Code No: 07A80306

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Set No. 2

IV B.Tech II Semester Examinations,APRIL 2011 PRINCIPLES OF ENTERPRENEURSHIP Common to Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automobile Engineering Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks

1. What is product development?

2. Why do some marketing plans fail?

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3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of franchising? Dierentiate branching and franchising. [16] 4. Explain entrepreneurs role in the eld of export. Why Indians are back in this race compared to China? [16]
5. Discuss the signicance of segmentation, targeting and positioning in a companys marketing strategy. [16] 6. Discuss and dierentiate features of the man and women entrepreneurs. [16]

7. Explain machinery for settlement of disputes under Industrial Disputes ACT. Explain voluntary arbitration under Industrial Dispute Act. [16]
8. What is empowerment? What benets does it oer workers and the company? What must a small business manager do to make empowerment work in a company? [16]

Code No: 07A80306

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Set No. 4

IV B.Tech II Semester Examinations,APRIL 2011 PRINCIPLES OF ENTERPRENEURSHIP Common to Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automobile Engineering Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks

1. What may be the causes of failure of a new product?

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2. Functions of industrial development corporations, discuss the role of this institute in promoting industrial entrepreneurs. [16] 3. Explain the dierence between breakdown maintenance and preventive maintenance. Quote examples. [16] 4. Explain the need for minimum wages. Explain the Machinery under the Act for the Fixation of Minimum Wage. [16] 5. Write a short note on the role of the entrepreneur in society. [16]

6. What are the strategies followed by companies while acquisitions take place in their company? [16] 7. Is money the best motivator? How do pay-for-performance compensation systems work? What other rewards are available to small business managers to use as motivators? How eective are they? [16] 8. What role do commercial banks play in providing debt nancing to small businesses? Briey describe the major types of short-term, intermediate, and long-term loans commercial banks oer. [16]

Code No: 07A80306

R07

Set No. 1

IV B.Tech II Semester Examinations,APRIL 2011 PRINCIPLES OF ENTERPRENEURSHIP Common to Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automobile Engineering Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks

1. Discuss the dierent methods of nancing a new venture. 2. What are the main contents of a project report?

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3. What are the activities of Small Industry Service Institute(SISI)? Discuss advantages and disadvantages of SISI. [16] 4. Describe dierent motives for international expansion, what are the benets for host country in this regard? [16] 5. Dierentiate product layout and process layout. Explain with suitable examples. [16] 6. State the dierent stages in the registration of a company. 7. Discuss interrelationship among creativity, invention and innovation. [16] [16]

8. What is natural justice? Discuss the principles of natural justice which are required to be followed in the case of domestic enquiry conducted for misconduct. [16]

Code No: 07A80306

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Set No. 3

IV B.Tech II Semester Examinations,APRIL 2011 PRINCIPLES OF ENTERPRENEURSHIP Common to Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automobile Engineering Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks

1. Discuss leadership and risk-bearing capacity as characteristics of entrepreneur.[16] 2. Enlist the major qualities of a creative person. [16]

3. What is pilot study? Why should it be done? How it is helpful for main study? [16] 4. Discuss and dierentiate between the motives of men and women becoming entrepreneur. [16] 5. Discuss Indian Constitution with reference to labor laws. 6. What are the essentials of a good project report? Discuss. 7. (a) Skim the cream-pricing strategy (b) Penetration-pricing strategy. [16] [16] [16]

8. Do you agree that acquisition is a swallow of small sh by big sh, Comment with valid examples. [16]