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SEM 1 MBA SUMMER 2014 ASSIGNMENTS
MB0038: Management Process and Organization Behavior
1. What do you mean by Span of Control? Differentiate between narrow span of control and
wide span of control. Describe the factors that influence the span of control.
[Meaning of span of control
Difference between narrow and wide span of control
Factors that influence span of control]
2. Define the term controlling. What are the pre-requisites of effective control?
[Definition of controlling
Pre-requisites of effective control]
3. Define the term ‘personality’. Describe Cattell’s Personality Factor Model.
[Definition of Personality
Cattell’s Personality Factor Model]
4. Discuss the contemporary theories of motivation.
[Explanation of contemporary theories of motivation]
5. What are the factors that affect group behaviour?
[Explanation of factors that affect group behaviour]
6. Define the term ‘leadership’. Write a brief note on “Contingency Theories of Leadership”
[Definition of Leadership
Contingency Theories of Leadership]
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MB0039 –Business Communication
1. As a speaker you are addressing a group of people. Explain the elements involved in this
communication.
[Key elements of communication]
2. What is the importance of Kinesics and Proxemics in communication? Explain with examples.
[Kinesics with example
Proxemics with example]
3. How does internal business communication affect the organization? Discuss the role of each
stakeholder in this.
[Importance of internal business communication
Stakeholders role]
4. Imagine a new product from food industry. Write a persuasive letter to customers,
persuading them to buy your company’s product.
[Choosing the product and describing in letter

Persuading the customer to buy it]
5. You are going to face a job interview for the post of Manager-operations. Which aspects you
will keep in mind while facing the interview?
[Aspects to be kept in mind during job interview]
6. Write short notes on:
a) SQ3R technique of reading
b) Circulars
[a) meaning and benefits of SQ3R
b) Meaning and role of Circulars]
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MB0040- STATISTICS FOR MANAGEMENT
1. Distinguish between Classification and Tabulation. Explain the structure and components of a
Table with an example.
[Meaning of Classification and Tabulation
Differences between Classification and Tabulation
Structure and Components of a Table with an example]
2. a) Describe the characteristics of Normal probability distribution.
b) In a sample of 120 workers in a factory, the mean and standard deviation of wages were Rs.
11.35 and Rs.3.03 respectively. Find the percentage of workers getting wages between Rs.9 and
Rs.17 in the whole factory assuming that the wages are normally distributed.
[Characteristics of Normal probability distribution
Formula/Computation/Solution to the problem]
3. a) The procedure of testing hypothesis requires a researcher to adopt several steps. Describe
in brief all such steps.
b) Distinguish between:
i. Stratified random sampling and Systematic sampling
ii. Judgement sampling and Convenience sampling
[Hypothesis testing procedure
Differences]
4. a) What is regression analysis? How does it differ from correlation analysis?
b) Calculate Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation between X series and Y series.
X 110 120 130 120 140 135 155 160 165 155
Y 12 18 20 15 25 30 35 20 25 10
[Meaning of Regression and Correlation
Differences
Formula/ Computation/ Solution to the problem]
5. Briefly explain the methods and theories of Business forecasting.
[Meaning of Business forecasting
Methods of Business forecasting
Theories of Business forecasting]
6. Construct Fisher’s Ideal Index for the given information and check whether Fisher’s formula
satisfies Time Reversal and Factor Reversal Tests.
Items P0 Q0 P1 Q1
A 16 5 20 6
B 12 10 18 12

C 14 8 16 10
D 20 6 22 10
E 80 3 90 5
F 40 2 50 5
Formula of Fishers Ideal Index
Computation of Fisher’s Ideal Index
[Fisher’s formula satisfies Time Reversal Test
Fisher’s formula satisfies Factor Reversal Test]
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MB0041 - FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
1. Inventory in a business is valued at the end of an accounting period, at either cost or market
price, whichever is lower. This is accepted convention or a practice in accounting.
Give a small introduction on accounting conventions and elucidate all the eight accounting
conventions.
[Introduction of accounting convention
Explanation of all the 8 types of conventions]
2. Analyse the following transactions according to traditional approach.
a. 1.1.2011 Sunitha started his business with cash Rs. 5,00,000
b. 2.1.2011 Borrowed from Malathi Rs. 5,00,000
c. 2.1.2011 Purchased furniture Rs. 1,00,000
d. 4.1.2011 Purchased furniture from Meenal on credit Rs. 1,50,000
e. 5.1.2011 Purchased goods for cash Rs. 50,000
f. 6.1.2011 Purchased goods from Ram on credit Rs. 2,50,000
g. 8.1.2011 Sold goods for cash Rs. 1,25,000
h. 8.1.2011 Sold goods to Shyam on credit Rs. 55,000
i. 9.1.2011 Received cash from Shyam Rs. 25,000
j. 10.1.2011 Paid cash to Ram Rs. 90,000
[Filling in all the details in the table for all the transactions. Each transaction carries one
mark(1*10=10)]
3. The following items are found in the trial balance of M/s Sharada Enterprise on 31st
December, 2000.
Sundry Debtors Rs.160000
Bad Debts written off Rs 9000
Discount allowed to Debtors Rs. 1800
Reserve for Bad and doubtful Debts 31-12-1999 Rs. 16500
Reserve for discount on Debtors 31-12-1999 Rs. 3200
You are required to provide the bad and doubtful debts at 5% and for discount on debtors at
2%. Show the adjustments for bad debts, bad debts reserve, discount account, and provision for
discount on debtors.
[Calculation and Workings
Conclusion]
4. The reports prepared in financial accounting are also used in the management accounting.
But there are few major differences between financial accounting and management accounting.
Explain the differences between financial accounting and management accounting in various
dimensions.

[Writing down all the differences between the financial and management accounting]
5. Draw the Balance Sheet for the following information provided by Sandeep Ltd..
a. Current Ratio : 2.50
b. Liquidity Ratio : 1.50
c. Net Working Capital : Rs.300000
d. Stock Turnover Ratio : 6 times
e. Ratio of Gross Profit to Sales : 20%
f. Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio : 2 times
g. Average Debt collection period : 2 months
h. Fixed Assets to Net Worth : 0.80
i. Reserve and Surplus to Capital : 0.50
[Preparation of Balance sheet (Includes all the ratios)]
6. Write the main differences between cash flow analysis and fund flow analysis.
Following is the balance sheet for the period ending 31st March 2011 and 2012. If the current
year’s net loss is Rs.38,000, Calculate the cash flow from operating activities.
31st MARCH 2011 2012
Short-term loan to
employees
15000 18000
Creditors 30000 8000
Provision for doubtful debts 1200 -
Bills payable 18000 20000
Stock in trade 15000 13000
Bills receivable 10000 22000
Prepaid expenses 800 600
Outstanding expenses 300 500
[Differences between cash flow and fund flow analysis
Preparation of statement showing cash flow from operating activities]
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MB0042- MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
1. Define the term Business Cycle and also explain the phases of business or trade cycle in brief.
[Definition of Business cycle
Explanation of Phases of business cycle]
2. Monopoly is the situation there exists a single control over the market producing a
commodity having no substitutes with no possibilities for anyone to enter the industry to
compete. In that situation, they will not charge a uniform price for all the customers in the
market and also the pricing policy followed in that situation.
[Define Monopoly
Features of Monopoly
Kinds of Price Discrimination]
3. Fiscal policy is a package of economic measures of the government regarding public
expenditure, public revenue, public debt or borrowings. It is very important since it refers to the
budgetary policy of the government. Explain the fiscal policy and its instruments in detail.
[Definition of Fiscal policy
Explanation of Instruments of Fiscal Policy]
4. Explain the various methods of forecasting demand.

[Define forecasting
Explanation of forecasting methods]
5. Define monopolistic competition and explain its characteristics.
[Definition of monopolistic competition
Explanation of its characteristics]
6. When should a firm in perfectly competitive market shut down its operation
[Define perfect competition
Explanation about the reason for the firm’s shut down in perfect competition]
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MB0043 –Human Resource Management
1. What do you mean by Human Resource Management? Describe the functions of Human
Resource Management.
[Definition of Human Resource Management
Explaining the functions of Human Resource Management]
2. Discuss the elements of a Career Planning Programme. Explain some of the benefits of a
Career Planning program to an organization
[Elaborate the elements of a Career Planning Programme
Explaining the benefits of a Career Planning Programme]
3. What do you mean by HRIS? Explain the components of HRIS. Describe the different
applications of HRIS in Human Resource Management.
[Definition of HRIS
Brief about the components of HRIS
Explain the different applications of HRIS]
4. “Discipline in the broad sense means orderliness-the opposite of confusion.” What do you
mean by Discipline? Explain the basic guidelines of a Disciplinary policy.
[Meaning of Discipline
Explain the basic guidelines of a Disciplinary Policy]
5. Suppose you have joined as an HR and you have been assigned a task to carry out the
grievance handling procedure in your organization. What according to you are the causes of
Grievance? Describe in detail the Grievance handling procedure
[Causes of Grievance
Explain the Grievance handling procedure]
6. Write short notes on the following :
a)Competency Mapping
b)Flexi Time
[Competency Mapping
Flexi Time]
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