NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Organisational Theory Structure & Design
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2016 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks.
All Questions are compulsory
All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for
question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples,
illustrations as far as possible.
All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for
attempting their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the
source of reference.
Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from
other students is not allowed
1. Madhav and Mira work in a Private Bank. Both were selected through campus
recruitment. They are of same age and have joined together therefore both of them
handle the same clients. Madhav does not agree on the products which Mira pitches to
the clients and vice versa. This has created rifts and conflicts between them, at times
even in front of the clients. Ramesh is their reporting authority and is thinking of ways
to intervene and resolve their conflict. Discuss the various approaches that can be used
for resolving conflict between Madhav and Mira. (10 Marks)
2. Patanjali is the new found love of people who believe more in ayurvedic and organic
products. Based on the data available in the open sources do an internal environmental
and organisational analysis. (You can take the data from the open sources but the
analysis is to be done in your own words) (10 Marks)
NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Organisational Theory Structure & Design
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2016 Examination
3. Case Study : Foodie Hub
Foodie Hub is the famous food chain which has its outlet in all the metro cities. It has
been running successfully since many years. The employee strength is around 700 in
total across all the outlets. There management is a lot like that of a
bureaucratic
organisation where lots of hierarchical levels are followed. Even for a small requisition
you have to be dependent on your superiors. There is no delegation of authority and
the employees are not even empowered to take any decision at their own
level. Employees have started leaving the organisation and the absenteeism is also
very high. The management hires Atul as a consultant to help them solve this concern
Case Questions
3a) what would be the ideal organizational design for a company like Foodie Hub
(5 Marks)
3b) What steps should Atul take to restructure the organisation? (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Operations Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2016 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks.
All Questions are compulsory
All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for
question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples,
illustrations as far as possible.
All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for
attempting their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the
source of reference.
Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from
other students is not allowed
1. Discuss in detail the importance of Product/Technological life cycles in Operations
Management. How do organizations face the challenges of quick technological
changes in product specifications as well as from customers’ requirements? Explain
the same with reference to the Mobile industry, focusing in quick changes in product
specifications as well as the changes in the technology used. (10 marks)
2. Explain in detail the various types of plant layout concepts that are available
in
operations management. Give examples on where each of these types can be employed
respectively. Briefly explain a layout for a Retail store format, highlighting the good
points and bottlenecks, if any. (10 marks)
3. Education is one of the top sectors of our country. It is also started to being identified
as one of the business functions with many corporates starting their own educational
institutes. However imparting quality education is a challenge for organizations from
NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Operations Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2016 Examination
non-educational expertise. To understand and suggest roadmaps for the same, answer
the following concepts
a. What are the 8 building blocks of Total Quality Management? Discuss how these
8 building blocks can be incorporated in a typical College setup for the objective
of providing quality education. (5 marks)
b. Briefly explain the 5-s methodology of quality and discuss how the same can be
applied to an educational institute. (5 marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: International Business
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2016 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks.
All Questions are compulsory
All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for
question
3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples, illustrations as far
as possible.
All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for attempting
their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the source of
reference.
Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from other
students is not allowed.
1. ”Under Globalization and WTO the main beneficiary has been the Developed Country
and not Developing Countries such as India”. Critically analyze the given statement and
give your views. (10 marks)
2. ”Various Export Promotion Agencies has been established by Government of India?
However they have been unsuccessful in helping India in International Business” Do
you agree/disagree with the given statement. Support your opinion with 2 or 3 examples.
(10 Marks)
3. “In International Business, it is not possible to define one single Market Entry Strategy
for all developing countries because of the following reasons”:
NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: International Business
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2016 Examination
(a) Cultural Differences (5 marks)
(b) Economic Differences. (5 Marks)
Illustrate the above with suitable examples and cases.
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Consumer Behaviour
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2016 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks.
All Questions are compulsory
All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2
and for
question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples,
illustrations as far as possible.
All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for attempting
their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the
source of
reference.
Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from
other students is not allowed
1. Indian Pharmaceutical company having good range of well established brands in India
and overseas market mainly in African countries. Now the company has business
expansion plan wherein they would like to enter into FMCG segment; in this scenario as
a company’s marketing consultant what are your recommendations and explain each of
your recommendations with logical reason/s (10 Marks)
2. One of the largest Swedish company very well known for their furnitures interested in
entering Indian market, explain what are the pros and cons according to you for
this
company, you need to responds to this question with specific points, keeping in mind
Indian consumers and their culture. (10 Marks)
NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Consumer Behaviour
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2016 Examination
3. One of the largest Indian well known brand of wrist watch manufacturing company
interested in entering Indian market, with new segment of premium leather goods.
a. What are your recommendations to the company viz production position strategy
(5 Marks)
b. How do you prepare back-hand new business risk analysis and arrive at chances
of
success in the new segment. (5 Marks)
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School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Organisational Theory Structure & Design
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2016 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks.
All Questions are compulsory
All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for
question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples,
illustrations as far as possible.
All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for
attempting their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the
source of reference.
Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from
other students is not allowed
1. Madhav and Mira work in a Private Bank. Both were selected through campus
recruitment. They are of same age and have joined together therefore both of them
handle the same clients. Madhav does not agree on the products which Mira pitches to
the clients and vice versa. This has created rifts and conflicts between them, at times
even in front of the clients. Ramesh is their reporting authority and is thinking of ways
to intervene and resolve their conflict. Discuss the various approaches that can be used
for resolving conflict between Madhav and Mira. (10 Marks)
2. Patanjali is the new found love of people who believe more in ayurvedic and organic
products. Based on the data available in the open sources do an internal environmental
and organisational analysis. (You can take the data from the open sources but the
analysis is to be done in your own words) (10 Marks)
NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Organisational Theory Structure & Design
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2016 Examination
3. Case Study : Foodie Hub
Foodie Hub is the famous food chain which has its outlet in all the metro cities. It has
been running successfully since many years. The employee strength is around 700 in
total across all the outlets. There management is a lot like that of a
bureaucratic
organisation where lots of hierarchical levels are followed. Even for a small requisition
you have to be dependent on your superiors. There is no delegation of authority and
the employees are not even empowered to take any decision at their own
level. Employees have started leaving the organisation and the absenteeism is also
very high. The management hires Atul as a consultant to help them solve this concern
Case Questions
3a) what would be the ideal organizational design for a company like Foodie Hub
(5 Marks)
3b) What steps should Atul take to restructure the organisation? (5 Marks)
*******************
NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Operations Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2016 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks.
All Questions are compulsory
All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for
question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples,
illustrations as far as possible.
All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for
attempting their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the
source of reference.
Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from
other students is not allowed
1. Discuss in detail the importance of Product/Technological life cycles in Operations
Management. How do organizations face the challenges of quick technological
changes in product specifications as well as from customers’ requirements? Explain
the same with reference to the Mobile industry, focusing in quick changes in product
specifications as well as the changes in the technology used. (10 marks)
2. Explain in detail the various types of plant layout concepts that are available
in
operations management. Give examples on where each of these types can be employed
respectively. Briefly explain a layout for a Retail store format, highlighting the good
points and bottlenecks, if any. (10 marks)
3. Education is one of the top sectors of our country. It is also started to being identified
as one of the business functions with many corporates starting their own educational
institutes. However imparting quality education is a challenge for organizations from
NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Operations Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2016 Examination
non-educational expertise. To understand and suggest roadmaps for the same, answer
the following concepts
a. What are the 8 building blocks of Total Quality Management? Discuss how these
8 building blocks can be incorporated in a typical College setup for the objective
of providing quality education. (5 marks)
b. Briefly explain the 5-s methodology of quality and discuss how the same can be
applied to an educational institute. (5 marks)
*****************
NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: International Business
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2016 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks.
All Questions are compulsory
All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for
question
3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples, illustrations as far
as possible.
All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for attempting
their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the source of
reference.
Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from other
students is not allowed.
1. ”Under Globalization and WTO the main beneficiary has been the Developed Country
and not Developing Countries such as India”. Critically analyze the given statement and
give your views. (10 marks)
2. ”Various Export Promotion Agencies has been established by Government of India?
However they have been unsuccessful in helping India in International Business” Do
you agree/disagree with the given statement. Support your opinion with 2 or 3 examples.
(10 Marks)
3. “In International Business, it is not possible to define one single Market Entry Strategy
for all developing countries because of the following reasons”:
NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: International Business
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2016 Examination
(a) Cultural Differences (5 marks)
(b) Economic Differences. (5 Marks)
Illustrate the above with suitable examples and cases.
*****************
NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Consumer Behaviour
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2016 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks.
All Questions are compulsory
All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2
and for
question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples,
illustrations as far as possible.
All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for attempting
their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the
source of
reference.
Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from
other students is not allowed
1. Indian Pharmaceutical company having good range of well established brands in India
and overseas market mainly in African countries. Now the company has business
expansion plan wherein they would like to enter into FMCG segment; in this scenario as
a company’s marketing consultant what are your recommendations and explain each of
your recommendations with logical reason/s (10 Marks)
2. One of the largest Swedish company very well known for their furnitures interested in
entering Indian market, explain what are the pros and cons according to you for
this
company, you need to responds to this question with specific points, keeping in mind
Indian consumers and their culture. (10 Marks)
NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Consumer Behaviour
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2016 Examination
3. One of the largest Indian well known brand of wrist watch manufacturing company
interested in entering Indian market, with new segment of premium leather goods.
a. What are your recommendations to the company viz production position strategy
(5 Marks)
b. How do you prepare back-hand new business risk analysis and arrive at chances
of
success in the new segment. (5 Marks)
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