IGNOU MBA SOLVED ASSIGNMENTS ASSISTANCE by CA Pradeep Sharma

WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM GET SOLVED ASSIGNMENTS VISIT WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM Or Mail us at solvemyassignments@gmail.com YOU MAY CALL US ON - 7506193173 WHATSAPP NUMBER- 9967480770 (HANDWRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS ALSO AVAILABLE) MS- 01: Management Functions and Behaviour 1. Discuss the main function of the IMF. Explain and compare the gold standard Bretton woods systems. (8+12) 2. (a) Discuss the Forex Market structure in India. (b) Evaluate the developments in the Forex Market in India? (10+10) 3. (a) Explain what kind of risks in Foreign Exchange are faced by the MNCs. (b) Explain the mechanism of money market hedge for accounts receivables. (10+10) 4. (a) How do you think that cost of capital and capital structure are interrelated? (b) What factors differentiate the determination of cost of capital and capital for a MNC as compared to a domestic firm? (10+10) 5. (a) What do you understand by counter trade? Mention few circumstances where counter trade can be beneficial for a country. (b) “Letter of Credit makes financing of Receivables easy” – Comment. MS-03: Economic and Social Environment 1. Explain how business environment influences business management, giving suitable examples. 2. What are the factors responsible for inflation? As a student of management how would you look at the problems of inflation? Collect data on inflation for the last five years and analyse the trends. 3. (a) Discuss the incentives given by the government to exporters as a part of EXIM policy. (b) Examine the role of foreign trade in an economy. 4. “The reform process has helped to accelerate the growth but the benefits of the growth have not percolated to poor and weaker sections of the society”. What measures would you suggest to modify reforms so as to achieve the objective of growth with social justice? 5. Why is the study of Public Finance Theory important in understanding the fiscal system of an economy better? Elaborate. 6. Write short notes. (a) Economic Growth (b) Externalities MS-04: Accounting and Finance for Managers 1. What is the importance of Accounting Concepts in the preparation of Financial Statements? After going through the concepts discussed in the course material, do you find any of these concepts conflicting with each other. If yes explain it with the help of an example. 2. You are required to prepare a Funds Flow Statement for Alpha Ltd. for the year 2018. The balance sheets of Alpha Ltd. for the year 2017 and 2018 are as given below: Balance Sheets Liabilities 31.12.17 31.12.18

WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM Assets 31.12.17 31.12.18 Share Capital 1,50,000 2,50,000 Goodwill 60,000 47,000 8% Pref. Sh. Capital 1,50,000 1,00,000 L & Bldg. 1,00,000 75,000 General Reserve 20,000 30,000 Plant 90,000 1,91,000 Capital Reserve --25,000 Investment 10,000 35,000 Profit & Loss A/c 18,000 27,000 Debtors 60,000 90,000

WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM 78,000 Bills Payable 18,000 12,000 Bank Balance 17,000 28,000 Proposed Dividend 27,000 33,000 Bills Receivable 15,000 18,000 Provision for Tax 28,000 4,37,000 32,000 5,62,000 4,37,000 5,62,000 Additional Information: 1. In 2018 depreciation on plant has been provided for Rs. 18,000 and no depreciation has been charged on land and building. 2. A piece of land has been sold out and the balance has been revalued, profit on such sale and revaluation being transferred to capital reserve. There is no other transaction affecting the Capital Reserve. 3. A plant was sold for Rs. 12,000. The written down value of the plant was Rs. 15,000. 4. Dividend received amounted to Rs. 2,100 including dividend of Rs. 600 from pre acquisition profit of subsidiary.

GET SOLVED ASSIGNMENTS VISIT WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM Or Mail us at solvemyassignments@gmail.com YOU MAY CALL US ON - 7506193173 WHATSAPP NUMBER- 9967480770 (HANDWRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS ALSO AVAILABLE) 5. An interim dividend of Rs. 10,000 has been paid during 2018. 3. XYZ Ltd. manufactures a document reproducing machine which has a Variable Cost Structure as follows: Rs. Material 40 Labour 10 Overhead 4 and a selling price of Rs. 90 Sales during the current year are expected to be Rs. 13,50,000 and Fixed Overhead Rs. 1,40,000.

WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM Under a wage agreement, an increase of 10% is payable to all direct workers from the beginning of the forthcoming year, while material costs are expected to increase by 7 ½%, variable overhead costs by 5% and fixed overhead costs by 3%. You are required to calculate: (a) the new selling price if the current profit/volume ratio is to be maintained; and (b) the quantity to be sold during the forthcoming year, to yield the same amount of profit as the current year assuming the selling price to remain at Rs. 90. 4. Taking a suitable example explain how Financial Leverage is measured. Also discuss its effect on the Return on Equity and Earnings Per Share at different debt levels. 5. What do you understand by Capital Structure? Explain the importance of Capital Structure Decisions. Discuss the different factors that need to be considered while making a capital structure decision. MS-05: Management of Machines and Materials 1. Why do you think is managing a high volume continuous operation easier than managing a high-variety intermittent operation? 2. “Work measurement is concerned with the determination of the amount of time required to perform a unit of work”. Explain the work measurement procedure. Also explain any two techniques of work measurement. 3. What do you understand by “mass production system”? Explain advantages and disadvantages. Also, state the right time to go for mass production. 4. “It is realistic to expect that all material put into process will not end up as good saleable product”. Explain the treatment of wastage in cost accounts in the light of the statement. 5. Write the short notes on the following:(i) Quality Organisation (ii) Objectives of Operations Management (iii) Product Development.

GET SOLVED ASSIGNMENTS VISIT WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM Or Mail us at solvemyassignments@gmail.com YOU MAY CALL US ON - 7506193173 WHATSAPP NUMBER- 9967480770 (HANDWRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS ALSO AVAILABLE) MS-06: Marketing for Managers 1. a) Distinguish between a product and service with suitable examples and highlight the unique characteristic that services possess. b) What are the reasons that marketers should consider human needs and wants while planning for new products or services to be offered? Explain with a suitable example of your choice. 2. a) Discuss the major elements of marketing mix. Explain how these elements aid in formulating marketing strategies in the following situation. (i) Cab aggregator (Ola or Uber) (ii) Selling of heavy engineering equipment. b) Discuss the concept of a market Vs the concept of market segmentation with suitable examples. 3. a) Every product or service conceived and offered is the outcome of the various behavioral factors that the marketer should consider. Explain what kind of factors are required in the following. (i) Low cost Airlines

WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM (ii) Movie viewing in multiplexes b) What is a Product? Discuss products classification with examples. What is the concept of product life cycle and explain the importance of each of the stages in the following (i) Brand of smart phone of your choice (ii) DTH operator in your location 4. a) What are the various branding and packaging decisions that a marketer had to consider and why? Explain with a suitable example the merits and limitations of these decisions. b) How do pricing polices and practices affect a manufacturing and marketing firm? Explain with an example. What is Sales forecasing? Discuss the various methods and their relevance. MS-07: Information Systems for Managers 1. Why should every organization have a disaster recovery plan to protect it self? What are the main components of disaster recovery plan? 2. “Information handling in an organization should be systematic process”. Explain the concept of information systems in management in the light of the statement. 3. “With so many ready made and customized software available – the need for a manager is to learn to use them effectively rather than learn program them”. Do you agree? 4. What are the factors that differentiate traditional logic and fuzzy logic? Explain the concept of membership characteristic function and also describe the business applications of fuzzy logic. 5. Write the short note on the following:(i) TCP/IP (ii) Warehouse management (iii) Group Decision Support Systems (GDSS).

GET SOLVED ASSIGNMENTS VISIT WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM Or Mail us at solvemyassignments@gmail.com YOU MAY CALL US ON - 7506193173 WHATSAPP NUMBER- 9967480770 (HANDWRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS ALSO AVAILABLE) MS-08: Quantitative Analysis for Managerial Applications 1. “Executives at all levels in business and industry came across the problem of making decision at every stage in their day-to-day activities’’. Explain the statement along with the advantages of quantitative approach to management. 2. “A good measure of central tendency should possess certain properties’’. What are these properties. Name the various measures of central tendency. Explain any two of them in brief. 3. What do you understand by the term correlation? Explain different types of association between variables. Also, explain how the study of correlation helps in forecasting demand of a product. 4. In a University, 30% of the students doing a course in statistics use the book authored by A1 45% use the one authored by A2 and 25% use the one authored by A3. The proportion of students who learnt about each of these books through their teachers are: A1= 0.50, A2=0.30 and A3=0.20. One of the students selected at random revealed that he learnt about the book he is using through his teachers. Find the probability that the book used is authored by A2. 5. Suppose two makes of electric bulbs A and B are tested and observed. Bulbs of make A exhibit mean life of 900 hrs. and standard deviation of 30 hrs. Those of make B show mean life of 860 hrs. and standard deviation of

WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM 20 hrs. Find the probability that the mean life based on a random sample of 40 bulbs of make A being, say, 28 hours less than the mean life of bulbs of make B based on a random sample of 30 bulbs. MS-09: Managerial Economics 1. How is decision taken under risk? Draw a Decision Tree and explain. 2. Why does demand curve slope downwards and supply curve slope upwards? Explain. Also differentiate between the movement along a demand curve and shift in the demand curve with the help of examples. 3. Differentiate between economies of scale and economies of scope. Also explain internal and external economies and diseconomies of scale. 4. Assume that a travel agent has an agency in three different localities of a city. Explain whether it is possible for the travel agent to practice price discrimination. What are the necessary conditions of price discrimination? 5. Explain Short-Run Cost Functions. How is Short Run Average and Marginal Cost Curves determined? 6. Write short notes on any two of the following:(a) Demand Forecasting Techniques (b) Production Isoquants (c) Characteristics of Monopoly MS - 10: Organisational Design, Development and Change Q1. What are the essential approaches to an organization that defines the organization? What are the various factors of organizational design that affects its effectiveness? Q2. How Hybrid, project and matrix organization structures meet the challenges of the new environment? How the new second generations of a model of organization design transforming the first generation model of organization design? Discuss citing examples. Q3. Explain the relevance of the questionnaire and interview diagnostic tool in organizational analysis with the help of examples. Q4. Discuss the relevance of job design to overcome the emerging issues of work organization and quality of work life. Cite relevant examples. Q5. Elucidate the initiation of the organization development process. Explain the role of change agents in organizational development. MS-11: Strategic Management 1. Discuss the various strategic alternatives available to an organization. 2. Select a company of your choice and perform internal analysis on the same. 3. Choose a company which has recently taken over another company. Discuss the growth strategy followed by the company which has taken over the other company. 4. How does a company plan for a successful alliance? Explain. 5. Discuss the role of leadership in improving the productivity of an organization. Give examples.

WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM Q1. Explain the concept of Turnaround management in change management parlance. Why Indigenization is so complex for management of change? Discuss. Q2. Explain the role of mergers and acquisition and business process reengineering in bringing about change in organizations citing relevant examples. Q3. Differentiate between quantitative, and qualitative diagnostic methodology. How comprehensive interventions are useful in managing organizational change. Discuss with the help of examples.2 Q4. How a leader plays a significant role in managing change and transition of an organization? Cite relevant examples. Q5. Differentiate between AMOEBA and ORCHESTRA shaped organizational structures citing examples. MS-26: Organisational Dynamics 1. What is group cohesion and alienation? Why do groups reach to alienation situation in an organizational set up? Briefly explain with organizational examples citing your own experience or the ones you are aware of. Substantiate your reply with the organizational situation and setup, you are referring to. 2. Explain and differentiate between stress and burn out. Explain different coping strategies in respect of different role stresses and burn out. Cite examples from your own experience of having faced such situation or the ones you are aware of. Briefly describe the dynamics of organizational situation and individual role / event, you are referring to in support of your reply. 3. Define and differentiate between transactional and transformational leadership. Why do organizations feel the need of transformational leadership? Explain with examples referring to the transformational process and the alignment undertaken by a leader in any organizational set up. Cite examples from your own experience, or you are aware of. Briefly describe the organization and the context, you are referring to. 4. Why is management of diversity assuming greater importance in today’s organizations? What are the advantages and implications of workforce diversity in today’s organizations? Explain with examples you are aware of. Briefly describe the organizational set up and dynamics, you are referring to.

GET SOLVED ASSIGNMENTS VISIT WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM Or Mail us at solvemyassignments@gmail.com YOU MAY CALL US ON - 7506193173 WHATSAPP NUMBER- 9967480770 (HANDWRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS ALSO AVAILABLE) MS-27: COMPENSATION and REWARDS MANAGEMENT 1. Explain the role of compensation and rewards in an organization. Describe the compensation structure of the organization you are working in or familiar with. 2. Discuss various approaches in designing compensation citing suitable examples. Explain the merits and demerits of competency based and performance based compensation system. 3. Define performance-linked reward system. Explain the various steps involved in designing a performancelinked reward system with suitable example. 4. Explain the factors which have contributed for the emergence of new pay structure. Define and differentiate between bonus and fringe benefits, how are they linked to social security. 5. Explain the definition of wages under various labour legislations. Describe the elements of wages which are common in all the statutory definition. Discuss, how minimum wage differs from need based minimum wage? MS – 28: Labour Laws

WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM 1. Explain the role of Indian Constitution in protecting and promoting the welfare of labour. 2. Explain the scope and coverage of the Mines Act, 1952. Describe the provision for working hours, holidays and leave with examples. 3. Explain the concept and nature of standing orders. Describe the process of certification, its operation and binding effect. 4. Explain the procedure laid down under the payment of Wages Act, 1936 for imposing fines. Does it discourage employers from using it as a punishment for indiscipline? 5. Discuss, which are the establishments covered by the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948? Describe the procedure for registration of a factory or an establishment under the Act. MS-29: International Human Resource Management Q1. Why does an organization need to be culturally sensitive when dealing with international human resource management? How behavioral variation among cultures can be managed in IHRM? Q2. Who are expatriates and what recruiters can do to effective selection and management of expatriates in an organization? Discuss with the help of examples, Q3. What are the recent trends in training and development for the global workforce? To what extent e-CCT augment fast and effective training and development process? Cite relevant examples. Q4. Why global ethical environment is a big issue in successful IHRM? How an organization can work upon such kind of issues? Discuss. Q5. Explain how trade unions and employer associations are a big issue in international industrial relations citing relevant examples. MS-44: Security Analysis and Portfolio Management 1. What is investment risk? Discuss in detail the various components of investment risk. 2. Describe the valuation process and describe the valuation framework for the following instruments. (i) Fixed income securities (ii) Preference Shares (iii) Equity Shares 3. What is ‘Market Efficiency’? Describe the various forms of market efficiency. 4. What is an ‘Efficient Set’? Explain the various techniques used for finding the efficient set. 5. Describe the Sharpe, Treynor and the Jensen measures of portfolio return.

GET SOLVED ASSIGNMENTS VISIT WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM Or Mail us at solvemyassignments@gmail.com YOU MAY CALL US ON - 7506193173 WHATSAPP NUMBER- 9967480770 (HANDWRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS ALSO AVAILABLE) MS- 45: INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 1. Describe the different kinds of international financial flows and explain the structure of balance of payments. Discuss the basic principles governing recording of these flows. 2. Explain the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) and Interest Rate Parity (IRP). Discuss the reasons for deviation of these relationships and describe the applications of these relationships. 3. Explain the different types of Exchange Rate Exposures and describe the techniques used for management of transaction exposure.

WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM 4. Why does cost of capital for MNC’s differ from that of domestic firms? Explain the process for determining cut off rate for foreign projects. 5. Explain international diversification. What are the options available to investors to overcome capital flow barriers?

GET SOLVED ASSIGNMENTS VISIT WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM Or Mail us at solvemyassignments@gmail.com YOU MAY CALL US ON - 7506193173 WHATSAPP NUMBER- 9967480770 (HANDWRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS ALSO AVAILABLE) MS- 46: Management of Financial Services 1. Explain the Regulatory Framework that is in place for regulating the different Investment and Investment related services. 2. Meet any Stock Broker of any Stock Exchange and try to find out the Trading System followed by that Exchange. Give a report of your findings about the Trading System followed by that Exchange. 3. What do you understand by Corporate Restructuring? Discuss Corporate Restructuring in light of the: (i) Restructuring of business portfolio (ii) Financial restructuring of business portfolio, and (iii) Organisational restructuring of business portfolio 4. Explain the meaning and scope of Factoring, Forfaiting and Bill Discounting Services. How do these services differ from each other? 5. Consider any two Non-Life Insurance Policies of your choice and discuss the Inclusions and Exclusions of those policies. MS – 55: Logistics And Supply Chain Management 1. “Integration of supply chain and demand chain can be seen from three angles’’. What are these three angles/ levels? Explain them in brief. 2. What are the fundamental mistakes commonly made while capturing information? How would these mistakes be eliminated in SCM? 3. “Today’s management can’t afford to focus only on company’s performance in a vacuum, there is an emerging requirement to focus on the performance of the extended supply chain or network in which company is a partner’’. Comment! 4. “The distribution problem is concerned with the allocation of goods flow to minimize overall distribution cost”. Comment on the statement. 5. What supply chain strategies can rail companies use to stop the erosion of market share to air travel in case of passengers and road in case of freight? MS – 56: Materials Management 1. “There are many types of documents prepared and used for international purchase”. Name them. Explain any three in brief. 2. Discuss the use of material requirement planning (MRP) in continuous process industries. The use of computer can greatly ease the problems of implementation of MRP in such industries. Discuss. 3. “There are certain misconceptions with respect to spare parts management”. What are they? What are the various types of spare parts?

WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM 4. Explain the importance of receiving section of a warehouse. Also, explain the receiving procedure of incoming material. 5. What is balanced score card approach for performance appraisal? Also, explain SCOR framework for performance appraisal and how is it useful in material management? MS – 57: Maintenance Management 1. “Forecasting of maintenance workload of a plant is essential for carrying out proper planning and scheduling’’. Explain the statement. 2. What are the main sources of collection of maintenance cost? State the procedure with examples for collection of data from these sources. 3. “In TQM organizations, the traditional approach of post-production detection of defects is discouraged and a prevention philosophy is adopted to bring down the non-conformances’’. Relate this approach to modern maintenance management systems. 4. “Replacement policies form an integral part of all industrial maintenance programmes’’. Comment on the statement. Also, explain the decision regarding replacement of capital equipment. 5. “The Japanese refer to autonomous maintenance as self-initiated maintenance’’. Explain the meaning of autonomous maintenance in context of the statement.

GET SOLVED ASSIGNMENTS VISIT WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM Or Mail us at solvemyassignments@gmail.com YOU MAY CALL US ON - 7506193173 WHATSAPP NUMBER- 9967480770 (HANDWRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS ALSO AVAILABLE) MS-58: Management of R & D and Innovation 1. “A technology subjected to portfolio analysis on technology portfolio falls under the head „Hold‟. What R&D inputs can shift this technology to “Build”? 2. How would you distinguish theory X from theory Y of Mc Gregor? Do you agree with these theories? If so, why? 3. “A number of industrially advanced countries offer incentives to industry for R&D”. What are these incentives? Explain it in context of any two countries. 4. What are the major differences between the provisions of Indian laws and the norms incorporated in the TRIPS agreement in respect of IPRs (Intellectual Property Rights)? 5. How do you determine whether technology should be indigenously developed? How do you ensure that the price for an imported technology is fair? MS-66: Marketing Research 1. (a) Discuss the meaning and importance of marketing research in managerial decision making process. Elaborate the role of marketing research by taking an example of your choice. (b) Collect data from various secondary sources or any other sources you one familiar with and elaborate how marketing research is conducted in India and their role as a continuous managerial activity. 2. (a) Explain the term data in marketing research. What makes data collection a critical stage in every marketing problem faced by the company whether small on big? Suggest data collection methods for the following. (i) Mid sized FMCG company to assess and evaluate a new product offering.

WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM (ii) Logistics company to enhance demand for their services. (b) “No research project is possible without employing sampling techniques”. Discuss the above statement and the problems associated with sampling in research. When and why non-probability sampling methods are used? Explain with examples. 3(a) Differentiate between Qualitative and Quantitative research. Illustrate the situation where these two methods are used by the researcher? Substantiate with examples. Comment on their merits and limitations. (b) What are non-parametric techniques of data analysis? When and why they are applied? Give suitable examples for such techniques. 4(a) Why Questionnaire is considered as an instrument of data collection in research? Explain its need and the steps involved in questionnaire design and development in the following situation (i) Questionnaire design to ascertain the TV viewings habits of senior citizens. (b) What is data processing? Why it is important for researcher to edit, modify, tabulate, and present the data? Explain with an example.

GET SOLVED ASSIGNMENTS VISIT WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM Or Mail us at solvemyassignments@gmail.com YOU MAY CALL US ON - 7506193173 WHATSAPP NUMBER- 9967480770 (HANDWRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS ALSO AVAILABLE) MS-68: Management of Marketing Communication and Advertising 1. (a) Explain the concept and role of marketing communication in an enterprise in accomplishing the goals of both the enterprise and the consumer. Illustrate with a suitable example. (b) What is Promotion mix? Discuss the elements of promotion mix that are available for marketers. Highlight the benefits and limitations of these elements. 2. (a) What is communication strategy? What framework should marketer consider while planning for promotion strategy. Explain with an example. (b) As a communication manager what strategic and creative considerations you would take into account while planning for advertising compaign. Clearly list out both the strategic and creative considerations and justify giving reasons for the following. (i) Low priced LED (ii) Noiseless generator 3. (a) What do you understand by the term media in marketing communication? Discuss the various types of mass media available for Indian advertisers with their strengths and limitation. (b) What are the major objectives of consumer promotions? Explain the steps involved in organizing and managing these promotion in the following situation. (i) Price off-Schemes (ii) Inventory clearance of ready made garments 4. (a) What is Direct Marketing? Discuss the evolution, characteristics and growth in the Indian context. You may use various sources for collecting information. (b) What is an advertising agency? Discuss its role and elaborate how these agencies are helpful to the firm/client. What are the various ‘C’ and their role in planning a communication strategy? Discuss MS-91: Advanced Strategic Management

WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM 1. What are the various approaches to corporate management and which one is the best in Indian environment? Give illustrations. 2. Identify the various modes of entry Ranbaxy Laboratories has adopted in different regions and discuss the pros and cons of each mode of entry. 3. (a) How does creativity contribute to the success of an organization? (b) Select an organisation of your choice (Name and describe the organisation) which has developed special programmes to enhance the creativity of its employees and present the details of such programmes. 4. What are the different sources of knowledge? Explain different types of knowledge and the factors which constitute the knowledge creation process. 5. Discuss the key developments in transparency and reporting with respect to social audit. 6. Write short notes. (a) Dynamic Environment (b) Corporate Governance

GET SOLVED ASSIGNMENTS VISIT WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM Or Mail us at solvemyassignments@gmail.com YOU MAY CALL US ON - 7506193173 WHATSAPP NUMBER- 9967480770 (HANDWRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS ALSO AVAILABLE) MS-94: Technology Management 1. How does integration of technological considerations help in socio-economic planning process? Explain with the help of examples. 2. Discuss the merits and demerits of various methods of pricing a technology. 3. Explain how the technology development capabilities play an important role in the competitiveness and growth of companies giving examples. 4. Describe the major activities involved in the industrialization phase of technological diffusion. 5. Frame a probable organization structure for evaluation and monitoring of technology transfer through technology acquisition. MS-95: Research Methodology for Management Decisions 1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The characteristics of interest identify what there is about the units that are of concern to the decision makerâ&#x20AC;?. Explain the statement. Also, explain the two types of variables in the light of the statement. 2. (a) Which method is most suitable for conducting enquiry regarding family welfare programme in India? Explain its merits and demerits. (b) Discuss the advantages of sampling method over census method of data collections. 3. What are the typical situations for using non-parametric tests? Explain any one sample and two sample test in brief. OR What are the various one sample non-parametric tests? Explain any two such tests. The one sample tests can be applied to answer which kind of questions? Discuss! 4. What are the appendices to the report? Are all of them essential for understanding the theme of the report? Can they be pruned? 5. Write the short on the following: (a) Audio-visual aids

WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM (b) Issues in Attitude measurement (c) Model Building (d) Factorial Design. MS-96: Total Quality Management 1. Differentiate between ‘Quality control’ and ‘Quality assurance’ giving examples. 2. Discuss the various obstacles arising while implementing Total Quality Management (TQM). 3. List and describe the various sections of a quality manual. 4. Explain the reasons for people quitting organizations and joining other organizations. 5. Why is it important to have safety and health management in industries. Explain with examples. MS-97: International Business Management 1. Discuss the main instruments of trade policy and explain how the nations decide on their trade policy. 2. What are the cultural factors that influence business? Why a manager should be aware of culturally oriented social practices? Explain with relevant examples. 3. What are the different stages of a strategic alliance? Illustrate with the help of an example. 4. Why management of supply chain is vital for international operations management? Discuss in detail. 5. Discuss the opportunities and challenges related to e-business. 6. Write short notes: (a) Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (b) EPRG Framework

GET SOLVED ASSIGNMENTS VISIT WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM Or Mail us at solvemyassignments@gmail.com YOU MAY CALL US ON - 7506193173 WHATSAPP NUMBER- 9967480770 (HANDWRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS ALSO AVAILABLE) MS - 611: Rural Marketing 1. Identify elements of rural environment that affect the marketing decisions for the rural markets. Give examples of each environmental factor and their likely impact on the marketing mix of a product. 2. Explain the buyer behavior process in the context of rural markets with respect to purchase of a tractor. 3. What is promotional pricing? With the help of suitable examples explain the different promotional pricing methods adopted in rural markets. 4. Discuss the specific packaging adaptations that are required to be made when consumer products are specifically targeted at the rural markets. 5. Differentiate between urban and rural market research. Suggest some possible areas where rural marketing research would find increasing application in India. 6. Having identified the rural market potential, your company is planning to promote its economy range of hair care products such as shampoo, hair color, hair oil etc. in rural markets. What media mix would you suggest to the company and why? MS - 612: Retail Management 1. (a) What is retailing? Discuss the evolution of Indian retailing, its importance and growth areas citing suitable examples.

WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM (b) What is a retail format? Classify retail formats with suitable examples. What constitute a chain store? List out and discuss the reasons for chain stores growing exponentially in the Indian context. 2(a) Who is a retail customer? Discuss with an example the major activities a retailer undertakes in order to cater to the end customer. What are the elements of strategic planning process and explain their significance. (b) Explain with an example why Locational decisions are of strategic importance which determine the success of a retail business? Propose suitable locational decisions for the following: (i) Chain of multispecialty hospitals (ii) Mopeds (50CC) vehicles 3(a) Distinguish retail mix with marketing mix. What are the key considerations that a retailer should take into account while devising a retail mix strategy. Explain with an example. (b) What is atmospherics in retail business? Discuss the key components of retail atmospherics and its role in retail strategy with an example of your choice. 4(a) Describe sourcing as a critical function of retail business. What are the steps involved in sourcing process? Explain with two examples of your choice where sourcing function has largely contributed to the success of the business. (b) Discuss the major legal and security issues which has a direct impact on the retail business.

GET SOLVED ASSIGNMENTS VISIT WWW.SMUSOLVEDASSIGNMENTS.COM Or Mail us at solvemyassignments@gmail.com YOU MAY CALL US ON - 7506193173 WHATSAPP NUMBER- 9967480770 (HANDWRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS ALSO AVAILABLE) MFP-4: CURRENCY AND DEBT MARKETS 1. Briefly explain the theories of exchange rate determination and describe the economic factors that impact exchange rate. 2. What are Forward Rate Agreements (FRA)? Discuss its features and explain how FRA is priced? 3. What are ‘Currency Futures’? Discuss the various investment strategies using currency futures. 4. What is ‘Money Market’? Describe the various types of money market instruments. 5. What are Interest Rate Futures? Describe the features of interest rate futures. Explain the pricing process of interest rate futures. MFP-5: PROFESSIONALS IN FINANCIAL MARKETS PRACTICE 1. Select a domestic Brokerage house of your choice and try to find out the functioning of the brokerage house, the services provided by it and the process that it follows in execution of a deal. Write a note on your discussions during your visit. 2. Collect details regarding the amount of Domestic and Foreign Venture Capital Funding for the different sectors of the Economy during the years 2017 and 2018. Give your views on the trends of investments in each of these sectors. 3. What do you understand by Corporate Governance. What are the various aspects covered in the Report on Corporate Governance by a Bank of your choice. Give your suggestions on how the bank can improve it further. 4. Explain the significance and benefits of Portfolio Management Services (PMS). Discuss the regulations governing the PMS and the business models on PMS in India. 5. Describe the different Financial Investment Products that are available and the salient features of each of these products.