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September 25, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

 

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Program MBA
Semester 1
Subject code & name MBA101– Management Process and Organisational Behaviour
Book ID B1621
Credit and Max. Marks 4 credits; 30 marks

 

Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.

Q. No Questions Marks Total Marks
1 Define the terms ‘strategy’. Explain the following:

a)  Corporate strategy

b)  Business strategy

c)  Functional strategy

Definition of Strategy 1 10
Explanation of Corporate strategy 3
Explanation of Business strategy 3
Explanation of Functional strategy 3
2 Define the term ‘management’. Explain the Behavioral science theory and Systems theory.
Definition of management 2 10
Explanation of Behavioral science theory 4
Explanation of systems theory 4
3 Give the definition and importance of planning in an organisation and explain the Portfolio Matrix or BCG Matrix.
Definition of planning 2 10
Explanation of the importance of planning 3
Portfolio Matrix or BCG Matrix 5

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DRIVE FALL 2016
PROGRAM Master of Business Administration- MBA
SEMESTER Semester 1
SUBJECT CODE & NAME MBA 102 –Business Communication
BK ID B1622
CREDIT &  MARKS 4 Credits, 30 marks

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September 24, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

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6 Explain Earned Value Method (EVM) in detail. • Earned Value Method (EVM)

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Answer: The Earned Value Method (EVM) is a useful tool that allows the calculations of cost and schedule performance measures including cost variance, schedule variance, cost and time over-runs for a (more…)

5 Write short notes on 1. Role of risk management in overall project management 2. Quality assurance

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Answer:  Role of Risk Management in Overall Project Management

Risk analysis and management is a process which enables the analysis and management of the risks associated with a project. Properly undertaken, it will increase the likelihood of (more…)

4 Explain the purpose of Project Final Report. Discuss the major contents of the project’s final report. • Purpose of the project final report • Contents of project final report

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Answer: The final Project Report (PR) should be written by the project manager himself. The PR should present project evolution, its success, its management, any outstanding and team

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3 Answer the following questions: 1. Mention the steps involved in a competitive bid. 2. Mention the elements/points that must be kept in view when designing , developing and operating a PMIS (Project Management Information System) 1. List the 5 steps involved in a competitive bid 2. List the 5 elements/points that must be kept in view when designing , developing and operating a PMIS

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Answer: Competitive bid (bid and award)

The steps involved in competitive bid are discussed below:

 

 

2 Explain Project Life Cycle in detail? Project Life Cycle

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Answer: The Project Life Cycle

A rational order of activities that are applied to attain the project’s goals or objectives is known as the project life cycle. Most projects experience similar stages on the path from origin to (more…)

1 Write Short notes on: 1. PERT model 2. CPM model

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Answer: PERT model

A PERT chart is a project management tool used to schedule, organize, and coordinate tasks within a project. PERT stands for Program Evaluation Review Technique, a methodology developed by the U.S. Navy in the 1950s to manage the Polaris submarine missile program. A similar (more…)

Question5. Define following criteria’s used for decision making under Uncertainty a. Optimism (maximax or minimin) criterion

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Answer 5(a).

Maximax (Optimist)

The maximax looks

  1. Pessimism (maximin or minimax) criterion

 

Answer5(b).

 

Maximin (Pessimist)

The maximin person looks at the worst that could happen under each action and then choose the

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b. Solve the following transportation problem using North-west corner method & Matrix minimum method.

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

 

 

 

Answer3(b).

Question4. The processing time of four jobs and five machines (in hours, when passing is not allowed) is given in following table

  1. Find an optimal sequence for the above sequencing problem.
  2. Calculate minimum elapsed time & idle time for machines A, B, C, D & E.

Answer4.

Question3.a. Explain the concept of Trans-shipment.

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Answer3(a). Transhipment is the act of off-loading a container from one ship and loading it onto another ship. In any service operated by any line there are practical restrictions in terms of coverage of ports.. There is no shipping line that can cover all ports around the world on a single (more…)

Question2. a. Discuss any four applications of linear programming.

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

  1. An organisation produces X1 and X2 units of products R and S, respectively. In this case, the objective function and constraints are expressed as follows:

Maximise                        Z = 60X1 + 120X2

 Subject to,                     3X1 + 6X2   ≤   240         Raw material constraint                    

                                          2X1 + 4X2   ≤   800        Labour hours constraint             

                                          X1, X2         ≥   0            Non-negativity condition

Use graphical method to determine how many units of products R and S the organisation should produce to maximise its profits.

 

Answer 2(b) – Here,

We have to

Question1. Describe the process and principles of modelling in detail.

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Answer1. Process models are processes of the same nature that are classified together into a model. Thus, a process model is a description of a process at the type level. Since the process model is at the type level, a process is an instantiation of it. The same process model is used repeatedly for the development of many applications and thus, has many instantiations. One possible use of a (more…)

Q6. Why privacy is important for individuals in the organizations? Briefly explain. How workplace electronic monitoring is done in the organizations? a) Explain the reasons why privacy is important in the organizations. 6 b) Explain the ways in which electronic monitoring is done in the organizations. 4

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Ans: a)   Explain   the   reasons   why    privacy   is   important   in   the organizations: Information systems are used widely across organisations, and they enable data and information to be (more…)

Q5. Briefly explain the different aspects of the need for database systems.

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Ans: Aspects of the need for database systems: Different aspects of the need for database systems are discussed in the following sections.

1 Data independence: Databases allow data pertaining to an activity or a domain to be maintained independently. This independence means that the data is stored in separate files in a structured manner, and the creation and updating of the data is done independent of its uses. For instance (more…)

Q4. Briefly explain the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. What are the various facilities created by CRM?

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Ans: Customer Relationship Management Systems: The idea of CRM systems is to integrate all functions related to sales and marketing on a common platform. These functions include those that require support to sales and marketing staff and also those that directly enable customers to interact with the client organisation. Although CRM systems evolved independently, they are

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Q3. How to use information system to support competitive strategy? With an example explain each strategy.

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Ans: How to use information system to support competitive strategy: Table summarises some of the specific strategies.

 

Competitive

Strategy

Use of Information Systems Example

 

Q2. Explain the Strategic Decision making with MIS. Elaborate on the types of communication that can be effected with digital networks in organizations.

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Ans: Strategic decisions: Another set of decisions made by top managers of an organisation are termed as strategic decisions. These are long term in scope and have a long time horizon of years. By nature, these decisions impact the very manner in which the organisation does its work. Strategic decisions are

Q1. Distinguish between information technology (IT) and information systems (IS) and explain the Advent of Artificial Intelligence and Free Software Movement

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Ans: Distinguish between information technology (IT) and information systems (IS) :Let us distinguish between information technology (IT) and information systems (IS). IT is understood as the artefacts such as computing devices, software and network devices that constitute the material aspects of IS. However, information systems are constituted by the artefacts of technology as well as the people and organisations that use them. This distinction between IT and IS is

6 Write short notes on: a) Break –even pricing b) Mark-up pricing

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Answer: a) This is the method of cost-oriented pricing and is also called target profit pricing. It uses the concept of break-even chart, which exhibits the total cost and total revenue expected at different levels of sales volume. The firm achieves break-even when the total

 

5 What do you meant by place or Channel of distribution? What are the important functions of marketing channels? • marketing channel • important functions of marketing channels

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Answer: A marketing channel is a system of relationships existing among businesses that participate in the process of buying and selling products and services. Channel intermediaries are those organisations, which connect the manufacturer with the customers and help in the distribution of the product. The intermediaries are involved in taking physical ownership of the (more…)

4 Why Branding is important? What value does the organization & customers get out of the branding process?

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

  • Advantages of Branding
  • value

Answer: The following are the advantages of branding.

(a) A brand promises and delivers a high level of assurance to consumers.

(b) A brand serves as an assurance to the customer about the product performance. A brand helps customers to identify the product on the shelf and helps in making an informed choice.

(c) A brand as a symbol of status and social significance gives you psychological satisfaction.

(d) The brand

3 Explain the factors that affect the consumer buying behavior. consumer buying behavior

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Answer: Characteristics affecting Consumer Behaviour

Influence of cultural factors

There is a subtle influence of cultural factors on consumer’s decision process. Immediate subculture also influences consumer’s decision process with which consumer identifies himself/herself

2 Briefly discuss importance of environmental scanning with the help of example. Importance of environmental scanning with the help of example

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Answer: Environmental scanning is designed to aid the long-term planners and strategists in the organisations. Many people criticise the environmental scanning technique because of the diffused and general nature of its results. Companies use various methods for environmental (more…)

1 Explain the 7P’s of marketing mix with the help of suitable examples. 7P’s of marketing mix with example

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Answer: Service sector is one of the key contributing factors for the growth of our economy and civilisation. Though marketing literature is dominated by manufacturing and product-centric business practices, service marketing constitutes a strategic area, which has propelled growth and (more…)

6 Explain the concepts of working capital. Explain the determinants of working capital. Explanation of concepts of working capital Explanation of determinants of working capital

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Answer: Concepts of Working Capital

Gross working capital: Gross working capital refers to the amounts invested in various components of current

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5 Explain the capital Budgeting process and its appraisals Solve the below given problem: Given below are the details on the cash flows of two projects A and B. Compute payback period for A and B.

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

5 Explain the capital Budgeting process and its appraisals

Solve the below given problem:

Given below are the details on the cash flows of two projects A and B. Compute payback period for A and B.

Cash flows of A and B

Year Project A cash flows (Rs.) Project B cash flows (Rs.)
0 (4,00,000) (5,00,000)
1 2,00,000 1,00,000
2 1,75,000 2,00,000
3 25,000 3,00,000
4 2,00,000 4,00,000
5 1,50,000 2,00,000

Explanation of capital budgeting process and its appraisals.

Solution for the problem

 

Answer: Capital budgeting process

After the screening of proposals for potential involvement is over, the company should take up the following aspects of capital budgeting process:

  • A

 

4 Explain the factors affecting Capital Structure. Solve the below given problem: Given below are two firms, A and B, which are identical in all aspects except the degree of leverage, employed by them. What is the average cost of capital of both firms? Details of Firms A and B

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

4 Explain the factors affecting Capital Structure. Solve the below given problem:

Given below are two firms, A and B, which are identical in all aspects except the degree of leverage, employed by them. What is the average cost of capital of both firms?

Details of Firms A and B

  Firm A Firm B
Net operating income EBIT Rs. 1, 00, 000 Rs. 1, 00, 000
Interest on debentures I Nil Rs.25,000
Equity earnings E Rs.1,00,000 Rs.75,000
Cost of equity Ke 15% 15%
Cost of debentures Kd 10% 10%
Market value of equity S = E/Ke Rs. 6, 66, 667 Rs.5,00,000
Market value of debt B Nil Rs.2,50,000
Total value of firm V Rs. 6, 66, 667 Rs,7,50,000

Explanation of factors affecting capital structure

Solution for the problem

Interpretation

 

Answer: Factors Affecting Capital Structure

Leverage: The use of sources of funds that have a fixed cost attached to them, such as preference shares, loans

3 Write short notes on: a) Irredeemable bonds b) Zero coupon bonds c) Valuation of Shares

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Answer: Irredeemable bonds or perpetual bonds

Bonds which will never mature are known as irredeemable or perpetual bonds. Indian Companies Act restricts the issue of such bonds and therefore, these are very rarely issued by corporates these days. In case of

2 Explain about the doubling period and future value. Solve the below given problem: Under the ABC Bank’s Cash Multiplier Scheme, deposits can be made for periods ranging from 3 months to 5 years and for every quarter, interest is added to the principal. The applicable rate of interest is 9% for deposits less than 23 months and 10% for periods more than 24 months. What will be the amount of Rs. 1000 after 2 years? Explanation of doubling period Solving the problem Explanation of future value

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Answer: Doubling period

Doubling period is the period which makes the investment as “Doubled”, that is the amount invested fetches 100% return.

1 Explain the differences between wealth maximization and profit maximization. Explain relation between finance and accounting Differences between wealth maximization and profit maximization Explanation of relation between finance and accounting

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Answer: Wealth maximisation vs. profit maximisation

  • Wealth maximisation is based on cash flow. It is not based on the accounting profit as in the case of profit maximisation.
  • Through the process of discounting, wealth maximisation takes care of the quality of cash flow. Converting uncertain distant cash flow into comparable values at base period facilitates better comparison of projects. The risks that are associated with cash flow are adequately reflected when present

Q6. Why redesign of layouts may be necessary? List the differences between product and process layout. ( Reasons why resdesigning of existing layout is required, Listing of any five differences)

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Ans: Redesigning of a layout: There are several reasons as to why a redesigning of an existing layout may be required. These are as follows:

Q5. Explain the risk management and its various components. ( Definition of risk management and what it entails, Four components of risk management)

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Ans: Risk Management: Risks are those events or conditions that may occur and whose occurrence has a harmful or negative impact on a project. Risk management aims to identify the risks and then

Q4. Discuss the importance of Plant Location. Point out various factors Influencing Plant Location.

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Ans: Importance of Plant Location: A plant location cannot be changed frequently since a large capital needs to be invested to build the plant and machinery in the selected area. Therefore, before selecting a plant location, a long range forecasting is to be made to foresee the

Q3. Describe following dimensions of quality with appropriate examples. a. Quality of design b. Conformance to design c. Utilisation conditions d. After sales service

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Ans: Dimensions of quality: Quality is inherent in the product or service that is rendered to the customer. Since we are attempting to measure the same, we will look into those aspects of quality, called

Q2. What do you mean by Operation Strategy? Explain various elements or components of Operations Strategy

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Ans: Operations Strategy:

Operations strategy is defined as the set of decisions that are warranted in the operational processes in order to support the competitive strategies of the business. The objectives stated above will give the firm a competitive advanatage in the products or services that are served to the customers.

Q1. Write Short notes on: a. Production Control b. Balancing of workstations c. Pragmatic benchmarking d. Implementation of operations

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Ans: production control: Production management typically starts with aggregate planning. The data for this planning comes from the marketing department which forecasts the demand and determines the quantities of various products needed to fulfill the orders. The delivery schedules are also established. The available stocks and buffer stocks needed to meet the exigencies are also considered. In aggregate planning, all inputs that are required to meet the targets such as, machinery, (more…)

QUESTION4. a) Write a note on “Schedule of Changes in Working Capital”.

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

QUESTION4. a) Write a note on “Schedule of Changes in Working Capital”.

Answer4a. The information relating to the changes in current natured accounts between two periods of time presented in the form of a statement is what we call the schedule/statement of changes in

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QUESTION3. Balance Sheets of Bhaskar and Soumya Corporation are given below :

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

QUESTION3. Balance Sheets of Bhaskar and Soumya Corporation are  given below :

 

During the year Bhaskar and Soumya introduced additional capital of Rs. 20,000 and drew  Rs. 60,000. Provision for Depreciation of Machinery – Opening Balance Rs. 2,00,000 and Closing Balance Rs. 2,20,000. No depreciation was provided on other assets. The value of Building was increased by Rs. 25,000 and the same was adjusted with Capital Account. 

Prepare Cash Flow Statement as per AS-3 Indirect method.

QUESTION2. Define and distinguish between Financial Accounting and Management Accounting.

September 23, 2016 By: Meliza Category: 1st SEM

Financial Accounting

Financial accounting is the process of recording, summarizing and reporting the myriad of transactions resulting from business operations over a period of time. These transactions are