KARNATAKA STATE
OPEN UNIVERSITY
MANASAGANGOTRI, MYSORE-06
ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
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Subject Code:MBA-101
ASSIGNMENT -1
MANAGEMENT THERORY AND PRACTISES
Q.1 Define Management as a process? Explain with the components of the management process?
Q.2 What are the functions performed by management of different level of management?
Q.3 What are the various skills required by manager for managing on organization?
Q.4 Distinguish between Japanese and U.S management style?
Q.5 What are the social responsibility of business towards different Interest groups?
Q.6 Define planning as a function of Management Explain steps Involved in planning?
Q.7 Write a short notes on.
a) Corporate planning
b) Policies
c) Objectives
d) Matrix organization
Q.8 Explain the meaning of MBO and identify the various factor that are prominent in MBO?
Q.9 Discussion involves the understanding human behavior and guiding the behavior in specific
direction?
Q.10 Explain why manages at different levels of the organization have different information needs?
ASSIGNMENT-2
Q.1 What are the different functions performed by management explain with its features?
Q.2 In what way is shiv khera ‘s contribution is different from A Chaudhary contribution to
management?
Q.3 Briefly explain the salient features of Japanese management ?
Q.4 What do you understand by term ‘business’? What are its objectives?
Q.5 What are planning premises ? Explain the classification of planning premises?
Q.6 Write a short notes on
a) Strategic planning
b) Procedures
c)MBO
Q.7 Define staffing and 2n what ways is staffing other functions of management?
Q.8 What are the major differences between autocratic , democratic and free-seen leadership styles?
Which is the best style? Why
Q.9 Define controlling Explain the steps in control? Process
Q.10 Explain why managers at different levels of the organization have different information needs?
ASSIGNMENT -3
Q.1 Define Ethics in Business ? and what are the different factors that affect ethical and unethical
behavior?
Q.2 Distinguish Between the term ‘strategy’ and ‘ policy’ identify some of the issues on which a pricy is
to be laid down in the area of finance?
Q.3 What’s decision making ? what are the aims and objectives of decisions?
Q.4 Explain different types of leadership stylish?
Q.5 What is MIS? Explain the significance ?
Q.6 In the absence of direction there would be congruency between individual goals and organizational
goals “Do you agree” Why?
Q.7 Briefly explain the various issues in redesigning HR system?
Q.8 Write a short note on.
a) SPM of control.
b) Departmentation .
c) System.
Q.9 Explain the meaning and objectives of MBO?
Q.10 Explain the relationship between data information and control? Explain with characteristics of
useful Information?
Subject Code: MBA-102
MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
ASSIGNMENT-1
Q.1 Explain the fundamental concepts of managerial economics.
Q.2 Define law of demand. Discuss the exceptions to the law of demand.
Q.3 Explain the managerial uses of demand distinctions.
Q.4 Explain the relationship between sales and advertising.
Q.5 Discuss in detail the managerial uses of elasticity concept.
Q.6 Describe the short-term and long-term purposes of demand forecasting
Q.7 Discuss the meaning and characteristics of market.
Q.8 Explain the concept of perfect competition .Discuss the characteristics of perfectly competitive
market.
Q.9 Explain the kinked demand hypothesis of oligopoly market what is its impact on oligopoly pricing.
Q.10 Discuss different method of pricing policy.
MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
ASSIGMENT-2
Q.1 What is demand Explain the importance of demand analysis in decision making .
Q.2 Define price elasticity of demand. Describe various types of price elasticities .
Q .3 What is meant by equilibrium of firm and industry. How total revenue and total cost curves can be
used to determine the equilibrium output.
Q.4 Define monopoly state the factors which give rise to monopoly.
Q.5 What is meant by monopolistic competition? Is product differentiation an outcome of monopolistic
competition or vice-versa discuss the behavior of firm under monopolistic competition.
Q.6 What is duopoly Explain different types of duopoly?
Q.7 What is the factors affecting pricing decisions and pricing policy.
Q.8 Discuss the concept of multiple products under product-line pricing.
Q.9 Discuss different types of price discounts.
Q.10 Explain the method of stock valuation.
MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
ASSIGMENT-3
Q.1 “Managerial economics is economics applied to decision-making” explain
Q.2 How a manager can choose the right forecasting technique .Explain
Q.3 Discuss the criteria on the basis of which markets are classified.
Q.4 What is price discrimination? Explain the degrees of discrimination.
Q.5 Discuss the long-run group equilibrium under monopolistic equilibrium
Q.6 write short notes ona) Price leadership.
b) Game theory.
Q.7 Explain cournot’s duopoly model. why is the cournot equilibrium stable.
Q.8 state and explain the factors which you would normally consider while pricing a new product.
Q.9 Explain the principles involved for the success of price discriminatjion.
Q.10 Explain the concept of break-even in profit planning.
Code:-MBA-104
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
ASSIGNMENT-1
Q.1 Define organizational behavior and list out the factors that determine organizational behavior
Q.2 Differentiate b/w the traditional and modern approach.
Q.3 Explain various types of organization with relevant Example.
Q.4 Write a brief note on :a) Functional organization.
b) product functional organization.
c) Process functional organization.
d) Committee organization.
Q.5 What factors cause difference in behavior? Discuss them in detail.
Q.6 Discuss stages of personality development as suggested by Freud and Erikson.
Q.7 Discuss the “Mechanism of organization in perceptual process”.
Q.8 How attitudes are formed? Discuss the sources of attitude.
Q.9 Explain the concept of ‘values’.
Q.10 Explain the consequences of group cohesiveness.
ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOURS
ASSIGNMENT-2
Q.1 Describe the significance of organization I the performance.
Q.2 Define personality .What factors determine personality.
Q.3 Define attitude and explain the meaning and characteristics of a attitude.
Q.4 Discuss the concepts of classical conditioning operant conditioning. cognitive learning and social
learning.
Q.5 What are the components of homan’s theory of group behavior? Explain the theory.
Q.6 Discuss in detail the factors which affect group cohesiveness.
Q.7 Explain vroom yelton model of group decision process.
Q.8 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of committees.
Q.9 According to keith Davis reasons for resistance to change are classified into three. What are they
explain?
Q.10 What is organizational development? Does it help in managing change?
ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
ASSIGNMENT-3
Q.1 Name few contributing disciplines to organizational behavior.
Q.2 Describe briefly the role of organization structure.
Q.3 Explain the termsa) Personality traits.
b) Self esteem.
c) Locus of control.
Q.4 Explain the application of concepts of attitude and values in organizational behaviors.
Q.5 Discuss the merits and demerits of status system.
Q.6 Discuss the stages of group development
Q.7 Explain different types of groups.
Q.8 What are quality circle? What benefits on individual group and organization desire through quality
circles.
Q.9 What do you mean by change agent? Who are the people who can bring in change?
Q.10 Explain the concept of organizational climate
Code :MBA-106
BUSINESS ETHICS AND VALUES
ASSIGNMENT-1
Q.1 What do you understand by Ethics. explain the nature of ethics.
Q.2 Explain the relationship between social culture and individual ethics
Q.3 Discuss the importance of ethical leadership.
Q.4 Explain briefly the Kantian theory of ethics.
Q.5 Define capitalism and its characteristics.
Q.6 Explain the vroom’s model of motivation.
Q.7 Discuss in detail the steps involved in Ethical Decisions Model (EDM).
Q.8 Discuss briefly the relation between law and ethics.
Q.9 Explain the rights and responsibilities of an ethical marketer.
Q.10 Explain the factors to be considered for investment decisions.
BUSINESS ETHICS AND VALUES
ASSIGNEMENT-2
Q.1 Describe the characteristics of business ethics.
Q.2 Write a note on philosophical foundation of ethics.
Q.3 Discuss the factors influencing the business ethics.
Q.4 What is ethical relativism?
Q.5 Discuss on the Aristotle’s Nicomachean ethics.
Q.6 Discuss the theories of motivation.
Q.7 What is the difference between source of power and base of power?
Q.8 What are ethics programmers? how are they useful to an organization?
Q.9 Discuss the Indian business laws and their impact on ethical business behaviors.
Q.10 What is global business and how ethics is practiced in Global business.
BUSINESS ETHICS AND VALUES
ASSIGNMENT-3
Q.1 Give your views on the development of Indian concepts in management
Q.2 What do you mean by confluence? Explain confluenism.
Q.3 What is an ethical dilemma?
Q.4 How are power and politics?
Q.5 What is natural justice? What are the criticisms against the doctrine of natural justice?
Q.6 What is the role of HR manager in job designing and HR planning in relation to ethical peachier?
Q.7 Explain the right and responsibilities of an ethical marketers.
Q.8 What is friary? How is it unethical? Give example.
Q.9 Write short notes ona) Low balling.
b) Predatory behavior.
c) Cyber stalking.
d)consumer Abuse.
Q.10 What should be disclosed in financial statements to be ethical business?
Code:MBA-105
QUANTITATIVE-TECHNIQUE ANALYSIS
ASSISMENT-1
Q.1 What are different types of tables?
Q.2 Calculate the karl pearson’s coefficient of correlation between marks in mathematics and in EngishMarks in
60 61 61 62 63 65 67 68
Math’s (x)
Marks in
62 63 65 65 67 68 69 70
English (y)
Q.3 If A={1,3,5,7}, B={2,3,4,5}, C={2,4,6,8}, D={4,5,6} Show with Venn diagram that:(i) AUB
(ii) AU(CUD) (iii) B∩(CUD) (iv) AUBUC
Q.4 What is probability and explain its various approaches?
Q.5 Evaluate - lim ( 𝑥 3 − 27)/x-3
𝑥→3
Q.6 For the following pairs of total revenue and total cost functions find the maximum profit obtainable
by monopolisti) R = 24x-7x2
C = 6x-x2
ii) R = 26-3x2
C = 3x2+2x+14
iii) R = 26-2x-4x2
C = x2+8x
Q.7 Mention the situations where Poisson distribution can have applications.
Q.8 Write notes ona) Simple Random sampling.
b) Stratified Random sampling.
Q.9 Distinguish between systematic sampling and multistage sampling
Q.10 What is null-hypothesis? How is it different from alternative hypothesis?
QUANTITATIVE –ANALYSIS
ASSIGNMENT-2
Q.1 What are the methods of data collection in a statistical enquiry?
Q.2 Explain mean ,median ,mode, Geometric mean and harmonic mean. Also derive the relation
between them.
Q.3 What is correlation and regression and explain the difference between them?
Q.4 Explain Bayes theorem .
Q.5 Card are numbered 2 to 500.They are well shuffled and a card is drawn at random. What is the
probability of drawing.
Q.6 Evaluate- - lim
𝑥→0
√𝑎+𝑥−√𝑎−𝑥
𝑥
Q.7 A TV ,,manufacturer produces ‘x’ sets per week at a total cost of Rs(x2+50x+1000).He is a monopolist
and the demand function for this product is x =
600−𝑃
4
when the price is Rs ‘p’ per set show that
maximum net revenue(i.e profit) is obtain when 30 sets are produced per week. What is the monopoly
price.
Q.8 Define a random variable and its probability distribution. Explain with an example.
Q.9 If X is a Poisson variable such that P(x=3)=9P(x-5)+90(X=7).Find the mean.
Q.10 What is a normal probability distribution? What are its salient features and how does it differ from
binomial distribution.
QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS
ASSIGNMENT-3
Q.1 Explain direct methods and indirect methods for computation of measures of dispersion.
Q.2 What is frequency distribution and what are the method of data collection is statistical enquiry?
Q.3 Give the sets A={1,2,3,4,5}, B ={1,3,5,7}, and C={2,5,6,7} prove that
i) AU(B∩C)=(AUB)∩(AUC)
ii) A∩(BUC)=(A∩B)U(A∩C)
Q.4 In a certain town there are 24000 people out of them 9500 people read newspaper ‘B’.2200 people
read both the papers. Find out the number of people who read each paper separately and those who
do not read either.
Q.5 Show that the function f(x)={
𝑥+3 1≤𝑥 ≤2
4 | 𝑥=2 }
3𝑥 − 2 𝑥 ≥ 2
Is continuous at x=3
Q.6 Differentiate (x2+6x+8)7 with respect to ‘x’.
Q.7 What is mathematical expectation. How is it useful in business?
Q.8 What do you understand by binomial distribution?
Q.9 Define Poisson distribution and state the conditions under which the distribution is used.
Q.10 What is sampling discuss the importance of sampling?