IGNOU MBA Assignment

1. There are many stages involved in bringing a new output to the market. Why can’t the stages be performed in smooth sequence. 2. What do you understand by work study, method study and work measurement? Highlight the basis steps involved. 3. What is batch production? Under which circumstances it is used? Discuss some features of batch production. 4. Briefly discuss the terms:- 1) Acceptance Sampling 2) Process Control Charts 5. Discuss some of the important and frequently used systems for Stores Accounting. … [Read more...]

1. Discuss socio-cultural environment of business and its importance to business giving examples. 2. What are the objectives of public sector and how far these objectives have been achieved? Critically analyse. 3. What reforms have taken place in the small scale sector and what is their contribution? Discuss with examples. 4. In what way trade policy reforms contribute to enhancing India’s competitiveness in the International Market? Explain in detail. 5. Discuss in detail various measures involved in the process of privatisation. 6. “Neglect of agriculture is the major sin of … [Read more...]

1. Explain the process of human resource planning. Describe how HR forecast is carried out in the organisation you are working with or an organisation you are familiar with. 2. Discuss the concept of ‘competency mapping’. Explain any two methods of competency mapping that you are familiar with citing suitable organisational examples. 3. Define training and distinguish it from learning. Assume you are responsible for training of employees in a large organisation. Discuss how you will make training a strategic function. Illustrate. 4. Discuss the motivational aspects of reward system in … [Read more...]

1. What do you understand by a ‘Mission Statement’? Can there be a strategy without a mission statement? Justify giving examples. 2. What determines the intensity of competition as per Porter’s Model? Identify the hey strategic factors of the firm you are acquainted with, in its external environment. 3. Describe corporate culture. Do you think that a corporate culture can be changed? Justify your answer with the help of suitable examples. 4. Explain with the help of relevant examples expansion through integration. 5. Suppose you are a Manager (Strategy). Try to develop a model for … [Read more...]

1. Describe how organisation acts as a system. Explain with the help of examples. 2. Explain the universal perspectives on organisational design citing suitable organisational examples. 3. Explain the contemporary approaches to job design with the help of examples. 4. Discuss the process and significant dimensions of institution building with illustration. … [Read more...]

1. Describe Incremental Cost. Differentiate between Incremental Cost and Equi- Marginal Principle. Explain how does consumer maximize utility with the help of Equi-Marginal Principle? 2. A firm’s demand function is given as P=32-6Q and the average cost function as AC=Q2 – 7.5Q+50+2/Q. Calculate the level of output Q which:- a) maximizes total revenue b) maximizes profits 3. Discuss Long- Run Cost Functions. Why long run cost curve is called a planning curve and explain how does it help in future decision making process? 4. Why is there a kink in the market demand curve of … [Read more...]

1. Explain the Gauss – Jordan Method for solving a system of linear simultaneous equation with the help of an example. 2. Coefficients of variation of two series are 75 percent and 90 percent, with standard deviations 15 and 18, respectively. a) Obtain the mean of the two series, b) Also comment which of the two is better represented by its mean. 3. Bottled sweet milk stored in a godown is reported to have gone sour. A test check revealed that milk in 25 percent of the bottles is unfit for consumption. The salesman at a retail outlet offers 5 bottles for sale on demand, find the … [Read more...]

1. Describe the management functions at various levels in the context of relationships between management and information needs. 2. Describe the role of transaction processing system in management functions. Briefly mention the subsystems of operations management. 3. How do Information systems contribute the Total Quality Management (TQM)? Justify your answer with examples. 4. Why is data mining being put to use in more and more businesses? Also, briefly mention some popular data mining techniques. . 5. Write short notes on: a) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) & File … [Read more...]