IGNOU ASSIGNMENTS DEC 2018
ASSIGNMENT
CourseCode : MS-01
CourseTitle : ManagementFunctionsandBehavior
AssignmentCode : MS-01/TMA/SEM-II/2018
Coverage : AllBlocks
Note:Attemptallthequestionsandsubmitthisassignmentonorbefore31stOctober,2018to
thecoordinatorofyourstudycentre.
1.Enumeratingvariousroles/tasksofamanagerinanorganization,brieflydescribeand
discussanytworoles/taskswhichaccordingtoyourexperiencearemostimportantand
crucialfortheorganisation.Substantiateyouranswerwithsuitableexamplesdrawing
fromyourownexperienceortheonesyouareawareof.
Brieflydescribetheorganization/sandthesituation/syouarereferringto.
2.Defineanddescribetenetsandfeaturesof‘decisionmakingundercertainty’,‘decision
makingunder-risk’,and‘decisionmakingunderuncertainty’withsuitableorganizational
examplesdrawingfromyourownorganizationalexperienceortheonesyouareawareof.
Brieflydescribetheorganisationyouarereferringto.
3.Whatarethecharacteristics,dimensions,anddeterminantsofOrganisationalCultureand
Climate?Howdotheyaffectthelife,values,andethosinanyorganizationalsetup.
Explainwithexamplesfromyourownexperienceortheonesyouareawareof.Briefly
describethesituation,andtheorganizationyouarereferringto.
4.Whatfactorsadverselyaffectthecommunicationinanorgnisationalsetup?Howto
overcomesuchadverseeffectforenhancingeffectivenessandefficiencyofthe
organization.
Explainwithexamplesfromyourownexperienceortheonesyouareawareof.
CourseCode : MS-2
CourseTitle : ManagementofHumanResources
AssignementCode : MS-2/TMA/SEM–II/2018
Coverage : AllBlocks
Note:Attemptallthequestionsandsubmitthisassignmentonorbefore31stOctober,
2018tothecoordinatorofyourstudycenter.Alltheanswersshouldcompriseof
relevantexamples.
Q1.ExplainhowHumanresourcedevelopmentevolvedfromtraditionalpersonnel
functions.WhyHumanResourcesDepartmenthasanimportantparttoplayin
providingthebackbonefortalentmanagement.
Q2.HowCriticalIncidenttechniqueisdifferentfromfunctionaljobanalysis?How
SubculturesRelevanceforGenderandMinorityIssuesinfluencesorganisational
socialisation?
Q3.Discussproblemsamanagermayencounterwhiledoingperformanceappraisal.
ExplainhowAssessmentcentersanddevelopmentcentershelpinevaluating
individual’smanagerialpotential.
Q4.Explaininyourownwordshoweffectivecoachingandperformancemanagementcan
developconduciveorganisationalculture.
Q5.ExplainBenefitsunderSocialSecurityLegislationinIndiaofvariousindustrialActs.
WhyMediationispreferredoverLitigationintherecentdisputeresolution
mechanism.
ASSIGNMENT
CourseCode : MS-03
CourseTitle : EconomicandSocialEnvironment
AssignmentCode : MS-03/TMA/SEM-II/2018
Coverage : AllBlocks
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thecoordinatorofyourstudycentre.
1.Examinetheinteractionbetweeneconomicenvironmentandbusinessmanagement,
givingexamples.
2.Discussthegrowth,problemsandprospectsofSmallScaleIndustryinthepostreform
period.
3.ExplainIndia’seconomicgrowthexperienceanddiscusshoweconomicgrowthhas
broughtaboutastructuralchangeintheeconomy.
4.AnalyzetheimplicationsandshortcomingsofIndia’sforeigntradegrowth.
5.Whatarethebasicobjectivesoffiscalpolicy?Highlightthemajorproblemsoffiscal
policy.
6.Writeshortnotes
a)TheEnvironmentalMovement
b)IndustrialSickness
c)Globalization
d)EconomicReformsandEmployment
ASSIGNMENT
CourseCode : MS-04
CourseTitle : AccountingandFinanceforManagers
AssignmentCode : MS-04/TMA/SEM-II/2018
Coverage : AllBlocks
Note:Attemptallthequestionsandsubmitthisassignmentonorbefore31stOctober,2018to
thecoordinatorofyourstudycentre.
1. AsaFinanceManagerwhatarethekindofdecisionsthatyouhavetomakeaboutyour
companyanditsactivities?Howdothesedecisionsdifferformthosewhichinvestors,
regulatoryagenciesandothersmakeaboutyourcompany?Isthesamekindof
informationneededbyYouandtheoutsidersofthecompany?Ifsowhatisthat
information?Ifnot,whataretheessentialdifferences?
2.YouarerequiredtopreparetheStatementofSourcesandApplicationofFundsfromthe
givenFinancialStatementsofABCLimitedfortheyears2016&2017.Alsopreparethe
Statementshowingindetailstheitem-wiseincreaseordecreaseintheNetWorking
Capital.
31.12.2017 31.12.2016
Rs. Rs.
Assets
CashatBank 45,000 1,30,000
SundryDebtors 1,40,000 90,700
Stock-in-Trade 1,96,000 1,42,000
FixedAssetslessDepreciation 6,00,000 3,60,000
Investments 10,000 11,250
PrepaidExpenses 21,000 14,000
Rs. 10,12,000 7,48,450
Liabilities
SundryCreditors 2,98,000 2,51,450
ProvisionforTaxation 1,72,000 65,000
SecuredLoanfromBank - 87,000
ReservesandSurplus 3,12,000 1,48,000
ShareCapital:
OrdinarySharesofRs.100each 2,30,000 1,97,000
Rs. 10,12,000 7,48,450
ThepositioninrespectofReservesandSurplusis:
Rs.
Balanceason1stJanuary,2017 1,48,000
Netprofitfortheyear 1,98,500
3,46,500
Less:Dividend 34,500
3,12,000
(i) On31stDecember2017theaccumulateddepreciationonfixedassetswasRs.
1,80,000andon31stDecember2016Rs1,60,000.MachinerycostingRs.20,000
whichwasone-halfdepreciatedwasdiscardedandwrittenoffin2017.Depreciation
fortheyear2017amountedtoRs.30,000
(ii) InvestmentscostingRs.5,000weresoldduringtheyear2017forRs.4,800and
GovernmentSecuritiesofthefacevalueofRs.4,000werepurchasedduringthe
yearforRs.3,750
3. ThedatarelatedtoCompanyX,CompanyYandCompanyZisasgivenbelow.
CompanyX CompanyY CompanyZ
Budgetedsalesinunits 10,000 10,000 10,000
Budgetedsellingpriceperunit Rs.2.00 Rs.2.00 Rs.2.00
Budgetedvariablecostsperunit Rs.1.50 Rs.1.25 Rs.1.00
Budgetedfixedexpenses
Total Rs.3,000 Rs.5,500 Rs.8,000
Budgetedcapacity 80% 80% 80%
Fromtheinformationgivenaboveyouarerequiredtocalculateforeachcompany:
(a) Thebudgetedprofit.
(b) Thebudgetedbreak-evenpointinunitsales.
(c) Thebudgetedmarginbetweenbreak-evenpointandbudgetedsalesexpressed
asapercentageoftotalcapacity.
(d) Theimpactonprofitsofa±10%deviationinbudgetedsales.
Commentbrieflyontheeffectofthisinrelationtothedistributionbetweenthe
companies’fixedandvariableexpenses.
4.(a)Describethecharacteristicsofaflexiblebudget?
(b)“Forprivatesector”budgetsareimportantinprofitplanning,butbudgetarecostly
fornot-for-profitorganization”Respond.
5.DiscussyourRoleasaFinanceManagerofyourcompany.Whatwillbethealternatives
andfactorsthatyouwouldconsiderbeforefinalizingyourviewsondividendpolicy?
ASSIGNMENT
CourseCode : MS-05
CourseTitle : ManagementofMachinesandMaterials
AssignmentCode : MS-05/TMA/SEM-II/2018
Coverage : AllBlocks
Note:Attemptallthequestionsandsubmitthisassignmentonorbefore31stOctober,2018to
thecoordinatorofyourstudycentre.
1.Inthepresentageofmodernmanagementandimprovedtechnology,whatarethemajor
strategicandoperationaldecisionsofproductionandoperationsmanagement?
2.Howcantherelationshipsofdifferentdepartmentsbeconsideredinpreparingalayout?
PrepareaRELchartforthedifferentdepartmentsofatypicalhospital.
3.Whatisworkdesign?Whatareitsconstituents?Explainusingaschematicdiagram.
Whatisjobdesign?Whatarethebehavioralaspectsinjobdesign?
4. Serviceorganizationsusuallyhavetobeprovidedwithahighercapacitythanthe
estimatedannualormonthlyrequirement.Why?Elaboratethestatement.
5.WriteShortnotesonthefollowing:
a.ExchangeCurveandaggregateinventoryplanning
b.I-O-W(Input
ASSIGNMENT
CourseCode : MS-06
CourseTitle : MarketingforManagers
AssignmentCode : MS-06/TMA/SEM-II/2018
Coverage : AllBlocks
Note:Attemptallthequestionsandsubmitthisassignmentonorbefore31stOctober,2018to
thecoordinatorofyourstudycentre.
1. (a)Whatdoyouunderstandbythetermmarketing?Takingtwoexamplesofyourchoice
highlighttheimportanceof“Transaction”inthewholeprocessofmarketing.
(b) CriticallyevaluatethesignificanceofmarketingfunctionintheIndianeconomypost
economicreformsof1990’s.Prepareanessayhighlightingthelevelofeconomicand
socialdevelopment,(youmayaccesssecondarydatafromvarioussources).
2.(a) Whataretheconstituentsofmarketingmix?Discusseachoftheminstrategy
formulation.PickupanexampleoneeachfromanFMCGandconsumerdurableof
yourchoiceandexplaintheirroleinstrategyformulation.
(b) Whyandwhenmarketers,evaluate,andmonitorconsumerbehavior?Elaborateby
takingasuitableexamplewhereconsumerbehaviorhaslargelyplayedakeyrolein
thesuccessoftheproduct/brand.
3.(a) Discusssegmentingtargetingandpositioningstrategies.Whataretheadvantagesthat
afirmaccruefromeffectivesegmentation?Discussthebasesofsegmentationforthe
followingproducts.
i)Foodprocessors.
ii)Perfumeforwomen.
(b) Distinguishaproductfromaserviceoffering.Whatarethedistinguishcharacteristics
ofservicesthatmakethemdifferentfromproduct/goods.Illustratewithanexample.
4.(a) DiscusstheconceptofProductLifeCycle(PLC).Developsuitablemarketing
strategiesforthefollowingproductsthatmaybeusedattheintroductionandmaturity
stageofthePLC.
i)AudioMusicSystem
ii)Packagedfruitjuices.
CourseCode : MS-07
CourseTitle : InformationSystemsforManagers
AssignmentCode : MS-07/TMA/SEM-II/2018
Coverage : AllBlocks
Note:Attemptallthequestionsandsubmitthisassignmentonorbefore31stOctober,2018to
thecoordinatorofyourstudycentre.
1.HowdotechnologicaladvancesaffectthespreadanduseoftheInternet?Whatindustries
shouldpaycloseattentiontoeffortstoregulatetheInternet?
2.Describetheroleoffunctionalinformationsystems.Also,discussthemanagerialand
strategicapplicationsintheAccountingandFinanceareaorHumanResources
ManagementareasthataresupportedbyIT.
3.Isinformationtechnologyasvitaltomodernglobalbusinessasmoney?Whyorwhynot?
Describethecapabilitiesexpectedofinformationsystemsinmodernorganizations.
4.Definedataminingandlistsomeofitstypicalcharacteristics.Discusssomeethicalissues
relatedtodatamining.
5.Whatarethemajorbenefitsofneuralnetworks?Discusssomerecentpopular
applicationsofArtificialNeuralNetworks(ANNs).
Markets |
Products |
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B |
C |
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8,000 10,000 |
10,000 2,000 |
15,000 20,000 |
Marks |
0-10 |
10-20 |
20-30 |
30-40 |
40-50 |
No.of students |
5 |
8 |
15 |
16 |
6 |
ASSIGNMENT
CourseCode : MS-8
CourseTitle : QuantitativeAnalysisforManagerialApplications
AssignmentCode : MS-8/SEM-II/2018
Coverage : AllBlocks
Note:Attemptallthequestionsandsubmitthisassignmentonorbefore31stOctober,2018to
thecoordinatorofyourstudycentre.
1.AmanufacturerproducesthreeproductsA,BandCwhichhesellsinthemarket.Annual
saleestimates(inunits)areindicatedasfollows:
(i)IfunitsalepricesofA,BandCareRs2.25,Rs1.50andRs.1.75respectively,find
thetotalrevenueineachmarketwiththehelpofmatrices,
(ii)IftheunitcostsoftheabovethreeproductsareRs1.60,Rs.1.20andRe0.90
respectively,findthegrossprofitwiththehelpofmatrices.
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it.If10workersareselectedatrandom,findtheprobabilitythat(i)exactlytwoworkers
sufferfromthedisease(ii)notmorethantwoworkerssufferfromthedisease.
4.Anormalcurvehasμ=20and=10.Findtheareabetweenx1=15andx2=40.
5.Explainthefollowingconcepts
a)Null&alternativehypothesis
b)One&two–tailedtest
c)Type1&typeIIerror
d)Levelofsignificance.
ASSIGNMENT
CourseCode : MS-9
CourseTitle : ManagerialEconomics
AssignmentCode : MS-9/TMA/SEM-II/2018
Coverage : AllBlocks
Note:Attemptallthequestionsandsubmitthisassignmentonorbefore31stOctober,2018to
thecoordinatorofyourstudycentre.
1.WhatisthescopeofManagerialEconomics? HowdoesthestudyofManagerial
Economicsinvolvestheanalysisofcertainmajorsubjects?Explaincitingexamples.
2.WhatistheLawofDemand?Explainincreaseanddecreaseofdemandwiththehelpofany
exampleofyourchoice.
3.WhatisShort-RunCostFunctions?ExplainhowTotalCost(TC),TotalFixedCost(TFC)
andTotalVariableCost(TVC)arecalculated?Discusswiththehelpofatableandgraph.
4.DifferentiatebetweenFirstDegreeandSecondDegreePriceDiscrimination.WhyisSecond
DegreePriceDiscriminationdescribedasmultipartpricing?
5.Examinethekinkdemandcurveforoligopolists?Explainthereasonsforpricerigidity.
6.Writeshortnotesonanytwoofthefollowing:-
(a)RegressionEquation
(b)ExponentialSmoothing
(c)FunctionalFormsofCostFunctions
ASSIGNMENT
CourseCode :MS-10
CourseTitle :OrganisationalDesign,DevelopmentandChange
AssignmentCode :MS-10/TMA/SEM-II/2018
Coverage :AllBlocks
Note:Attemptallthequestionsandsubmitthisassignmentonorbefore31stOctober,
2018tothecoordinatorofyourstudycenter.Alltheanswersshouldcompriseof
relevantexamples.
Q1.Howorganisationcanbeseenbeseenasapoliticalsystem,explainwiththehelpof
threedifferentframestounderstandpoliticalsystem.Explaintowhatextent
technologycanhaveimpactonorganisationaldesign.
Q2.Whyrecentorganisationalstructureisinclinedmoretowardsorganicstructurewhere
thereisnoformalisationandunwrittennormswhichmyleadtochaosinan
organisation?Discussyouranswerstatingwhyorganicstructureisbetterthan
Mechanicorganisation.
Q3.WhythereisneedofHumanengineering?Explaintheimportanceofwork
improvementandworkmeasurementinorganisingandanalysingwork.
Q4.DiscussunderwhatconditionsQuestionnaireisnotavaliddiagnostictool.How
interviewovercomesthelimitationsofquestionnaire?
Q5.WhyT-Grouptrainingisbeneficialfororganisationaswellasindividual?Discussin
brief
ASSIGNMENT
CourseCode : MS-11
CourseTitle : StrategicManagement
AssignmentCode : MS-11/TMA/SEM-II/2018
Coverage : AllBlocks
Note:Attemptallthequestionsandsubmitthisassignmentonorbefore31stOctober,2018to
thecoordinatorofyourstudycentre.
1.Whatisa‘missionstatement’?Explainwhyisitnecessarytoformulateamission
statementinitiallyintheprocessof