interested in the company

and the job you are applying for.[10 Marks]

• MBA SEMESTER 1
• MB0040 – STATISTICS FOR MANAGEMENT- 4 Credits

• (Book ID: xxxxxxx)

• Assignment Set- 1 (60 Marks)
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• Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.
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• Q1. Elucidate the functions of statistics.
• Q2. What are the methods of statistical survey? Explain briefly.
• Q3.Tabulate the following data:
• Age: 20-40; 40-60;60-above
• Departments: English, Hindi, Political science, History, sociology
• Degree level: Graduates, Post graduates; PhD,
• Total students in age group and in degree level.
• Q4. The data given below is the distribution of employees of a business
according to their efficiency. Find the mean deviation and coefficient of mean
deviation from Mean and Median:
• Efficiency Index 22-26 26-30 30-34 34-38 38-42
• Emloyees 25 35 15 5 2
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• Q5. What is conditional probability? Explain with an example.
• Q6.The probability that a football player will play Eden garden is 0.6 and on
Ambedkar Stadiu is 0.4. The probability that he will get knee injury when
playing in Eden is 0.07 and that in Ambedkar stadium is 0.04.What is the
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probability that he would get a knee injury if he played in Eden.

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• MBA SEMESTER 1
• MB0040 – STATISTICS FOR MANAGEMENT- 4 Credits

• (Book ID: xxxxxxx)

• Assignment Set- 2 (60 Marks)
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• Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.
•
• Q1. A random sample of 6 sachets of mustard oil was examined and two were
found to be leaking. A wholesaler receives seven hundred twenty six packs ,
each containing 6 sachets. Find the expected number of packets to contain
exactly one sachet leaking?
• Q2. What do you mean by errors in statistics? Mention the measures to do so.
• Q3. From a population known to have a standard deviation of 1.4, a sample of
70 individuals is taken. The mean of this sample is found to be 6.2. Find the
standard error of the mean. Also establish an interval estimate around the
sample mean using one standard deviation of the mean.
• Q4. A machine is designed so as to pack 300ml of a solution with a standard
deviation of 5ml. A sample of 150 bottles when measured had a mean content
of 201.3ml. Test whether the machine is functioning properly.(use 5% level of
significance)
• Q5. Out of 2000 people surveyed, 1200 belong to urban areas and rest to
semi urban areas. Among 1000 who visited other regions, 800 belonged to
urban areas. Test at 5% level of significance whether area and visiting other
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states are dependant.

• Q6. How is statistics useful for modern managers? Give examples and
explain.
Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1
MB0041 – Financial Management & Accounting - 4 Credits
(Book ID: 1130)
Assignment Set- 1 (60 Marks)

Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.

1. What is accounting cycle? List the sequential steps involved in Accounting cycle?
2. A. Bring out the difference between Indian GAAP and US GAAP norms?
B. What is Matching Principle? Why should a business concern follow this principle?
3. Prove that the accounting equation is satisfied in all the following transactions of Mr.
X
(a) Commence business with cash Rs.50000
(b) Paid rent in advance Rs.1000
(c) Purchased goods for cash Rs.18000 and Credit Rs.20000
(d) Sold goods for cash Rs.25000 costing Rs.22000
(e) Paid salary Rs.5000 and salary outstanding is Rs.3000
(f) Bought moped for personal use Rs.20000
4. Following are the extracts from the Trial Balance of a firm as on 31st March 20X7

Dr Cr
Sundry Debtors 2,05,000
Provision for Doubtful Debts 10,000
Provision for Discount on Debtors 1,800
Bad Debts 3,000
Discount 1,000
Additional Information:
1) Additional Bad Debts required Rs.4,000
2) Additional Discount allowed to Debtors Rs.1,000
3) Maintain a provision for bad debts @ 10% on debtors
4) Maintain a provision for discount @ 2% on debtors
Required: Pass the necessary journal entries and show the relevant accounts including final
accounts.
5. A. Bring out the difference between trade discount and cash discount. (5 Marks)
B. Explain the term (1) asset (2) liability with the help of examples.
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6. A fresh MBA student joined as trainee was asked to prepare Trial balance. He was
unable to submit a correct trial balance. You, as a senior accountant find out the errors and
rectify them. After redrafting the trial balance prepare trading and Profit and loss account.
Particulars Debit Credit
Capital 7,670
Cash in Hand 30
Purchases 8,990
Sales 11,060
Cash at bank 885
Fixtures and Fittings 225
Freehold premises 1.500
Lighting and Heating 65
Bills Receivable 825
Return Inwards 30
Salaries 1.075
Creditors 1890
Debtors 5,700
Stock at 1st April 2007 3,000
Printing 225
Bills Payable 1,875
Rates, taxes and insurance 190
Discount received 445
Discount allowed 200
21,175 21,705
Adjustments:
1) Stock on hand on 31st March 2008 was valued at Rs.1800
2) Depreciate fixtures and fittings by Rs.25
3) Rs.35 was due and unpaid in respect of salaries
4) Rates and insurance had been paid in advance to the extent of Rs.40

Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1

MB0041 – Financial Management & Accounting - 4 Credits
(Book ID: 1130)
Assignment Set- 2 (60 Marks)

Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.

1. Uncertainties inevitably surround many transactions. This should be recognized by

exercising prudence in preparing financial statement. Explain this concept with the
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help of an example.
2. A. When is the change in accounting policy recommended and what are the
disclosure requirements regarding the change in accounting policy?
B. Explain IFRS.
3. Journalise the following transactions:
01.01.09 Bought goods for Rs.10,000
02.01.09 Purchased goods from X Rs.20,000
03.01.09 Bought goods from Y for Rs.30,000 against a current dated cheque
04.01.09 Purchased goods from Z [price list price is Rs.30,000 and trade
discount is 10%]
05.01.09 Bought goods of the list prce of Rs.1,25,000 from M less 20% trade
discount and 2% cash discount. Paid 40% of the amount by cheque
06.01.09 Returned 10% of the goods supplied by X
07.01.09 Returned 10% of the goods supplied by Y

4. Bring out the difference between Funds Flow Statement and Cash Flow Statement.
Mention up to what point in time they are similar and from where the differences
begin.

5. A. Determine the sales of a firm with the following financial data

Current Ratio 1.5
Acid test ratio 1.2
Current Liabilities 8,00,000
Inventory Turnover ratio 5 times

B. What is Du-Pont chart?

6. From the following data calculate the:

1. Break-even point expressed in terms of sale amount/revenue
2. Number of units that must be sold to earn a profit of Rs.60,000 per year

Sales price (per unit) Rs.20

Variable manufacturing cost per unit Rs.11
Variable selling cost per unit Rs.3
Fixed factory overheads (per year) 5,40,000
Fixed selling cost (per year) 2,52,000

Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1

MB0042 – Managerial Economics - 3 Credits
(Book ID:)
Assignment Set- 1 (60 Marks)

Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.

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1. Mention the demand function. What is elasticity of demand? Describe the determinants of
elasticity of demand. (3+2+5)
2. How is demand forecasting useful for managers?
3. Explain production function. How is it useful for business? (5+5)
4. How do external and internal economies affect returns to scale?(5+5)
5. Discuss the profit maximization model.
6. Examine the relationship between revenue concepts and price elasticity of demand.

Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1

MB0042 – Managerial Economics - 3 Credits
(Book ID:)
Assignment Set- 2 (60 Marks)
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Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.

1. Under perfect competition how is equilibrium price determined in the short and long run?
2. Under what conditions is price discrimination possible?
3. Explain the average and marginal propensity to consume.
4. What is monetary policy? What are the objectives of such policy? ( 4+6)
5. Explain briefly the phases of business cycle. Through what phase did the world pass in 2009-
09.(7+3)
6. What are the causes of inflation? What were the causes that affected inflation in India during
the last quarter of 2009.