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Friday 13 July 2012

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May 2012
Master of Business Administration - Semester 3
IB0010: “International Financial Management”
(4 credits)
(Book ID: B1198)
ASSIGNMENT- Set 1
Marks 60
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.
1. What are the major components of BOP?
2. Define Swaps contracts. Write a note on forward swaps.
3. Briefly explain how an MNC can calculate its cost of equity capital.
4. What is the influence of Government interventions on the exchange rate?

5. Compare the Purchasing Power Parity theory and the International Fisher Effect theory.
6. What are the benefits of ADRs?
(a) To the investors
(b) To the issuing company

May 2012
Master of Business Administration - Semester 3
IB0010: “International Financial Management”
(4 credits)
(Book ID: B1198)
ASSIGNMENT- Set 2
Marks 60
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks
1. What is economic exposure and how is it measured?
2. What are the various methods of capital budgeting that are normally adopted by MNCs?
3. Discuss briefly the various techniques to assess country risk.
4. Explain briefly the mechanism of futures trading.
5. Describe in detail the sub-prime lending.
6. What are the different tools for foreign exchange risk management?

May 2012
Master of Business Administration - Semester 3
IB0012: “Management of Multinational Corporations”
(4 credits)
(Book ID: B1200)
ASSIGNMENT- Set 1
Marks 60
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.
1. Discuss the meaning of international business. What are the difficulties in it?
2. Explain the international PLC theory.
3. Describe the forces that are leading international firms to the globalization of their
production and marketing.
4. How are strategies formulated? What are the various levels of strategy formulation
5. Describe the potential sources of disputes between MNC and host country governments.
6. Discuss the meaning and reasons for mergers and acquisitions.

May 2012
Master of Business Administration - Semester 3
IB0012: “Management of Multinational Corporations”
(4 credits)
(Book ID: B1200)
ASSIGNMENT- Set 2
Marks 60
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks
1. Differentiate between micro and macro environment.
2. What factors influence the choice of location for a firm’s manufacturing operations?
3. Enumerate the factors which affect the organizational structure of an International firm.
4. Discuss the pricing strategies available to an international firm.
5. Define the concept of social responsibility.
6. Compare the salient features of Chinese and Indian Management Practices?

May 2012
Master of Business Administration - Semester 3
IB0011: “International Marketing”
(4 credits)
(Book ID: B1199)
ASSIGNMENT- Set 1
Marks 60
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.
1. Explain how Letter of Credit acts as an appropriate mode of payment for both exporter and
importer.
2. How is international marketing segmentation helpful in making strategies? What are the
bases of the segmentation?
3. Discuss the EPRG orientations and give the differences between international and
domestic marketing.
4. What are the factors that affect the pricing strategy of an international firm? What different
pricing strategies can the firms adopt?
5. “International distribution decisions are critical decisions”. Substantiate.
6. What are star export houses? Mention the various special strategic packages for status
holders.

May 2012
Master of Business Administration - Semester 3
IB0011: “International Marketing”
(4 credits)
(Book ID: B1199)
ASSIGNMENT- Set 2
Marks 60
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks
1. What is the role and elements of culture?
2. Write a short note on International Advertising. How is it important for international
marketing?
3. Describe the various modes of entries in international market.
4. Discuss briefly the steps involved in processing of an export order.
5. Discuss briefly the various techniques to assess country risk. Give examples to illustrate
your answer.
6. Discuss fundamental methods of exchange rate forecasting. What are the problems in
forecasting exchange rates?

May 2012
Master of Business Administration - Semester 3
IB0013: “Export-Import Management”
(4 credits)
(Book ID: B1201)
ASSIGNMENT- Set 1
Marks 60
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.
1. Discuss the objectives and motives of international business.
2. What is Shipping Bill? Explain various types of Shipping Bills.
3. Discuss the role of Clearing and Forwarding Agents in the successful execution of an
export order.
4. What is the documentation required under import policy.
5. What do you understand by SEZ? Discuss the facilities given to SEZ units.
6. Write the names of principal export documents and explain any two of them.
May 2012
Master of Business Administration - Semester 3
IB0013: “Export-Import Management”
(4 credits)
(Book ID: B1201)
ASSIGNMENT- Set 2
Marks 60
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks
1. What is a Bill of Entry? Discuss the salient features and types of Bills of Entry.
2. Describe the steps to be takes for establishment of Export Import firm.
3. Explain various financing schemes of EXIM Bank.
4. Discuss the various types of cargo risks.
5. Give a comparative study of pre-shipment and post-shipment finance.
6. Explain the various types of custom duties.

May 2012
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
QM0010 - Foundations of Quality Management
(4 credits)
(Book ID: B1240)
ASSIGNMENT- Set 1
Marks 60
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.
1. Describe the dimensions of Quality?
2. Differentiate between Quality control and Quality assurance.
3. What is meant by Quality Audit? Explain the importance of Quality Audit.
4. What is “Cost of Quality”? Differentiate between external failure cost and internal failure
cost.
5. Explain Kaizen Approach to Problem Solving, with an example.
6. What are the barriers to quality?

May 2012
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
QM0010 - Foundations of Quality Management
(4 credits)
(Book ID: B1240)
ASSIGNMENT- Set 2
Marks 60
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks
1. What is Customer relationship management? Explain.
2. Explain product development and its process.
3. Write a note on the ISO 9000 series of Quality Standards and Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for
Business Performance Excellence.
4. Describe the various tasks which help to build a healthy association and partnership with
the suppliers.
5. Assume that you are a Quality manager in a large manufacturing company and you are
thinking of implementing TQM in your Company. What are the various barriers you may
face for such initiative? List out such barriers to Quality. How do you plan to overcome such
barriers?
6. Write short notes on quality in service organisations

May 2012
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
QM0012 - Statistical Process Control & Process Capability
(4 credits)
(Book ID: B1242)
ASSIGNMENT- Set 1
Marks 60
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.
1. List the different quality control tools. Describe briefly the Scatter Diagram with example.
2. What are the causes of variation in a process? Differentiate between ‘accuracy’ and
‘precision’?
3. Write a note on “Cause and Effect diagram”
4. What is meant by acceptance sampling? Explain the various quality indices for acceptance
sampling plan.
5. What is meant by process capability index. Differentiate between Cp and Cpk index.
6. The following numbers indicates the number of defectives in 20 samples containing 2000
items:
425, 430, 216, 341, 225, 322, 280, 306, 337, 305, 356, 402, 216, 264, 126, 409, 193, 280,
389, 326
Calculate the values for central line and control limits for P chart and construct the control
chart.

May 2012
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
QM0012 - Statistical Process Control & Process Capability
(4 credits)
(Book ID: B1242)
ASSIGNMENT- Set 2
Marks 60
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.
1. Write a brief note on Pareto chart
2. Explain the concept of process with an example. Write a brief note on SIPOC.
3. What is Normal distribution? What are the properties of Normal distribution?
4. What is a Control chart? Describe the structure and construction of control chart.
5. What is meant by hypothesis testing? Explain type 1 and type 2 error.
6. Differentiate between process capability and process stability. Mention some of the major
uses of process capability analysis.

May 2012
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
QM0011 - Principles and Philosophies of Quality Management
(4 credits)
(Book ID: B1241)
ASSIGNMENT- Set 1
Marks 60
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.
1. Mention some of the quality Gurus and their contributions
2. Define the term ‘quality’. Write a note on evolution of Quality.
3. Describe Dr. Edwards Deming’s “Fourteen points” of Quality management
4. Describe the contribution of Kaoru Ishikawa on quality management
5. Write short notes on ‘5S’ principles.
6. What is meant by Six Sigma? What are the steps in implementing Six Sigma?

May 2012
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
QM0011 - Principles and Philosophies of Quality Management
(4 credits)
(Book ID: B1241)
ASSIGNMENT- Set 2
Marks 60
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks
1. Explain “four absolutes of Quality” given by Philip Crosby’s
2. What is meant by PDCA Cycle? Explain.
3. Explain the contribution of Joseph Juran towards quality management.
4. What is meant by Quality Circle? What are the significant characteristics and features of
Quality circle?
5. Describe the contribution of Genichi Taguchi towards Quality management.
6. Write brief note on “Business process re-engineering”




May 2012
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
QM0013 - Quality Management Tools
(4 credits)
(Book ID: B1243)
ASSIGNMENT- Set 1
Marks 60
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.
1. Define “Quality Function Deployment (QFD)”? What are the features of QFD?
2. Describe the various methods for gathering information.
3. Define the term ‘reliability’. What is its relevance in Quality?
4. Write brief note on “Quality loss function”.
5. What is FMEA? Write a brief note on Risk Priority Number.
6. What is a process? Explain the concept of process mapping with an example.

May 2012
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
QM0013 - Quality Management Tools
(4 credits)
(Book ID: B1243)
ASSIGNMENT- Set 2
Marks 60
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks
1. When do you use Quality Control Charts? What are the types of Control charts?
2. Write a brief note on the following: (i) Affinity diagram (ii) Tree diagram
3. What is meant by ‘Voice of Customer’? How do you capture ‘voice of customer’?
4. Write brief note on Business Process Re-engineering
5. What is “business excellence”? Describe Baldrige performance excellence model.
6. What is Quality Management System? What are its benefits?

(May 2012)
Master of Business Administration - Semester 3
MF 0012: “TAXATION MANAGEMENT”
(4 credits)
(Book ID: B1210)
ASSIGNMENT- Set 1
Marks 60
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.
1. Write a note on the following:
                a. Tax holidays
                b. SEZ

2. Comment on incomes which are exempted from the tax.
3. Enumerate the differences between tax planning and tax evasion.
4. What are the key steps to calculate the tax liability of an individual.
5. Explain the basic rules of deductions.
6. Explain the capital gains exempt from tax.


(May 2012)
Master of Business Administration - Semester 3
MF 0012: “TAXATION MANAGEMENT”
(4 credits)
(Book ID: B1210)
ASSIGNMENT- Set 2
Marks 60
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks
1. Write a note on the following:
                a. Wealth Tax
                b. Service tax
2. Define clubbing of income. What are the key provisions for income clubbing?
3. Define fringe benefits and perquisites.
4. Write a note on income from capital gain.
5. What are the key rebates and reliefs under Income Tax Act?
6. Summarise the objectives of tax planning.


(May 2012)
Master of Business Administration - Semester 3
MF 0013: “INTERNAL AUDIT AND CONTROL”
(4 credits)
(Book ID: B1211)
ASSIGNMENT- Set 1
Marks 60
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.
1. Write a note on the following:
                a. Internal Audit
                b. Code of ethics for internal auditor

2. Comment on “An auditor is a watch dog and not a blood hound’.
3. List out the factors that influence the control environment prescribed by SA 400: Risk assessment and internal control.
4. If you are an internal auditor of a branch of an insurance company, how do you prepare internal control scheme.
5. Explain the appraisal of accounting system and related internal control.
6. Mention some of the general EDP controls.


(May 2012)
Master of Business Administration - Semester 3
MF 0013: “INTERNAL AUDIT AND CONTROL”
(4 credits)
(Book ID: B1211)
ASSIGNMENT- Set 2
Marks 60
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks
1. Write a note on the following:
                a. Internal audit
                b. Statutory audit

2. Differentiate internal audit and internal check.
3. Describe internal audit tests.
4. Develop an internal control scheme for Banks.
5. Discuss the role of internal auditor as a part of management.
6. Explain the problems encountered in an Electronic Data Processing Environment.


Summer 2012
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
Mk0010 – Sales, Distribution and Supply Chain Management- 4 Credits
Book ID: B1220
Assignment Set- 1 (60 Marks)
Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.
Q.1 Explain any two types of sales organisation structures.

Q.2 Explain different sales strategies.

Q.3 What do you mean by compensation? Explain various modes of compensating sales team.

Q.4 What are the challenges faced by International sales managers?

Q.5 What do you mean by relationship marketing & also explain three types of consumer.

Q.6 Assume yourself to be the sales manager of a car showroom. How will you ensure that the selection procedure is smooth and you select right candidates for the job?


Summer 2012
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
Mk0010 – Sales, Distribution and Supply Chain Management- 4 Credits
Book ID: B1220
Assignment Set- 2 (60 Marks)
Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.
Q.1 What do you mean by physical distribution management? Describe various components of it.

Q.2 What are the various types of distribution channels?

Q.3 Describe the various types of retailers.

Q.4 What are logistical operations? What are the major components of logistical operations?

Q.5 Explain vertical, horizontal and Multi-channel marketing system in detail.

Q.6 Explain the various strategies of supply chain management


Summer 2012
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
MK0011 – Consumer Behaviour - 4 Credits
Book ID: B1221
Assignment Set- 1 (60 Marks)
Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.
1. Explain the VAL’s theory and describe each type of consumer.

2. Discuss Freudian theory of personality. Give practical examples wherever possible.

3. Describe cognitive learning theory and cognitive response model.

4. Describe diffusion process and adoption process.

5. Explain briefly about communication process and barriers to communication.

6. Discuss cross cultural influences & Explain cultural differences in Non-verbal communications.


Summer 2012
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
MK0011 – Consumer Behaviour - 4 Credits
Assignment Set- 2 (60 Marks)
Book ID: B1221
Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.
1. Explain characteristics of culture and classification of cultural values.

2. Explain the types of Reference group and its influences.

3. Discuss the types of Decision making.

4. Explain first two process of consumer decision Process.

5. Explain the factors influencing organisational buyer behaviour.

6. What is cognitive dissonance? Briefly explain Leon Festinger’s Theory.



Summer 2012
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
MK0012– Retail Marketing - 4 Credits
Book ID: B1222
Assignment Set- 1 (60 Marks)
Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.
Q.1 How has the growth of retail sector helped the Indian economy?

Q.2 Discuss different types of store based retailer. Give examples of each.

Q.3 Explain the GAP Model of service quality.

Q.4 Define Retail store image & describe factors influencing it.

Q.5 What is positioning? Discuss various positioning approaches.

Q.6 Explain the various elements of communication mix included in retail chain.


Summer 2012
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
MK0012– Retail Marketing - 4 Credits
Book ID: B1222
Assignment Set- 2 (60 Marks)
Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.
Q.1 How does advertising help in retail promotions? Discuss the various appeals being used.
Q.2 What is the significance of proper merchandise presentation? What is cross-merchandising?
Q.3 What is psychological pricing? Determine its effectiveness.
Q.4 Differentiate relationship marketing and transaction marketing.
Q.5 Explain the concept of social marketing. Discuss the P’S under social marketing.
Q.6 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of E-Tailing.







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