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Date:27.02.2024
NOTTFICATION
Submission of Assignments is a component of the CIA for theory papers of our M.B.A. programme. In
this connection students are instructed to write both Assignment and to submit separately as Assignment - I &
Assignment - II . For each subject please mention Name, REG.NO. Name of the paper on each topic.
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Assignment carries 5 marks. (Total l0 marks)
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Topics for Assignments - III Semester
PAPER - 13 STRATEGTC MANAGEMENT (P16MBA13)
ASSIGNMENT - I (Any two of the topics)
l.Describe the process of Strategic Management. Draw a neat chart that shows the
different elements in the Strategic Management process .
2. A small scale industrialist recently attended a seminar on Sffategic Management. He is
quite enthusiastic but does not understand exactly how to use the SWOT analysis for his
company. Act as a consultant and advise him to use the SWOT Analysis.
3. Describe and explain the application of the techniques used for Strategic Control.

ASSIGNMENT - II (Any two of the topics)

1.Assuming yourself to be chief executive of an organization relate the difficulties you

would face in choosing and setting the objectives for your organisation.
2. Discuss Michael Pofter's approach to defining generic competitive of business strategies.
3. " Politics and power play within organisations may help strategic choice " Do you agree
with this statement ?Why?

PAPER-2 LEGAL ASPECTS OF BUSTNESS (P16MBA14)

ASSIGNMENT - I (Any two of the topics)
1, Discuss in detail about the discharge ofcontract and also about the remedies to breach ofcontract.
2. Elaborate the types ofpartners and their rights and duties.
3. Discuss in detail about the sale of good act and also the conditions and warrantees associated with sale
ofgood.

ASSIGNMENT - II (Any two of the topics)

1. Discuss the rights,duties and relationship of principal and agent.
2. Elaborate the process involved in formation of company and appointment of directors and their power
and duties.
3. Discuss in detail about the Cyber Laws in India. Explain the Cyber-Crimes, its types and preventing
measures of Cyber- Crime.

PAPER - 3 KNOWLEpGE MANAGEMENT (P16MBAr5)

ASSIGNMENT - I (Any two of the topics)

1. Discuss in detail about the evolution of knowledge management from information management.
2. Explain the advancement of industrial economy to knowledge economy.
3. State the mechanics of knowledge management and knowledge management matrix.

ASSIGNMENT - II (Any two of the topics)

l. Discuss the obstacles involved knowledge sharing, organizational leaming and social capital.
2. Discuss in detail about the knowledge management strategy, knowledge audit, metrics and balance
score card.
3. Discuss about the political and strategic issues in knowledge management. Write a note on future of
knowledge management.

PAPER - 4 MANAGERIAL SKILLS. P16MBAMS)

ASSIGNMENT - I (Any two of the topics)
L What are the process consideration in Strategic thinking?
2. Who need lateral thinking, when to use & how to use?
3. How to explain the role of perception in conflict?

ASSIGNMENT - II (Any two of the topics)

1. Facing changes and challenges - explain briefly?
2. Explain the steps in involved in fusk Management and decision making process?
3. What are the ways of balancing work and life?
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BLECTTVE PAPER - 17 CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR (p16MBA3El)

ASSIGNMENT - I (Any two of the topics)

1. Examine the role of marketing and market segmentation in consumer behaviour.
2. How personality affects consumer behaviour.
3. How the culture influence on consumer behaviour.

ASSIGNMENT - II (Any two of the topics)

1. What are the steps involved in the consumer decision making process?
2. Explain the consumer decision making process in New product purchase and repeat purchase.
3. Examine the role of consumer movement in protection of consumers in India.

ELECTM PAPER- 18 BUSINESS TO BUSTNESS MARI(ETING (P16MBA3E2)

ASSIGNMENT - I (Any two of the topics)

l. What are the basis for segmenting the industrial marketing.
2. Explain the steps involved in industrial marketing research.
3. Explain in detail the new product development strategies in industrial marketing.

ASSIGNMENT - II (Any two of the topics)

1. Explain in detail the industrial marketing operations.

2. How advertising and sales promotion are carried out for industrial products explain them.
3. Explain the various marketing strategy for industrial films.

ELECTTVE PAPER - 19 SALES AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT GT6MBA3E3)

ASSIGNMENT - I (Any two of the topics)

1. Outline a thainingprogramme for the sales force of your company.

2. How are salesmen motivated?
3. What is sales quota? How is a salesman assigned a sales territory?

ASSIGNMENT - II (Any two of the topics)

1. Explain the characteristics of good remuneration plan. Discuss the various methods of
Remunerating salesmen.
2. Examine the marketing channel policies and legal issues.
3. Explain the various international marketing channels available for Global Thade.
 ELECTIVE _B. FINANCE

ELECTIVE PAPER - 17 STRATEGIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT (P16MBA3 EFI)

ASSIGNMENT - I (Any two of the topics)

1. Write a detailed noted on o'Learning Curves".
2. Explain the content of "Value Chain".
3. Discuss "Life Cycle Costing".

ASSIGNMENT - II (Any two of the topics)

l. Describe the advantages and drawbacks of "Activity Based Costing".

2. Explain the concepts of COQ and TQM.
3. Write a detailed note on "Business process Re-Engineering".

ELECTM PAPER - 18 FINANCIAL SERVICES (P16MBA3 EF2)

ASSIGNMENT - I (Any two of the topics)

l. Examine the recent development in leasing.
2. Explain legal and tax aspects of hure purchase.
3. List out various types of factoring.

ASSIGNMENT - II (Any two of the topics)

1. Explain the various share issue pricing models.

2. What are the sources available for rasing funds from the International Capital Markets
3. Explain the strategic issues in the management of financial intermediates.

ELECTIVE PAPER _ 19 SECURITY ANALYSIS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

(P16MBA3 EF3)

ASSIGNMENT - I (Any two of the topics)

1. What are the Statistical tools used to measure the risk of the securities return? Explain.
2. What is the meant by Fundamental Analysis? How does Fundamental Analysis differ
From Technical Analysis?
3. How is a Portfolio managed? How is it revised?

ASSIGNMENT - II (Any two of the topics)

"Stocks are considered to be risky but bonds are not" - Elucidate.

1.
2. Explain in detail the Dow and is it used to determine the direction of stock market?.
3. Define the various forms of the market efficiency. What do they have in Conmen?
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ELECTIVE PAPER - 17 ORGANISATION DEYELOPMENT (P16MBA3 EHl)

ASSIGNMEI{T - I (Any two of the topics)

1.Define OD. State its primary distinguishing Characteristics.

2. Explain the Foundations of OD.
3. What are the Components OD process state them.

ASSIGNMENT - II (Any two of the topics)

1. Explain atleast Fine OD Intervention.

2. What is T Group Training?
Give a brief more on it is advantages and disadvantages.
3. What is Action Research? Explain its implication on OD.

ELECTM PAPER - 18 COMPENSATTON MANAGEMENT Gr6MBA3 EH2)

ASSIGNMENT - I (Any two of the topics)

1. Discuss in detail about how compensation system works and strategies associated with it.
2. Explain the employee satisfaction and inherent motivation issues in compensation design.
3. State the strategic importance of variable in a day determination of inter and intra industry
compensation differentials.

ASSIGNMENT - II (Any two of the topics)

1. Discuss the fringe benefits and its role in reward systems and retirement plans.
2. Discuss in detail about the excutive compensation systems multinational and IT companies
which includes the policy of Employee Stock Option.
3. Elaborate about collective bargaining strategies and long term settlements.

ELECTTVE PAPER - 19 CHANGE MANAGEMENT (P16MBA3 EH3)

ASSIGNMENT - I (Any two of the topics)

1. Discuss in detail about the nature, causes and environmental determinants of organizational
change.
2. Explain the levels of change in organization life cycle function.
3. Explain the models of diagnosing organizational groups and jobs in resistance to change.

ASSIGNMENT - II (Any two of the topics)

1. Discuss in detail about the organizational strategies strategies to manage the resistance.
2. Give detail information about the resigned behavioral compliance and behavioral
implication of change.
3. State the role of leadership in change process and the challenges involves in leading the
change in organization.
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ELECTTVE pApBR- 17 E-BUSTNESS (P16MBA3 ESr)

ASSIGI{MENT - I (Any two of the topics)

l. How the opportunities and challenges offered by internet Explain.

2. What is intra business applications? Explain any three applications.
3. Write a Short note on
(I ) E -Commerce (2) E - Intermediaries (3) Electronic Payment System.

ASSIGNMENT - II (Any two of the topics)

1. Explain Internet Monetary Payment and Security requirements.

2. Describe the Infrastructure, Communication Paradigm of Cyber Communities.
3. Write down the Legal and regulatory issues Explain

ELECTIVE PAPER- 18 INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES (P16MBA3 ES2)

ASSIGNMENT - I (Any two of the topics)

l. Explain the network Architecture.

2. List out any two Graphics and Animation tools, Explain
3. Write a Short note on
(1) Java Script (2) HTML (3) Active - X objects.

ASSIGNMENT - II (Any two of the topics)

1. What is Distributed Internet Architecture Explain.

2. Write a Short Note on
(l) Firewalls (2) LDAP (3) Virtual Reality.
3. List out the advantages of CORBA and java Beans.

ELECTTVE PAPER - 19 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS GT6MBA3 ES3)

ASSIGNMENT - I (Any two of the topics)

1. Explain the Global business scenario - trends in technology and applications.

2. What is Data mining? Explain its tools and techniques.
3. Discuss in detailthe Accounting and Finance sub systems modules.

ASSIGNMENT - II(Any two of the topics)

1. Describe the Artificial lntelligence Technologies.

2. What is the role and business value of using internet technologies in SCM?
3. List out the five major dimension of the IRM concept and explain the impact on the
Management of is resources.
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ELECTwE pApER - 17 SUppLy CHAIN MANAGEMENT (P16MBA3 E01)

ASSIGI{MENT - I (Any two of the topics)

l. Explain the Goal and Principles of Supply Chain Management.

2. Examine the importance of Management of material flow in the Supply Chain Management.
3. Explain the uses in Global Supply Chain.

ASSIGNMENT - II (Any two of the topics)

l.Discuss the Bullwhip effect and its impact on supply chain performance.
2. What is Bench Marking best Practices in customer service Strategic
3. Explain Supply Chain cost analysis and supply Chain Performance measures.

ELECTWE PAPER - 18 ADVAIICED OPERATION RESARCH (P16MBA3 802)

ASSIGNMENT - I (Any two of the topics)

1. Explain the Application of Quardratie Programming to Portfolio Management Problems.

2. Discuss the fractal Geometry and its application to Capital markers
3. What is dynamic Programming? Explain the advantages and disadvantages of
Dynamic programming. What are its applications?

ASSIGNMENT - II (Any two of the topics)

LWhat is a non-linear programming problem? Give two examples of NLPP stating Clearly
why do you so classifu them.
2. What is integer linear programming? Explain the merits and demerits of "rounding off" continues
optimal solution to an LPP to obtain an integer solution.
3. Explain the Reliability Theory and Replacement Theory.

ELECTTVE PAPER - 19 MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEMS (P16MBA3 E03)

ASSIGNMENT - I (Any two of the topics)

1. Explain the nature of Management Control.
2. State the various stages of Management Control System.
3. Discuss the diff'erent types of control.

ASSIGNMENT - II
(Any two of the topics)
1. Enumerate the key variables in Management Control Design.
2. Describe the Management Control Process.
3. Write a brief note on M.I.S. for Management Control.

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