MAHARAJA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MYSORE

DEPARTMENT OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

4th SEMESTER M.B.A
CHANGE AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

ASSIGNMENT 1

1. What are the factors influencing role efficacy.

2. Explain the action research model for organizational change.
3. Explain the reasons for individual resistance to change. Explain how to overcome it.
4. Explain Kurt Lewin’s change model.
5. Explain different approaches for change management.
6. What are the types of changes experienced in an organization?

ASSIGNMENT 2

1. Explain the Knowledge Management Life Cycle.

2. Explain organizational knowledge hierarchy.
3. What are essentials of knowledge management drivers?
4. Explain the reasons for implementing knowledge management system in organization.
5. What is knowledge audit? What is its purpose and how is it done? Explain.
6. Explain various approaches to knowledge management? Discuss steps in knowledge management process.

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

ASSIGNMENT 1

1. Define IHRM. What are reasons for expatriate failure

2. Explain the 5p model of IHRM. Explain the process of repatriation.
3. Bring out the difference between domestic and international HRM.
4. What are the selection criteria for an international assignment?
5. Explain the components of pre-departure training.
6. Explain the various constraints in multinational performance management.

ASSIGNMENT 2

1. What is social dumping? Comment on the approaches to international compensation.

2. Explain the HRM practices of the following; (a) Middle East (b) Japan (c) USA.
3. Explain how trade unions may limit the strategic choices of multinational firms.
4. What are advantages and disadvantages of geocentric approach to staffing?
5. Explain the need for developing international teams through international assignments.
6. Explain going rate approach and state its merits and demerits.

LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

ASSIGNMENT 1

1. Define learning and development. Explain the theories of learning.

2. What is training design? Explain the characteristics influencing training.
3. Which are the forces influencing working and learning? Explain training need assessment.
4. Explain traditional training methods.
5. Write short notes on (a) Computer-based training (b) Intelligent tutoring systems (c) LMSs
(d) Mobile technology & Training methods.
6. What are the basic principles of learning? Explain the learning process and learning cycle.

ASSIGNMENT 2

1. What are the types of evaluation designs? Explain the reasons for evaluating training.
2. What is employee development? Explain the approaches to employee development.
3. What do you mean by career? Enumerate model of career development.
4. Explain the key issues in implementing change.
5. What are the special challenges in career management?
6. Explain training and development from a change model perspective.
 RISK MANAGEMENT

ASSIGNMENT 1
1. What is time decay in an auction contract? What is credit default swap? Explain its mechanism and
advantage.
2. What is basis risk? “It is not optimal to exercise an American call option on a non dividend paying stock
before maturity where as an American put option on a non dividend paying stock can be exercised early”
Explain.
3. What is the importance of risk management in an organization? Explain in detail the various steps
involved in organization risk management.
4. What is risk control? Briefly explain the various factors affecting option premium and their impact on call
and put options.
5. What is the difference between long forward position and short forward position? Explain with examples.
Describe the three approaches to determining VaR.
6. Explain the difference between writing the call option and buying a put option. Distinguish between
futures and options.
7. Differentiate between spreads and combinations. Explain the three examples for each of them.

ASSIGNMENT 2
1. What is convenience yield? Briefly explain the different credit risk mitigation techniques used by financial
institutions in derivatives market.
2. What is put call parity? Briefly explain the various functions performed by derivatives market.
3. What are interest rate future contracts? Write a note on forward rate agreements.
4. Write short notes on the following: (a) Contango and backwardation market (b) Option Greeks (c) total
returns swap (d) Types of margins in future contract.
5. What do you mean by intrinsic value and time value of options? Explain how it is possible for a ledger to
benefit from narrowing basis in a particular asset.
6. Discuss the foundation for valuation of option premium under the Black and Scholes model.

TAX MANAGEMENT

ASSIGNMENT 1
1. What is meant by ‘Indian company’? What is a capital asset? Which are the assets not treated as capital
assets for computation of capital gains? Explain briefly.
2. Explain the concept of ‘business’ as per the IT Act. Explain tax planning, tax avoidance and tax evasion
with suitable examples for each one of them.
3. Define Indian income and foreign income. Explain the relationship between residential status and
incidence of tax in respect of a ‘person’ under the IT act.
4. Explain carry forward and set off of ‘capital loss’ arising out of computation of capital gains. Explain
briefly the conditions to be satisfied u/s 184 and 40(b) regarding payment of remuneration and interest to
the partners of a partnership firm.
5. Explain what is meant by ‘working partner’ and his various responsibilities. Mention any 5 transactions
which are not considered as transfer of assets for the purpose of computing capital gains.
6. Explain various types of provident fund and tax treatment of contribution and interest credited into them.
7. What is fringe benefit tax (FBT)? Who pays it? When and how tax is to be deducted at source from salary
u/s192 of income tax act.

ASSIGNMENT 2
1. Explain the words ‘Assessee’ and ‘ Assessee in default’ as per IT Act. Explain briefly the eligibility
conditions for availing benefits of exemption under sections 10 A and 10B of the income tax act 1961.
2. What is ‘manufacture’ under the central excise act? Explain the concepts ‘dealer’, ‘business’ and ‘goods’
under the central sales tax act 1956.
3. What is ‘sales’ under the CST act? Explain briefly the transactions, which are not sales under the CST act.
4. What is slump sale? Explain nay 5incomes chargeable under the head income from other sources.
5. Explain 5heads which attracts value of fringe benefit at concessional rate.
6. What do you mean by value added tax (VAT)? How it is beneficial? List out any 7permisssible deductions
u/s 80C of income tax act.
 7. What is minimum alternate tax (MAT)? When is it applicable? Explain any 4 specific deductions allowed
u/s 30 to 37 of income tax act while computing business income.

MAHARAJA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MYSORE

DEPARTMENT OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
2nd SEMESTER M.B.A
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

ASSIGNMENT 1
1. What is globalization? Differentiate between domestic and international business.
2. Explain the different modes and entry strategies of international business.
3. Define the political system. What are ethical issues list the action for improving international business
ethics?
4. What is an economic system? Explain the types of economic system and list out the determinants of
economic development.
5. Define mercantilism. Differentiate between absolute and comparative advantage.
6. Explain notional competitive advantage as explained by Michael Porter.
7. Explain the need for formulating the international trade policy. How WTO different from GATT.
8. What are various instruments of international trade policy? Explain all.

ASSIGNMENT 2
1. What are different levels of economic integration? Discuss the arguments for and against regional
integration.
2. Discuss the objectives and organization structure of SAARC.
3. List the differences between a multinational corporation and a global corporation. Discuss the headquarters
and subsidiary relations in MNCs.
4. Explain the organization structure of MNCs with respect to any one approach. Give its advantages and
disadvantages.
5. Write short notes on :(a) Foreign exchange market (b)Currency convertibility (c)IMF
(d) World Bank. (e)MERCOSUR (f) TRIPS
6. What are grading blocks? Explain the objectives and achievements of NAFTA.
7. How Heckscher’Ohin theory is felt relevant in global market scenario. Explain.

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (10MBA25)

Assignment 1
1. Define HRM? Discuss the nature, features and scope of HRM.
2. Define job design? Explain the process of HRP.
3. What is job evaluation? Explain the modern sources and techniques of recruitment.
4. What is PA? What are the modern methods of performance appraisal?
5. What are the essentials of selection procedure?
6. List out various types of incentives with examples that a company can offer to its employees.

Assignment 2
1. Why is career planning necessary? How does career planning and development benefit the individuals and
organizations?
2. What is T&D? What are the various methods used for training needs assessment.
3. Discuss workers participation in management. How does WPM differ from ESOP?
4. What is promotion? What are the merits and demerits of promotion based on seniority?
5. Outline the importance of training. Critically examine of the job training methods.
6. What is post appraisal feedback? What are the limitations and problems of PA?
 BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS

ASSIGNMENT 1

1. What is meant by research management? Examine the exploratory, descriptive and casual research design.
2. What are the different methods used in primary data collection? Explain the merits and demerits of each
method with examples.
3. Describe the contents of a business research report.
4. Briefly explain the step in business research process.
5. Prepare a suitable questionnaire for conducting research on brand preference of soap segment in your area.
6. What is research design? What are the various components of a research design?

ASSIGNMENT 2
1. What is ANOVA? Explain, how an ANOVA table is constructed?
2. What are merits and demerits of sampling? Explain the various steps involved in sampling process with
examples.
3. Write short notes on (a) Discriminant analysis (b) Conjoint analysis (c) Correlation (d) Chi-square test
(e) F-test (f) one run test.
4. Explain the procedure for testing hypothesis.
5. Explain the different non-probability sampling techniques.
6. What are different types of reports? Explain the contents of each section of report.

INDIAN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT (10MBA22) ASSIGNMENT 1

1. Write a note on sources of environmental scanning. Describe the internal and external environment of
Indian business.
2. What is monetary policy and fiscal policy? Explain the objectives and instruments of both the policies.
3. Briefly explain the Industrial policy of 1991. State the reason for dis- investment of Indian Public Sector
Units.
4. Explain the features of Indian Economy. And also explain features and phases of business cycle
5. Explain the methods of measuring the national income and difficulties in measurement of national income
6. Explain the contribution of primary, secondary and tertiary sector to Indian Economy.
 INDIAN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT (10MBA22) ASSIGNMENT 2

1. State the features of union budget 2011-12 and comment on it.

2. Present a SWOT analysis of Indian Economy.
3. State the different b/w MM and CM. and also explain the role of FDI in India.
4. Bring the functions of RBI. Examine the recommendation of the Narasimhan Committee on banking
structure reforms.
5. Define the term HRD. Explain the importance of HRD.
6. Critically examine the tax reforms and recent development in the taxation policy of the government of
India

PROJECT APPRAISAL, PLANNING AND CONTROL (08MBAFM425) ASSIGNMENT 1

1. Explain the phases of capital budgeting and levels of decision making.

2. Explain the key factor considered for selecting location and site of the plant. Explain the sources of positive
NPV.
3. Explain the various steps in project rating index.
4. Describe the important investment criteria. Explain the step involved in payback period.
5. Different methods of demand forecasting. Assumption of CAPM model.
6. What is decision tree analysis and selection of project? Explain the risk analysis in practice.

PROJECT APPRAISAL, PLANNING AND CONTROL (08MBAFM425) ASSIGNMENT 2

1. Discuss the UNIDO approach to SCBA?

2. Explain the pre-requisites for successful project implementation.
3. Different b/w PERT and CPM.
4. What are the advantages and dis advantages of equity capital? Explain the methods of equity capital.
5. What is environmental appraisal of project? Explain the types and dimensions of a project.
6. What are the means of finance for projects in India? Explain the procedures associated with the sanction of
term loan.
7. Write short notes on sensitivity analysis and sanction of term loan. What are the applications of network
techniques in project management?