Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1

Sikkim manipal university

Semester First assignment
Only Rs. 750/-(for the semester all subjects)
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Question 1:- List and describe the different strategies in the Organization.
Answer: Strategy: - Once you have your vision, you have to see how that vision
can be executed. Here is where strategy comes in. Strategy means the grand plan
and the term is borrowed from the military which distinguished

Question2: What do you mean by Decision Making? Explain decision making

under certainly, uncertainly and risk. Describe steps in Creative Decision
making.
Answer: Decision Making :- Decision making can be defined as the way of
choosing from the alternatives. Since no action can be taken without a decision,
planning will not go any further without a decision and hence, decision making is
an integral part of planning even if it is done quickly or with little thought.
Question 3: What is meant by span of control? Differentiate between narrow
span of control and wide span of control. What are the factors that influence
the span of control?
Answer: Definition of Span of control:- Span of control is simply the number of
staff that report to a manager. Some companies also have an ideal span of control,
which is the number of reports they feel a manager can effectively manage
Question 4: Define Organizational Behavior. What are the various approaches
to Organizational behavior?
Answer: Definition Organizational Behavior:- OB can be defined as a
systematic study that investigates the impact of individuals, groups and

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organizational factors on productivity to include effectiveness and efficiency,

absentee, turnover, organizational citizenship behavior and job satisfaction.
Question 5: Perception is the way we see and interpret things. Explain the
importance of such perception. What are the factors affecting perception?
Answer: Definition: - As per Robbins, a noted thinker on OB, Perception is the
process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in
order to give meaning

Question 6: Give the definition and importance of Motivation. Describe

Maslows hierarchy of needs theory.
Answer: Definition of Motivation: - Motivation is the process that account for
an individuals intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward attaining a
goal. (Robbins, 2003) Intensity is concerned with how hard a person tries. This is

Question 1: Irrespective of the setting in which communication takes place,

there are some key elements involved. What are the key elements of
communication?
Answer: The elements involved in communication are:
Sender or encoder This is the person who transmits a message

Question 2: What is the importance of Kinesics and Proxemics in

communication? Explain with examples.

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Answer: Kinesics with Example:- Kinesics is the most often studied and
important area of non-verbal communication and refers to body movements of any
kind. Different body movements can express

Question3: What are the steps in making oral business presentation?

Answer:- the steps for creating an effective oral presentation

Question 4: Imagine a new product from kidss apprel industry. Write a

persuasive letter to customer, persuading then to buy your companys
product.
Answer:
July 9th, 2015
Dear Customer,
A person is always follow their idol, that

Question 5: You are going to face a job interview for the post of Manageroperations. Which aspects you will keep in mind while facing the interview?
Answer: The job interview is considered to be the most critical aspect of every
expedition that brings you face-to- face with the future boss. One must prepare for
it with the same tenacity and quickness as one does for a fencing

Question 6: Write short notes on:

A) Skimming
B) Notices
Answer: Meaning and role of Skimming:Let us say that you are a student of management and as suggested by your
professor, you need to buy a reference text book for

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Question :1 Distinguish between Classification and Tabulation. Explain the

structure and components of a table with an example.
Answer: Meaning of Classification:- Classification is a process of arranging
things or data in groups or classes according

Question 2:
(a) Explain Arithmetic mean.
(b) The mean wage is Rs. 75 per day, SD wage is Rs. 5 per day for a group of
1000 workers and the same is Rs. 60 and Rs. 4.5 for the other group of 1500
workers. Find the mean and standard deviation for the entire group.
Answer: Arithmetic mean:- Arithmetic mean is defined as the sum of all values
divided by number of values and is represented by X . Arithmetic mean is also
called average. It is most commonly used measures of central tendency.
Arithmetic Mean of a series is the value obtained by adding all the observations

Question 3:
Mr. Arun and Mr. Bhandari play a game. If Mr. Arun picks up an even number
from 1 to 6, Mr. Bhandari will pay him double the amount equal to picked up
number. If Mr. Arun picks up an odd number then he has to pay amount
equal to double the picked up number. What is Mr. Aruns expectation?
Answer: Let Xi be the random variable and P(Xi) be its probability. The
probabilities
are indicated in table

Question 4: The probability that an employee will get an occupational

disease is 20%. In
a firm having five employees, what is the probability that:
i) None of the employees get the disease

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ii) Exactly two will get the disease

iii) More than four will contract the disease
Answer:

Question 5: Microsoft estimated that out of 10,000 potential software

buyers, 35% wait to purchase the new OS Windows Vista, until an
upgrade has been released. After an advertising campaign to reassure
the public was released, Microsoft surveyed 3000 buyers and found
950 who are still skeptical. At 5% level of significance, can the
company conclude that the population of skeptical people had
decreased?
Answer:
Question 6: Explain Chi-square test and the conditions for applying
chi-square test
Answer: The Chi-square test is one of the most commonly used non-parametric
tests in statistical work

Question 1: Inventory in a business is valued at the end an accounting period,

at either cost or market price, whichever is lower. This is accepted convention
or a practice in accounting. Give a small introduction on accounting
conventions and elucidate all the eight accounting conventions.
Answer: Accounting Conventions
Accounting conventions are the rules based on which accounting takes place and
these rules are universally accepted. There are ten

Question 2: Analyse the following transactions according to traditional

approach.
a. 1.1.2011 Sunitha started his business with cash Rs. 5,00,000
b. 2.1.2011 Borrowed from Malathi Rs. 5,00,000
c. 2.1.2011 Purchased

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Question 3: The following items are found in the trial balance of M/s Sharada
Enterprise on 31st December,
2000.
Sundry Debtors Rs.160000
Bad Debts written off Rs 9000
Discount allowed

Question :4 The reports prepared in financial accounting are also used in the
management accounting. But there are few major differences between
financial accounting and management accounting.
Explain the differences between financial accounting and management
accounting in various dimensions.
Answer:

Differences between Financial Accounting and Management

Accounting
Dimension

Financial accounting

Management accounting

Question 5: Draw the Balance Sheet for the following information provided by
Sandeep Ltd..
a. Current Ratio : 2.50
b. Liquidity Ratio : 1.50
c. Net Working Capital : Rs.300000
d. Stock Turnover

Question 6: Write the main differences between cash flow analysis and fund
flow analysis. Following is the balance sheet for the period 31 st march 2011
and 2012 . if the current years net loss is Rs38000 calculate the cash flow
from operating activities.
31 March
2011
2012

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