NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Business Statistics
Internal Assignment applicable for
December 2017 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.
Students should follow the following
parameter for answering the assignment
questions.
1. The sample data from a research survey
conducted in various countries on the
amount of
time 3-5 year-old children spent alone
with their fathers each day is as
follows:
Country
Time with Dad
(minutes)
Bangladesh 30
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20%
Concepts and Application
related to the question
60%
Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Understanding and usage
of the formula
20%
Procedure / Steps 50%
Correct Answer &
Interpretation
30%NMIMS Global Access
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Course: Business Statistics
Internal Assignment applicable for
December 2017 Examination
Bhutan 46
China 54
Nepal 50
Pakistan 46
Nigeria 42
Korea 46
Russia 42
India 50
For the above sample, determine the
following measures:
a. The mean
b. The standard deviation
c. The mode
d. The 75th percentile
Based on your calculations comment on the
father-children relationship (10 Marks)
2. ‘Prince’ a chaiwala at Mumbai Central
station believes that the sales of tea at
his tea shop
depends upon the weather. He has taken a
sample of a week’s data. Below you are
given
the results of the sample. (10 Marks)
Cups Sold Temperature
350 50
200 60
210 70
100 80
80 90
70 100
50 110
a. Which variable is the dependent
variable?
b. Compute the least squares estimated
line.
c. Is there a significant relationship
between the sales of coffee and
temperature?
e. Predict sales of a 95 degree day.NMIMS
Global Access
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Course: Business Statistics
Internal Assignment applicable for
December 2017 Examination
3. According to one of the recent study
published in an International report, the
cost of medical
malpractice in the United States is USD
55.6 billion a year, which is
approximately 2.4
percent of US annual health-care
spending. An earlier research report
published in 2011, in
the New England Journal of Medicine
revealed that, during the period 1991 to
2005, 7.4
percent of all physicians licensed in the
US had a malpractice claim. These
staggering
numbers not only contribute to the high
cost of health care, but the size of
successful
malpractice claims also contributes to
high premiums for medical malpractice
insurance.
The table below contains a sample of data
set of claim payments made in a year’s
time and
other information about the claimant.
Amount (in
USD)
Age Marital Status Insurance type Gender
2 45 Single Private Male
5 34 Married Medicare Male
3.5 29 Married Private Female
160 46 Single Workers
compensation
Male
4 56 Married Private Female
155 45 Single Private Female
45 44 Married Medicare Male
3 56 Single No insurance Male
20 43 Single Private Male
a. Using descriptive statistics explore
claim payment amounts, and identify
factors that
appear to influence the amount of the
payment. (5 Marks)NMIMS Global Access
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b. Do a correlation analysis between
‘Amount’ and ‘Age’ and interpreted the
coefficient
of correlation. (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Compensation & Benefits
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 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.
Students should follow the following
parameter for answering the assignment
questions.
1. Should an employee’s pay package be
entirely linked to performance? If yes,
why?,
If No, Why? (10 Marks)
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20%
Concepts and Application
related to the question
60%
Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Understanding and
usage of the formula
20%
Procedure / Steps 50%
Correct Answer &
Interpretation
30%NMIMS Global Access
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Course: Compensation & Benefits
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 Examination
2. You are the ‘’Compensation Lead’’ of
ABC Ltd., a BPO centre for an airline,
having
500 employees. The majority of these
employees are Gen Y or millennial. The
management wants to use indirect
compensation as a strategy to retain
their
employees. What would be your
recommendation? (10 Marks)
3. Foodomania Ltd. Started operations in
2014. In 3 years they have established
their
brand and are a profitable organization.
They have a sales force of 80 sales
employees and 25 Management employees.
They want to increase the sales force to
300 employees and Management team to 50
employees. You have been appointed
to device a new compensation structure to
meet the growing employee strength.
What are the points you will consider
when
a. Devising a compensation strategy for
Top Management (5 Marks)
b. Devising compensation strategy for
Sales Force (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Industrial Relations and Labour
Laws
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 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.
Students should follow the following
parameter for answering the assignment
questions.
1. Ramesh Bhatia was working in an
industry employing around 500 employees.
He joined
the industry in the year 2012. The worker
were made to work for more than 9 hours
in a
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20%
Concepts and Application
related to the question
60%
Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Understanding and usage
of the formula
20%
Procedure / Steps 50%
Correct Answer &
Interpretation
30%NMIMS Global Access
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Course: Industrial Relations and Labour
Laws
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 Examination
day. The canteen facility was not good.
It offered only tea and snacks.
Complaints were
made to the management requesting them to
change the menu and also to provide
better
and nutritious meal. The management
changed the canteen in-charge.The canteen
started
offering meals and also a variety of
other items. However, the prices were
increased and
the workers could not afford them.Ramesh
and his co-workers complained to the
management. The management kept on
delaying the issue. Ramesh came up with
an idea
to form a trade union. Collective
bargaining could be an effective tool in
dealing with the
issues faced by theworkers. Accordingly,
a trade union was formed in the year 2013
and
Ramesh was made the President. The trade
union was functioning smoothly and most
of
the problems faced by the employees were
dealt effectively. In the year 2014, a
new
director Mr. Mahesh Kumar was appointed
at the management level. When the trade
union brought a complaint before him, he
refused to entertain them stating that
the trade
union was unregistered and he would
infact file a complaint of criminal
conspiracy
against them.
Ramesh and the other members want to
register their trade union. What is the
current
status of the trade union and what are
the steps to be followed in the present
scenario for
the registration of the trade union? (10
Marks)
2. Sheekha is working in a manufacturing
unit. The unit has employed 50 people on
the
manufacturing process and is registered
as a factory. Sheekha was given wages of
Rs.
7,500/- on a monthly basis. The wages
were paid on the 5th of each month.
Besides the
wages she was given bonus of Rs. 2,000/-
every year during Diwali festival.In the
month
of October 2017, she received only Rs.
3,000/- as wages. Also her Diwali bonus
was not
paid to her.Upon inquiring, the HR
manager told her that her wages were
deducted. The
explanation that was given that in the
previous month she had come late for 5
days. Also
she had been negligent with the machinery
she used and the repairing cost to be
borne byNMIMS Global Access
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the company was Rs. 500/-, and therefore
Rs. 2,000/- was further deducted from her
wages. Sheekha claimed for the bonus, but
the manager stated that the bonus was not
included as wages and so she could not
demand them.
Analyze the case and what are the
different authorised reasons for which
Sheekha’s
wages could be deducted. (10 Marks)
3. Arjun is a member of a trade union in
an industry. The objectives of the trade
union is to
protect the members and provide them with
the necessary facilities. The trade union
had
been demanding protective glasses for the
workers doing welding work as a safety
measure. The management did not provide
them and asked the workers instead to be
careful while doing the wielding work.
One day, while Arjun was doing a welding
work a
spark went in his eye. He was given first
aid and then rushed to the hospital.
Unfortunately, he lost his eye. Some of
the members approached the management and
asked them to pay the medical expenses,
compensation to Arjun and the required
safety
measures to the workers. The management
refused to take responsibility and
instead put
the blame on Arjun saying that he was
careless while doing his work. The
workers were
agitated and decided to protest against
the behavior of the management by going
on a
strike.
a. Advise the workers on the different
ways they can protest through strike. (5
Marks)
b. Advise the management on how they can
prevent industrial disputes. (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Manpower Planning, Recruitment
and Selection
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 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.
Students should follow the following
parameter for answering the assignment
questions
Q.1. Mr. Shreejeet Pradhan, the HR of
Jumbo Times, recently attended a
conference on “Crucial
quantifiable methods of supply
forecasting in Manpower Planning”. You as
an intern working
with Shreejeet, has been delegated a
project to research on, “The various
quantifiable methods of
supply forecasting” to help Shreejeet
gather more information and take an
informed decision.
(10 Marks)
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20%
Concepts and Application
related to the question
60%
Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Understanding and usage
of the formula
20%
Procedure / Steps 50%
Correct Answer &
Interpretation
30%NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Manpower Planning, Recruitment
and Selection
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 Examination
Q.2. ABC Manpower a reputed Multinational
Company adopts “Geocentric approach”.
However, the organization is not
satisfied with this approach. As an
External Management
Consultant for ABC Manpower suggest the
various approaches to staffing with its
merits and
demerits. (10 Marks)
Q.3 Answer the following questions based
on the Case study mentioned below:
Case study: Sarika and Sheetal were MBA’s
from the prestigious NMIMS .They both
joined
ABC Pvt. Ltd in the same year. Sarika
being MBA in HR joined the HR department
while
Sheetal joined the Finance department.
Over the years both Sheetal and Sarika
remained friends
and worked well as colleagues. Sarika was
well known employee among the staff.
While Sheetal
remained to be a reserved employee but
took up key positions in Finance
department. Sarika was
friendly to help employees while Sarika
was outgoing. Sheetal would also wonder
how Sarika
can be so famous and well known and loved
by all whereas not many knew Sheetal
apart from
the people from her own department.
Sheetal now took an extreme step of
putting down her
papers. Their manager Mr. Shah was
worried when he heard the news. He first
contacted Sarika
as they were best friends and batchmates.
Sarika didn’t even know what drove
Sheetal to such
harsh steps. Mr. Shah took the matter in
his hands and confronted Sheetal in an
informal talk in
the canteen. Sheetal opened up and
discussed how she felt left out and
humiliated as Sarika was
the popular one even though they both had
equal qualification, experience and also
had pursued
course from the same institute. Even the
canteen waiters acknowledged Sarika’s
presence
offering a quick service when she was
with Sheetal. But when Sheetal came alone
to canteen no
one paid attention to her nor was she
given any respect or importance. This
hurt Sheetal and led
her to resign.
a)What do you this is the real reason for
such a misunderstanding. (5 Marks)
b) What steps can you as an HR to
convince Sheetal to stay? (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Organisation Culture
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 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.
Students should follow the following
parameter for answering the assignment
questions
Q.1) ABC Ltd has hired you as a
consultant to advice on certain issues.
You have observed
following problems in the company.
Unequal distribution of power
Centralized structure is followed
High importance to individual
achievement
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20%
Concepts and Application
related to the question
60%
Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Understanding and usage
of the formula
20%
Procedure / Steps 50%
Correct Answer &
Interpretation
30%NMIMS Global Access
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Course: Organisation Culture
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 Examination
Division of roles between genders
Higher degree of intolerance towards
uncertainty
Short term orientation
You used a specific model of organization
to make above observations. Which model
of
organization culture is likely to give
above findings? Explain the model in
detail.
(10 Marks)
Q.2) XYZ Ltd has hired you as a
consultant for the purpose of assisting
the company in
creating the culture of an organization.
Suggest a process for the same.
(10 Marks)
Q.3 a) After studying the problem of FC
Company, you came to know that there is a
need
to create ethical organizational culture.
Which practices would you suggest to
create the
same? (5 Marks)
Q.3 b) Due to rapid change in the
environment, Opaque Company, IT firm, is
finding it
difficult to survive. Cultural issues are
rampant in the organization. You are
asked to
advice on making a change in
organizational culture. Which steps will
you recommend?
(5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Organizational Theory, Structure
and Design
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 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
Students are expected to include the
following parameters such as
introduction,
application of the concepts related to
the question asked, conclusion/inference
for each
question being answered
Q 1. A large IT company is currently
going through a leadership crisis. The
CEO has
just resigned and the dispute between the
board and the CEO has left the top
management team rudderless and divided.
You have been appointed as the interim
CEO and are tasked with getting the top
leadership team in the company back on
focused on the company objectives.
Analyze the political environment (make
reasonable assumptions) and discuss the
Power Structure that would be prevalent
in
the company and discuss your way forward.
(Marks 10)
Q 2. Rivigo is a young start up that is
establishing itself in the surface
transport
business. The main USP is that they
promise and have successfully delivered
97%
“On Time” performance and 95% “Zero
Damage to Goods” to the customer.
TheyNMIMS Global Access
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are now looking to scale up the business
and you have been made in charge of the
same. Analyze the different structures
that are available to you and recommend a
suitable organization structure given the
business requirement (10 Marks)
Q 3. Work culture and Diversity is a
critical to the new age business. Discuss
the
following in the context of new age
business like ecommerce business or a FM
radio business.
a. Discuss how will you assess the
current work culture in the company (5
Marks)
b. Discuss the approaches to Managing
Diversity (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Performance Management System
Internal Assignment applicable for
December 2017 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.
Students should follow the following
parameter for answering the assignment
questions.
1. Is 360 degree Feedback method of
performance appraisal an impartial way of
seeking performance feedback? If yes, why
or if No, why? (10 Marks)
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20%
Concepts and Application
related to the question
60%
Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Understanding and
usage of the formula
20%
Procedure / Steps 50%
Correct Answer &
Interpretation
30%NMIMS Global Access
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Course: Performance Management System
Internal Assignment applicable for
December 2017 Examination
2. State any 4 performance appraisal bias
and as HR what steps will you take to
ensure that these bias are neutralized
(10 Marks)
3. MED Pharma is a newly established
pharmaceutical company with a sales force
of
500 employees. You are newly appointed as
the business HR and your first task is
to develop a performance management
system for the organisation.
a. How will a performance management
system impact various stakeholders in the
organisation? (5 Marks)
b. What are the factors that you will
consider while developing the performance
management system for the sales force (5
Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Financial Accounting
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 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.
Students should follow the following
parameter for answering the assignment
questions.
Q1. The following is the Trial Balance as
on 31st March 2017 prepared by GSA Ltd.
(Rs.
in crores) (10 Marks)
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20%
Concepts and Application
related to the question
60%
Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Understanding and usage
of the formula
20%
Procedure / Steps 50%
Correct Answer &
Interpretation
30%NMIMS Global Access
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Course: Financial Accounting
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 Examination
Particulars Debit ( ) Credit ( )
Capital 6,000
Drawings 1,000
Cash on hand 50
Cash at bank 1,250
Sales 10,000
Purchases 4,000
Loan taken on mortgage 1,000
Patents 500
Land & building 3,000
Creditors 500
Advertisement 5,000
Debtors 1,800
Rates & taxes 40
Insurance 150
Carriage inwards 260
Carriage outwards 250
Legal expenses 200
Total 17,500 17,500
However the auditors of GSA Ltd. did not
approve of this trial balance. You are
required
to rectify and prepare the new trial
balance. Justify your answer as to which
errors can be
detected through the trial balance.
Q2. Classify the following into revenue,
capital and deferred revenue expenditure
and
interpret your results: (10 Marks)
1. Amortisation of Patents
2. Goodwill of another business acquired
3. Underwriting commission paid in a
public issue of company’s shares
4. Loss on sale of Plant and Machinery
5. Cost of market research of a new
product
6. Purchase of second-hand laptops for
office useNMIMS Global Access
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Q3. Following are the balance sheets of
Suzuki Ltd. & Honda Ltd. as on 31st March
2017
together with the additional information
for the year ended on that date:
Liabilities Suzuki
Ltd.
( )
Honda
Ltd.
( )
Assets Suzuki Ltd.
( )
Honda
Ltd.
( )
Equity Share
Capital
20,00,000 30,50,000 Goodwill 300,000
400,000
Reserves 50,500 60,000 Furniture 3,20,000
2,40,000
Profit & Loss
A/c 12,250 1,02,200
Plant &
Machinery 659,000 7,29,000
9% Debentures 3,50,000 2,50,000 Office
premises
10,27,000 19,00,000
Bank overdraft
11,250 14,800 Stock 66,000 93,000
Sundry
Creditors 36,000 58,000 Debtors 85,000
1,75,000
Provision for
tax 20,000 15,000 Miscellaneous
expenses 23,000 13,000
24,80,000 35,50,000 24,80,000 35,50,000
Additional Information (Extract of Profit
& Loss A/c)
Particulars Suzuki Ltd. Honda Ltd.
Sales for the year
Stock on 31st March 2016
Gross Profit
Administrative expenses
Selling expenses
Net profit (after tax)
8,40,000
60,000
2,10,000
55,000
23,000
85,000
10,50,000
1,07,000
2,50,000
65,000
58,000
87,000
Market price of Suzuki Ltd. Rs. 23 per
share and Honda Rs. 28 per share.
Dividend paid
by Suzuki Ltd. 9.5% p.a. and Honda is
9.8% p.a.NMIMS Global Access
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December 2017 Examination
A) Compute any three relevant ratios and
comment upon the solvency and financial
stability of the two companies. (5 Marks)
B) Which company would you recommend for
investment? (Support your answers with
the computation of any three relevant
ratios). (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Human Resource Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 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.
Students should follow the following
parameter for answering the assignment
questions.
Q 1. Assume that you have joined in as an
HR Manager for CELLULAR IT, a 7 year old
computer software development company. In
a highly competitive market and
with social media interactions at its
peak, explain the factors which would
affect
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20%
Concepts and Application
related to the question
60%
Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Understanding and usage
of the formula
20%
Procedure / Steps 50%
Correct Answer &
Interpretation
30%NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Human Resource Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 Examination
the hiring process, highlight the same
with regards to the changes that are
being
driven in the job market due to the
increase of social networking. Also
suggest a
plan to tackle these. (10 Marks)
Q 2. ARJAI Containers is an Indian MNC
involved in the transport of large size
cargo across the globe via road and sea
routes. This company plans to set up
new branch offices at Dubai and
Singapore. As the Head of HR, what should
be
your role in the expansion plan of the
company? List out the objectives of
planning to your subordinates explaining
why HR plays an important role at this
stage. Give directives for an effective
HR Planning process. (10 Marks)
Q 3. ‘Flora Travels’ is a travel and
tours operator. Karan has been promoted
from
Assistant Manager HR to Manager Training
and Development. He is required to
analyze if the current training process
is effective or not. He is also required
to
suggest alternative training processes to
the management of ‘Flora Travels’.
a. Explain how Karan needs to proceed in
order to identify the training
requirement of the company personnel. (5
Marks)
b. With reference to the role that Karan
will now be playing, discuss the
statement
t –Karan is a ‘catalyst’ or a ‘change
agent’ in the organisation? (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Introduction to Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 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.
Students should follow the following
parameter for answering the assignment
questions.
Q. 1 Mr. Gopura owns a medium sized steel
company. He has been managing very well.
His performance appraisals are conducted
through MBO method. He has staff working
with
him for years and seem to be very
satisfied. However, since he is handling
a lot of
responsibilities all alone being a
proprietor and cannot look into everyday
things as much he
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20%
Concepts and Application
related to the question
60%
Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Understanding and usage
of the formula
20%
Procedure / Steps 50%
Correct Answer &
Interpretation
30%NMIMS Global Access
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would like to. Lot of his time goes into
administrative responsibilities hence he
decided to
plan for Long Range Planning. Help Mr.
Gopura to work out proper steps towards
LRP.
(10 Marks)
Q. 2 Disha plastics is a small sized firm
run by a small family. Mr. Gokhale and
his son
Saurabh are running the firm as partners.
As management members of the company,
both of
them are very satisfied with the progress
and also keep their employees satisfied
and happy.
The satisfaction of their employees is
evident from their performances. However,
Saurabh
thinks, that the staff needs to be more
accountable and more independent into
taking
decisions. So he decides to apply MBO
technique on the managerial staff as a
trial. In light
of this case, please list down process of
MBO in detail. (10 Marks)
Q. 3 Inamdar Marbles is into exports of
marble sheets and related products. The
company
has 350 employees spread over 4
locations. While the company is in the
phase of expansion,
they are planning to mobilise some staff
across locations along with new
recruitment. For
the same reason, they have to go through
the process of job analysis in order to
work on the
effective fitment for positions. Based on
this case, answer the following
questions.
a. What is the purpose of job analysis
apart from fitment of the candidates?
Explain in detail.
(5 Marks)
b. Explain the concepts of Job
description and Job specifications in
relation with job
analysis. (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Marketing Management
Internal Assignment applicable for
December 2017 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.
Students should follow the following
parameter for answering the assignment
questions.
Q1. Assume that you are going to start a
restaurant targeting young customers.
What will
be the various elements of Marketing Mix
with respect to the restaurant?
Elucidate.
(10 Marks)
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20%
Concepts and Application
related to the question
60%
Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Understanding and usage
of the formula
20%
Procedure / Steps 50%
Correct Answer &
Interpretation
30%Q2. Suppose that you are planning to
buy a new mobile phone for yourself. What
factors
are likely to influence your buying
behavior while buying a mobile phone?
Explain.
(10 Marks)
Q3. In recent past, teenagers girls in
India have become highly beauty
conscious. XYZ
Limited is planning to introduce a first
of its kind beauty cream ‘Soft & Sweet’
targeting
teenager girl of affluent class. The
cream would be available in different
variants as per the
skin type such as neutral skin, oily
skin, rough skin etc. The product would
be sold only
from the premium cosmetic stores and
through company website across the
country.
Assume that you are responsible for
designing the marketing strategies for
‘Soft & Sweet’.
a) Design a segmentation plan for ‘Soft &
Sweet’. (5 Marks)
b) Design the appropriate market entry
strategies for ‘Soft & Sweet’. (5 Marks)
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School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Business Statistics
Internal Assignment applicable for
December 2017 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.
Students should follow the following
parameter for answering the assignment
questions.
1. The sample data from a research survey
conducted in various countries on the
amount of
time 3-5 year-old children spent alone
with their fathers each day is as
follows:
Country
Time with Dad
(minutes)
Bangladesh 30
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20%
Concepts and Application
related to the question
60%
Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Understanding and usage
of the formula
20%
Procedure / Steps 50%
Correct Answer &
Interpretation
30%NMIMS Global Access
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Bhutan 46
China 54
Nepal 50
Pakistan 46
Nigeria 42
Korea 46
Russia 42
India 50
For the above sample, determine the
following measures:
a. The mean
b. The standard deviation
c. The mode
d. The 75th percentile
Based on your calculations comment on the
father-children relationship (10 Marks)
2. ‘Prince’ a chaiwala at Mumbai Central
station believes that the sales of tea at
his tea shop
depends upon the weather. He has taken a
sample of a week’s data. Below you are
given
the results of the sample. (10 Marks)
Cups Sold Temperature
350 50
200 60
210 70
100 80
80 90
70 100
50 110
a. Which variable is the dependent
variable?
b. Compute the least squares estimated
line.
c. Is there a significant relationship
between the sales of coffee and
temperature?
e. Predict sales of a 95 degree day.NMIMS
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3. According to one of the recent study
published in an International report, the
cost of medical
malpractice in the United States is USD
55.6 billion a year, which is
approximately 2.4
percent of US annual health-care
spending. An earlier research report
published in 2011, in
the New England Journal of Medicine
revealed that, during the period 1991 to
2005, 7.4
percent of all physicians licensed in the
US had a malpractice claim. These
staggering
numbers not only contribute to the high
cost of health care, but the size of
successful
malpractice claims also contributes to
high premiums for medical malpractice
insurance.
The table below contains a sample of data
set of claim payments made in a year’s
time and
other information about the claimant.
Amount (in
USD)
Age Marital Status Insurance type Gender
2 45 Single Private Male
5 34 Married Medicare Male
3.5 29 Married Private Female
160 46 Single Workers
compensation
Male
4 56 Married Private Female
155 45 Single Private Female
45 44 Married Medicare Male
3 56 Single No insurance Male
20 43 Single Private Male
a. Using descriptive statistics explore
claim payment amounts, and identify
factors that
appear to influence the amount of the
payment. (5 Marks)NMIMS Global Access
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b. Do a correlation analysis between
‘Amount’ and ‘Age’ and interpreted the
coefficient
of correlation. (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Compensation & Benefits
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 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.
Students should follow the following
parameter for answering the assignment
questions.
1. Should an employee’s pay package be
entirely linked to performance? If yes,
why?,
If No, Why? (10 Marks)
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20%
Concepts and Application
related to the question
60%
Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Understanding and
usage of the formula
20%
Procedure / Steps 50%
Correct Answer &
Interpretation
30%NMIMS Global Access
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Course: Compensation & Benefits
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 Examination
2. You are the ‘’Compensation Lead’’ of
ABC Ltd., a BPO centre for an airline,
having
500 employees. The majority of these
employees are Gen Y or millennial. The
management wants to use indirect
compensation as a strategy to retain
their
employees. What would be your
recommendation? (10 Marks)
3. Foodomania Ltd. Started operations in
2014. In 3 years they have established
their
brand and are a profitable organization.
They have a sales force of 80 sales
employees and 25 Management employees.
They want to increase the sales force to
300 employees and Management team to 50
employees. You have been appointed
to device a new compensation structure to
meet the growing employee strength.
What are the points you will consider
when
a. Devising a compensation strategy for
Top Management (5 Marks)
b. Devising compensation strategy for
Sales Force (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Industrial Relations and Labour
Laws
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 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.
Students should follow the following
parameter for answering the assignment
questions.
1. Ramesh Bhatia was working in an
industry employing around 500 employees.
He joined
the industry in the year 2012. The worker
were made to work for more than 9 hours
in a
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20%
Concepts and Application
related to the question
60%
Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Understanding and usage
of the formula
20%
Procedure / Steps 50%
Correct Answer &
Interpretation
30%NMIMS Global Access
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Course: Industrial Relations and Labour
Laws
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 Examination
day. The canteen facility was not good.
It offered only tea and snacks.
Complaints were
made to the management requesting them to
change the menu and also to provide
better
and nutritious meal. The management
changed the canteen in-charge.The canteen
started
offering meals and also a variety of
other items. However, the prices were
increased and
the workers could not afford them.Ramesh
and his co-workers complained to the
management. The management kept on
delaying the issue. Ramesh came up with
an idea
to form a trade union. Collective
bargaining could be an effective tool in
dealing with the
issues faced by theworkers. Accordingly,
a trade union was formed in the year 2013
and
Ramesh was made the President. The trade
union was functioning smoothly and most
of
the problems faced by the employees were
dealt effectively. In the year 2014, a
new
director Mr. Mahesh Kumar was appointed
at the management level. When the trade
union brought a complaint before him, he
refused to entertain them stating that
the trade
union was unregistered and he would
infact file a complaint of criminal
conspiracy
against them.
Ramesh and the other members want to
register their trade union. What is the
current
status of the trade union and what are
the steps to be followed in the present
scenario for
the registration of the trade union? (10
Marks)
2. Sheekha is working in a manufacturing
unit. The unit has employed 50 people on
the
manufacturing process and is registered
as a factory. Sheekha was given wages of
Rs.
7,500/- on a monthly basis. The wages
were paid on the 5th of each month.
Besides the
wages she was given bonus of Rs. 2,000/-
every year during Diwali festival.In the
month
of October 2017, she received only Rs.
3,000/- as wages. Also her Diwali bonus
was not
paid to her.Upon inquiring, the HR
manager told her that her wages were
deducted. The
explanation that was given that in the
previous month she had come late for 5
days. Also
she had been negligent with the machinery
she used and the repairing cost to be
borne byNMIMS Global Access
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the company was Rs. 500/-, and therefore
Rs. 2,000/- was further deducted from her
wages. Sheekha claimed for the bonus, but
the manager stated that the bonus was not
included as wages and so she could not
demand them.
Analyze the case and what are the
different authorised reasons for which
Sheekha’s
wages could be deducted. (10 Marks)
3. Arjun is a member of a trade union in
an industry. The objectives of the trade
union is to
protect the members and provide them with
the necessary facilities. The trade union
had
been demanding protective glasses for the
workers doing welding work as a safety
measure. The management did not provide
them and asked the workers instead to be
careful while doing the wielding work.
One day, while Arjun was doing a welding
work a
spark went in his eye. He was given first
aid and then rushed to the hospital.
Unfortunately, he lost his eye. Some of
the members approached the management and
asked them to pay the medical expenses,
compensation to Arjun and the required
safety
measures to the workers. The management
refused to take responsibility and
instead put
the blame on Arjun saying that he was
careless while doing his work. The
workers were
agitated and decided to protest against
the behavior of the management by going
on a
strike.
a. Advise the workers on the different
ways they can protest through strike. (5
Marks)
b. Advise the management on how they can
prevent industrial disputes. (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Manpower Planning, Recruitment
and Selection
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 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.
Students should follow the following
parameter for answering the assignment
questions
Q.1. Mr. Shreejeet Pradhan, the HR of
Jumbo Times, recently attended a
conference on “Crucial
quantifiable methods of supply
forecasting in Manpower Planning”. You as
an intern working
with Shreejeet, has been delegated a
project to research on, “The various
quantifiable methods of
supply forecasting” to help Shreejeet
gather more information and take an
informed decision.
(10 Marks)
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20%
Concepts and Application
related to the question
60%
Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Understanding and usage
of the formula
20%
Procedure / Steps 50%
Correct Answer &
Interpretation
30%NMIMS Global Access
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Course: Manpower Planning, Recruitment
and Selection
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 Examination
Q.2. ABC Manpower a reputed Multinational
Company adopts “Geocentric approach”.
However, the organization is not
satisfied with this approach. As an
External Management
Consultant for ABC Manpower suggest the
various approaches to staffing with its
merits and
demerits. (10 Marks)
Q.3 Answer the following questions based
on the Case study mentioned below:
Case study: Sarika and Sheetal were MBA’s
from the prestigious NMIMS .They both
joined
ABC Pvt. Ltd in the same year. Sarika
being MBA in HR joined the HR department
while
Sheetal joined the Finance department.
Over the years both Sheetal and Sarika
remained friends
and worked well as colleagues. Sarika was
well known employee among the staff.
While Sheetal
remained to be a reserved employee but
took up key positions in Finance
department. Sarika was
friendly to help employees while Sarika
was outgoing. Sheetal would also wonder
how Sarika
can be so famous and well known and loved
by all whereas not many knew Sheetal
apart from
the people from her own department.
Sheetal now took an extreme step of
putting down her
papers. Their manager Mr. Shah was
worried when he heard the news. He first
contacted Sarika
as they were best friends and batchmates.
Sarika didn’t even know what drove
Sheetal to such
harsh steps. Mr. Shah took the matter in
his hands and confronted Sheetal in an
informal talk in
the canteen. Sheetal opened up and
discussed how she felt left out and
humiliated as Sarika was
the popular one even though they both had
equal qualification, experience and also
had pursued
course from the same institute. Even the
canteen waiters acknowledged Sarika’s
presence
offering a quick service when she was
with Sheetal. But when Sheetal came alone
to canteen no
one paid attention to her nor was she
given any respect or importance. This
hurt Sheetal and led
her to resign.
a)What do you this is the real reason for
such a misunderstanding. (5 Marks)
b) What steps can you as an HR to
convince Sheetal to stay? (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Organisation Culture
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 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.
Students should follow the following
parameter for answering the assignment
questions
Q.1) ABC Ltd has hired you as a
consultant to advice on certain issues.
You have observed
following problems in the company.
Unequal distribution of power
Centralized structure is followed
High importance to individual
achievement
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20%
Concepts and Application
related to the question
60%
Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Understanding and usage
of the formula
20%
Procedure / Steps 50%
Correct Answer &
Interpretation
30%NMIMS Global Access
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Course: Organisation Culture
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 Examination
Division of roles between genders
Higher degree of intolerance towards
uncertainty
Short term orientation
You used a specific model of organization
to make above observations. Which model
of
organization culture is likely to give
above findings? Explain the model in
detail.
(10 Marks)
Q.2) XYZ Ltd has hired you as a
consultant for the purpose of assisting
the company in
creating the culture of an organization.
Suggest a process for the same.
(10 Marks)
Q.3 a) After studying the problem of FC
Company, you came to know that there is a
need
to create ethical organizational culture.
Which practices would you suggest to
create the
same? (5 Marks)
Q.3 b) Due to rapid change in the
environment, Opaque Company, IT firm, is
finding it
difficult to survive. Cultural issues are
rampant in the organization. You are
asked to
advice on making a change in
organizational culture. Which steps will
you recommend?
(5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Organizational Theory, Structure
and Design
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 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
Students are expected to include the
following parameters such as
introduction,
application of the concepts related to
the question asked, conclusion/inference
for each
question being answered
Q 1. A large IT company is currently
going through a leadership crisis. The
CEO has
just resigned and the dispute between the
board and the CEO has left the top
management team rudderless and divided.
You have been appointed as the interim
CEO and are tasked with getting the top
leadership team in the company back on
focused on the company objectives.
Analyze the political environment (make
reasonable assumptions) and discuss the
Power Structure that would be prevalent
in
the company and discuss your way forward.
(Marks 10)
Q 2. Rivigo is a young start up that is
establishing itself in the surface
transport
business. The main USP is that they
promise and have successfully delivered
97%
“On Time” performance and 95% “Zero
Damage to Goods” to the customer.
TheyNMIMS Global Access
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are now looking to scale up the business
and you have been made in charge of the
same. Analyze the different structures
that are available to you and recommend a
suitable organization structure given the
business requirement (10 Marks)
Q 3. Work culture and Diversity is a
critical to the new age business. Discuss
the
following in the context of new age
business like ecommerce business or a FM
radio business.
a. Discuss how will you assess the
current work culture in the company (5
Marks)
b. Discuss the approaches to Managing
Diversity (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Performance Management System
Internal Assignment applicable for
December 2017 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.
Students should follow the following
parameter for answering the assignment
questions.
1. Is 360 degree Feedback method of
performance appraisal an impartial way of
seeking performance feedback? If yes, why
or if No, why? (10 Marks)
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20%
Concepts and Application
related to the question
60%
Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Understanding and
usage of the formula
20%
Procedure / Steps 50%
Correct Answer &
Interpretation
30%NMIMS Global Access
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Course: Performance Management System
Internal Assignment applicable for
December 2017 Examination
2. State any 4 performance appraisal bias
and as HR what steps will you take to
ensure that these bias are neutralized
(10 Marks)
3. MED Pharma is a newly established
pharmaceutical company with a sales force
of
500 employees. You are newly appointed as
the business HR and your first task is
to develop a performance management
system for the organisation.
a. How will a performance management
system impact various stakeholders in the
organisation? (5 Marks)
b. What are the factors that you will
consider while developing the performance
management system for the sales force (5
Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Financial Accounting
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 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.
Students should follow the following
parameter for answering the assignment
questions.
Q1. The following is the Trial Balance as
on 31st March 2017 prepared by GSA Ltd.
(Rs.
in crores) (10 Marks)
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20%
Concepts and Application
related to the question
60%
Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Understanding and usage
of the formula
20%
Procedure / Steps 50%
Correct Answer &
Interpretation
30%NMIMS Global Access
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Course: Financial Accounting
Internal Assignment Applicable for
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Particulars Debit ( ) Credit ( )
Capital 6,000
Drawings 1,000
Cash on hand 50
Cash at bank 1,250
Sales 10,000
Purchases 4,000
Loan taken on mortgage 1,000
Patents 500
Land & building 3,000
Creditors 500
Advertisement 5,000
Debtors 1,800
Rates & taxes 40
Insurance 150
Carriage inwards 260
Carriage outwards 250
Legal expenses 200
Total 17,500 17,500
However the auditors of GSA Ltd. did not
approve of this trial balance. You are
required
to rectify and prepare the new trial
balance. Justify your answer as to which
errors can be
detected through the trial balance.
Q2. Classify the following into revenue,
capital and deferred revenue expenditure
and
interpret your results: (10 Marks)
1. Amortisation of Patents
2. Goodwill of another business acquired
3. Underwriting commission paid in a
public issue of company’s shares
4. Loss on sale of Plant and Machinery
5. Cost of market research of a new
product
6. Purchase of second-hand laptops for
office useNMIMS Global Access
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Q3. Following are the balance sheets of
Suzuki Ltd. & Honda Ltd. as on 31st March
2017
together with the additional information
for the year ended on that date:
Liabilities Suzuki
Ltd.
( )
Honda
Ltd.
( )
Assets Suzuki Ltd.
( )
Honda
Ltd.
( )
Equity Share
Capital
20,00,000 30,50,000 Goodwill 300,000
400,000
Reserves 50,500 60,000 Furniture 3,20,000
2,40,000
Profit & Loss
A/c 12,250 1,02,200
Plant &
Machinery 659,000 7,29,000
9% Debentures 3,50,000 2,50,000 Office
premises
10,27,000 19,00,000
Bank overdraft
11,250 14,800 Stock 66,000 93,000
Sundry
Creditors 36,000 58,000 Debtors 85,000
1,75,000
Provision for
tax 20,000 15,000 Miscellaneous
expenses 23,000 13,000
24,80,000 35,50,000 24,80,000 35,50,000
Additional Information (Extract of Profit
& Loss A/c)
Particulars Suzuki Ltd. Honda Ltd.
Sales for the year
Stock on 31st March 2016
Gross Profit
Administrative expenses
Selling expenses
Net profit (after tax)
8,40,000
60,000
2,10,000
55,000
23,000
85,000
10,50,000
1,07,000
2,50,000
65,000
58,000
87,000
Market price of Suzuki Ltd. Rs. 23 per
share and Honda Rs. 28 per share.
Dividend paid
by Suzuki Ltd. 9.5% p.a. and Honda is
9.8% p.a.NMIMS Global Access
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Course: Financial Accounting
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 Examination
A) Compute any three relevant ratios and
comment upon the solvency and financial
stability of the two companies. (5 Marks)
B) Which company would you recommend for
investment? (Support your answers with
the computation of any three relevant
ratios). (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Human Resource Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 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.
Students should follow the following
parameter for answering the assignment
questions.
Q 1. Assume that you have joined in as an
HR Manager for CELLULAR IT, a 7 year old
computer software development company. In
a highly competitive market and
with social media interactions at its
peak, explain the factors which would
affect
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20%
Concepts and Application
related to the question
60%
Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Understanding and usage
of the formula
20%
Procedure / Steps 50%
Correct Answer &
Interpretation
30%NMIMS Global Access
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Course: Human Resource Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 Examination
the hiring process, highlight the same
with regards to the changes that are
being
driven in the job market due to the
increase of social networking. Also
suggest a
plan to tackle these. (10 Marks)
Q 2. ARJAI Containers is an Indian MNC
involved in the transport of large size
cargo across the globe via road and sea
routes. This company plans to set up
new branch offices at Dubai and
Singapore. As the Head of HR, what should
be
your role in the expansion plan of the
company? List out the objectives of
planning to your subordinates explaining
why HR plays an important role at this
stage. Give directives for an effective
HR Planning process. (10 Marks)
Q 3. ‘Flora Travels’ is a travel and
tours operator. Karan has been promoted
from
Assistant Manager HR to Manager Training
and Development. He is required to
analyze if the current training process
is effective or not. He is also required
to
suggest alternative training processes to
the management of ‘Flora Travels’.
a. Explain how Karan needs to proceed in
order to identify the training
requirement of the company personnel. (5
Marks)
b. With reference to the role that Karan
will now be playing, discuss the
statement
t –Karan is a ‘catalyst’ or a ‘change
agent’ in the organisation? (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Introduction to Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 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.
Students should follow the following
parameter for answering the assignment
questions.
Q. 1 Mr. Gopura owns a medium sized steel
company. He has been managing very well.
His performance appraisals are conducted
through MBO method. He has staff working
with
him for years and seem to be very
satisfied. However, since he is handling
a lot of
responsibilities all alone being a
proprietor and cannot look into everyday
things as much he
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20%
Concepts and Application
related to the question
60%
Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Understanding and usage
of the formula
20%
Procedure / Steps 50%
Correct Answer &
Interpretation
30%NMIMS Global Access
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Course: Introduction to Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for
December 2017 Examination
would like to. Lot of his time goes into
administrative responsibilities hence he
decided to
plan for Long Range Planning. Help Mr.
Gopura to work out proper steps towards
LRP.
(10 Marks)
Q. 2 Disha plastics is a small sized firm
run by a small family. Mr. Gokhale and
his son
Saurabh are running the firm as partners.
As management members of the company,
both of
them are very satisfied with the progress
and also keep their employees satisfied
and happy.
The satisfaction of their employees is
evident from their performances. However,
Saurabh
thinks, that the staff needs to be more
accountable and more independent into
taking
decisions. So he decides to apply MBO
technique on the managerial staff as a
trial. In light
of this case, please list down process of
MBO in detail. (10 Marks)
Q. 3 Inamdar Marbles is into exports of
marble sheets and related products. The
company
has 350 employees spread over 4
locations. While the company is in the
phase of expansion,
they are planning to mobilise some staff
across locations along with new
recruitment. For
the same reason, they have to go through
the process of job analysis in order to
work on the
effective fitment for positions. Based on
this case, answer the following
questions.
a. What is the purpose of job analysis
apart from fitment of the candidates?
Explain in detail.
(5 Marks)
b. Explain the concepts of Job
description and Job specifications in
relation with job
analysis. (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Marketing Management
Internal Assignment applicable for
December 2017 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.
Students should follow the following
parameter for answering the assignment
questions.
Q1. Assume that you are going to start a
restaurant targeting young customers.
What will
be the various elements of Marketing Mix
with respect to the restaurant?
Elucidate.
(10 Marks)
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20%
Concepts and Application
related to the question
60%
Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter Weightage
Understanding and usage
of the formula
20%
Procedure / Steps 50%
Correct Answer &
Interpretation
30%Q2. Suppose that you are planning to
buy a new mobile phone for yourself. What
factors
are likely to influence your buying
behavior while buying a mobile phone?
Explain.
(10 Marks)
Q3. In recent past, teenagers girls in
India have become highly beauty
conscious. XYZ
Limited is planning to introduce a first
of its kind beauty cream ‘Soft & Sweet’
targeting
teenager girl of affluent class. The
cream would be available in different
variants as per the
skin type such as neutral skin, oily
skin, rough skin etc. The product would
be sold only
from the premium cosmetic stores and
through company website across the
country.
Assume that you are responsible for
designing the marketing strategies for
‘Soft & Sweet’.
a) Design a segmentation plan for ‘Soft &
Sweet’. (5 Marks)
b) Design the appropriate market entry
strategies for ‘Soft & Sweet’. (5 Marks)
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