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Course Code: CO2 11

Title: CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS AND THOUGHT


Code: CO2 11 /SDE-A/2020
Assignment Coverage: All Modules
Maximum Marks: 15

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Attempt any three questions. Give answers to each question in not less than 5 pages.

1.Evaluate cross cultural communication


2. Discuss the managerial application of motivational theories
3. Discuss the functions of human resource management.
4. Explain the scope of finance functions in modern financial management.
5. List out different approaches of Leadership.
Course Code: CO2 11
Title: CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS AND THOUGHT
Code: CO2 11 /SDE-A/2020
Case Study Coverage: All Modules
Maximum Marks: 10

Attempt both the cases in not less than 10 pages.

Q1. Philips is a diverse organization, with over 30 nationalities working in different


regions. As such, employees are encouraged to be “global” citizens, each with a high
degree of cultural agility. “Staff members need to be able to understand, appreciate and
manage cultural differences, and be flexible enough to adapt to them,” says Gill. To
facilitate this, they are teamed up with colleagues from other markets and cultures to
maximise effectiveness and results. Local teams have been established in each market to
effectively understand and represent the regional diversity as every country is growing at
its own place and people are at different stages of development, Gill explains. “We
encourage cross-fertilisation of ideas and exposure for our staff members across markets
to provide learning opportunities that will not only build organizational capabilities, but
also develop individual competencies and skills. The organization provides lots of
opportunities for movement across markets, from short-term assignments to fully-fledged
expatriate projects.
Gill takes it upon herself to personally meet with people around the region to ensure an
open channel of communication herself and everyone linked to Philips. “I am most
energised when I am out in the markets talking to our teams, partners and stakeholders,”
she says. “In fact, I probably spend more than 70% of my time out in the region.” Talent
can enter the company via several routes depending on the candidate‟s experience,
maturity and specific area of competency. This enables Philips to build diversity
throughout the company, which is a great asset in building a winning culture, says Gill.

The majority of the company‟s talent comes from Asia, with good reason she says, “Local
people know their markets and culture best.” The company also believes in offering its
talents the opportunity to learn, develop and grow via an international career, either in this
region or elsewhere. Philips has posted employees from its Asia- Pacific operations to
China, the US, Holland, and Latin America.
Questions:
1. On the basis of the above case discuss the role of organization in managing across
cultures.
2. What are the implications of diverse work force on the organizational culture?

Q2. Kallasvo, who had been with Nokia since 1980 in various functions such as CFO and
Executive Vice President and GM of mobile phones, replaced JormaOllila as CEO in
2006. Although a more integrative company was to be created to develop integrated
software, hardware, and applications for the advanced smart phone, the keen
entrepreneurial spirit for which Nokia had long been known, strongly prevailed and the
key business units continued to compete for resources to develop products that would
address various market needs. Kallasvo now sees that the company did not pay sufficient
attention to the emotional undercurrents caused by internal competition for resources to
develop a vast array of phone models for various market segments worldwide. Optimising
the interests of one department, when repeated across many different departments,
inadvertently hurt the overall welfare of the company. The problem of Nokia, after all
seems frustratingly similar to those of many large companies such as Microsoft or Sony
who could not develop high quality innovative products fast enough to match their rising
competitors. As the companies grew larger and richer, each department became its own
kingdom, each executive a little emperor, and people were more concerned about their
status and internal promotion than cooperating actively with other departments to produce
innovative products rapidly.
Nokia lost the smart phone battle despite having half of the global market share in 2007.
Some argue that it was due to software issues, others that it was complacency. It is argued
that collective emotions within the company were a big part of the story. Leaders who are
able to identify and manage patterns of emotions in a collective manner are better able to
make their ambitious strategies a reality. Our argument centres around the idea that the
emotions felt by a large number of people within an organization can determine the
success of strategy implementation even when these feelings go unexpressed.

Nokia senior management had their own fears which came from what other companies
like Apple and Google were planning to do disrupt other industries and they most certainly
felt the pressure from shareholders to grow their quarterly earnings and sales revenues.
Even though the top managers sometimes acknowledged the threats publicity, fear of
losing internal momentum and external sales in the short term prompted them to emphasis
the quality of Nokia‟s products and internal developments and thus, downplay somewhat,
at least in relative terms, the competitive threats to larger internal and external audiences.

1. How the ambitions of managers could turn into successful business strategy?

2. What are the causes of the market failure of Nokia?


Course Code: CO2 12
Title: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
Code: CO2 12 /SDE-A/2020
Assignment Coverage: All Modules
Maximum Marks: 15

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Attempt any five questions. Give answers to each question in not less than 3 pages.
1. Discuss concept of Information.
2. What is meant by DBMS?
3. What is information system? What activities does it perform? List and describe the
organizational, management and technology dimension of information system.
4. Briefly discuss the various stages in System Development Process.
5. Explain the operating elements of MIS in an organization.
6. Write a note on Expert System.
7. Discuss how information reduces uncertainty in decision making.
8. Explain the evolution of MIS.
Course Code: CO2 12
Title: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
Code: CO2 12 /SDE-A/2020
Case study Coverage: All Modules
Maximum Marks: 15

Attempt the following2 cases in not less than 10 pages.

1. The SunLtd is a newly established company and the owner is looking for an efficient method
of collecting, storing, and manipulating data. The company offers a variety of pet supplies
and is initially a retailer that is currently selling products only online. As the company
grows, it plans to include physical retail locations to add services to the company's
offerings.As a startup business, the sunLtd. needs to implement a database management
system to allow the collection and sharing of business data among the employees; thus, the
database management system should allow for multiple users. The company is currently
gathering information about database management systems and seeking a contractor to
create and implement the system. Business data will be organized in a logical manner and
will be retrieved using a client-server network.
In your analysis provide the company with information on database management systems and
a recommendation from a contractor's perspective. Information which you provide to the
company should include the following:
1. A definition of a database management system (DBMS) and discuss the purpose(s)
in business.
2. Introduce the business scenario to analyze and discuss the benefits of implementing
a database management system.
3. Describe what business data the company would benefit from collecting and
manipulating.
4. Explain how a company uses a database management system to manage data
collection, manipulate data and realize benefits from usage of a database
management system.
5. Discuss the components of a DBMS and the process of developing a DBMS for
implementation.
2. The Enlecon Limited is a twenty year old company operating in the area of manufacturing of
the Standard Engineering Goods, Consultancy, and Lease Financing .The turnover of the
company comes to more than Rs 1000 crores .The different functional segments of the
company includes:
The Enlecon Manufacturing Division (EMD)
The company started the business with the manufacturing and selling of consumer durables
such as fans, refrigerators, ovens, washing machines etc. The Enlecon adopts the strategy of
„production of quality goods backed by an excellent after sales service‟. The Industrial
Engineering Department carries out continues studies to improve the productivity of the
assembly lines. Each product has standard Bill of Material (BOM), which is used for
material planning .The Enlecon has Material Requirement Planning System, which helps to
plan and control the raw material, parts and components for a smooth production of these
products.
Enlecon Consultancy Division (ECD)
The Enlecon Consultancy Division provides consultancy in the high tech field in the areas of
Engineering, Electronics, Communication, and Chemicals. Being in the consultancy ,the
Enlecon Consultancy Division has to keep itself abreast in the state of the art so that the best
consultancy is given to the client .Based on the group‟s advise the Enlecon Consultancy
Division created a new Consultancy cell „ Energy Options and Management‟ for the nineties.
The Enlecon consultancy division largely relies on the knowledge of the consultant and
ensures that it is to update. Besides, it provides the auxiliary supports through a computer, a
library and a team of associates. It also encourages the interdisciplinary exchanges among
the specialist group. The Enlecon Consultancy Division, generally, is involved in the
selection of business prospects and problem solving. A good managerial information system
would add to the present strength of the organisation.
Enlecon Leasing Division (ELD)
The leasing and hire purchase business of Enlecon Limited amounts to Rs.27 millions. The
company achieved this business within five years. The government encourages this business
under the policy of modernization, technology up gradation and the need for the growth of
infrastructure. The leasing business mainly concentrates on plant and machinery and modern
equipment such as computer, systems and instrumentation. In the hire purchase division, it
concentrates on consumer durables.
1. Discuss the approach you would take for developing the MIS in the three
divisions of Enlecon Limited. Why is the approach different in each case
compared to the other two divisions?
2. Identify, in each division, the critical areas of concern, and recommend the
system for each of them to manage efficiently.
3. Classify the systems suggested by you in the following classes:
(a) Knowledge based for Strategic management.
(b) Operations management of divisions business.
(c) Decision support systems.
Course Code: CO2 13
Title: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Code: CO2 13 /SDE-A/2020
Assignment Coverage: All Modules
Maximum Marks: 15

Attempt any three questions. Give answers to each question in not less than five pages.

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1. What are the components of formulating a Research problem?

2. What is research design and what are the qualities of a good research design?
3. Explain the terms Population and Sample.
4. What is a hypothesis and how will you formulate and test a hypothesis?
5. What purpose is served by a research report?
6. What is Social Research? What are its objectives and uses?
Course Code: CO2 13
Title: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Code: CO2 13 /SDE-A/2020
Case Study Coverage: All Modules
Maximum Marks: 10

Attempt the following case analysis in not less than 10 pages.

1. The diet drink manufacturer in the study finds that young women are more health
conscious and are looking for low calorie options. Thus, any communication or
advertisement for the product has to emphasise the health aspect. The purchase
probability is also influenced by their education level and the nature of profession. Other
factors such as available brand, celebrity endorsement and dietician‟s recommendations
also have an impact on them.
a) Identify the research problem and frame the objectives of the study.
b) Identify and classify the variables under the study.
c)Prepare a questionnaire to collect the primary data.
2. A publishing company is planning to introduce a new magazine for children between10
to 15 years of age. As a marketing researcher, you are approached by the company to
prepare a detailed proposal indicating research problem, objectives, methodology and
design, sampling procedure, variables used and data collection methods.
Course Code: CO214
Title: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
Code: CO2 11 /SDE-A/2020
Assignment Coverage: All Modules
Maximum Marks: 15
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Attempt any three topics each in not less than 5 pages

1. List out various countries which follow different types of economy


2. Explain the importance of Grama panchayath.
3. Discussthe key characteristics of Fiscal policy.
4. Evaluate the role of public expenditure for economic development.
5. Prepare a note on central state relationship.
Course Code: CO214
Title: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
Case analysis Code: CO2 14 /SDE-A/2020
Coverage: All Modules
Maximum Marks: 10
Attempt both the cases, each in not less than 5 pages

1. Mr.X is a private sector contractor who undertakes construction work. He now


makes a contract with public sector for the construction of a bridge. The
agreement stated that he will finance, design and build the bridge and the
infrastructure has to be provided by the other. Further he will operate it for a
period of 10 years, after which the facility is handed back to the public sector.
Identify the nature and extend of PPP operating here and explain its different
forms.
2. Indian economic development may be identified from the growth of national
income and per capita income. National income paves light to the scenario of
Indian economy‟s positive movement. It acts as an indicator for the changing
standard of living of the people. National income includes the aggregate income of
all the people and it also has an impact on savings and investment. From the above
perspectives help Miss. Arya,a research student tounderstand the importance and
methods of measuring national income.
Course Code: CO2 15
Title: ADVANCED CORPORATE ACCOUNTING
Code: CO2 15 /SDE-A/2020
Assignment Coverage: All Modules
Maximum Marks: 15

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(Answer any three questions in not less than 5 pages. Each question carries 5 marks each)

1. Write a note on Convergence Process of IFRS in India. Also state the benefits of
achieving convergence with IFRS and challenges to be faced.

2. Define the term liquidation. State the procedure of liquidation.


3. Explain the different methods of valuation of Goodwill and shares with suitable
examples.
4. What is insurance claim? What are the types of insurance claims? Explain briefly
the steps in computation of claims.
5. State the features, need, importance and objectives of Investment account.

Course Code: CO2 15


Title: ADVANCED CORPORATE ACCOUNTING
Code: CO2 15 /SDE-A/2020
Assignment Coverage: All Modules
Maximum Marks: 10

Answer the following cases, each in not less than 5 pages. Each question carries 5 marks
1. I)The Summarized Balance Sheet of Honey and Moon Ltd, as on 31.12.2016 were as
follows.
Liabilities Honey Moon ASSTS Honey Moon
Capital: Share of 100 each 2,50,000 1,00,000 Plant 1,20,000 54,700
Capital Reserve - 60,000 Premises 75,000 90,000
General Reserve 1,20,000 - Investment in Moon‟s Ltd. 1,70,000 -
Profit & Loss a/c 28,600 18,000 Stock 70,000 18,000
Bank Overdraft 50,000 Debtors 21,000 20,000
B/P (Including Rs. Amount Owing by Moon 1000 -
1,500/- to Honey) - 4,200 Ltd. Bank 7,250 4,000
Creditors 23,550 - B/R (Including Rs. 1,500/-
Creditors: Honey Ltd. - 500 from Moon Ltd.) 7,900 -
Others - 4,000
Total 4,72,150 1,86,700 Total 4,72,150 1,86,700

Honey Ltd. Acquired 800 equity shares in Moon Ltd. on 1st April, 2016.
Prepare consolidated balance Sheet as on December 31st, 2016.
a) Sundry Creditors of Honey Ltd. Include Rs. 6,000/- due to Moon Ltd.
b) Premises of Moon Ltd are undervalued by Rs. 10,000/- and its Plant overvalued
by Rs. 5,000/- Advise the directors how to deal the situation and the after effect
of this situation.
c) A cheque for Rs. 500/- sent to Honey Ltd. by Moon Ltd. On 30th December,
2016 was not received by the former until January 3rd, 2017.

6. ii)How will you treat the following while preparing Consolidated Balance
Sheet?
a) Pre acquisition and Post acquisition Profit
b) Unrealized Profit
c) Mutual Owings
d) Contingent Liabilities.
e) Revaluation of Assets and Liabilities

7. a)Explain the procedure of calculatingthe amount loss to be claimed from the


insurance company,if there is fire which damaged the considerable part of goods
which is stored in the go down of the factory with suitable illustration.

b) What do you understand by consequential loss policy? What are the steps to be
followed for its calculation?

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