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Course Objectives: The course curriculum aims at (i) offering modern and quality education in
the higher studies in Commerce to assist our students to have competitive edge in a globalised
environment; (ii) providing specialized knowledge and skills with practical orientation through
industry exposure; (iii) facilitating the development of competency for research in the various
upcoming fields of commerce, and (iv) developing human resources with social values to cater to
the needs of different social sectors including industries and academia at national and
international levels.
Sem I
Code Title Marks hours Credits
M 101 Organisational Behaviour 50 45 3
M 102 Statistical Analysis 50 45 3
M 103 Managerial Economics I 50 45 3
M 104 International Trade and Business 50 45 3
M 105 Operations Research I 50 45 3
M 106 Corporate Financial Accounting & Reporting 50 45 3
M 107 Information Systems Management 50 45 3
TOTAL 350 21
Sem II
Code Title Marks hours Credits
M 201 Managerial Economics II 50 45 3
M 202 Operations Research II 50 45 3
M 203 Strategic Management 50 45 3
M 204 E-commerce Application 50 45 3
M 205 Strategic Financial Management 50 45 3
M 206 Strategic Cost and Management Accounting 50 45 3
M 207 Marketing Management 50 45 3
TOTAL 350 21
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Sem III
Code Title Marks hours Credits
M 301 Specialisation Paper I 50 75 5
M 302 Specialisation Paper II 50 75 5
M 303 Specialisation Paper III 50 75 5
M 304 Specialisation Paper IV 50 75 5
M 305 Specialisation Paper V 50 75 5
TOTAL 250 25
Sem IV
Code Title Marks hours Credit
M 401 Specialisation Paper VI 50 75 5
M 402 Specialisation Paper VII 50 75 5
M 403 Specialisation Paper VIII 50 75 5
M 404 Project Work & 50 4
Viva Voce Exam.
M 405 Seminar Presentation 50 2
TOTAL 250 21
SPECIALISATION GROUPS:
MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Paper I: Sales Management, Sales Promotion and Advertising Paper II: Consumer Behaviour Paper
III: Marketing Research Paper IV: Product Development and Brand Management
Paper V: Distribution Management and Logistics Management Paper VI: International Marketing
Paper VII: Rural and Agricultural Marketing Paper VII: Social Marketing and Services Marketing
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Paper I: International Trade Theory Paper II: International Trade Policy
Paper III: International Monetary Relations I Paper IV: International Monetary Relations II
Paper V: International Business Environment Paper VI: International Business Strategy
Paper VII: India’s Foreign Trade Paper VIII: Import Export Procedure and Documentation
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ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
Paper code : M 101
Suggested Readings:
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Paper code : M 102
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4. Theory of Estimation and Point and interval estimation of population
Testing of Hypothesis: mean and proportion, Tests for population means and
proportions (both one sample and two-sample tests)
6. Non parametric tests: One sample tests – K-S test-Run test for randomness –
sign test – chi-square test two sample test – sign test –
median test.
Suggested Readings:
MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS – I
Paper Code : M 103
1. Consumer behaviour
Risk and Uncertainly – Measurement of risk – Expected Utility Theory – Insurance and
investor’s choice – Asymmetric Information and Moral
hazard.
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4. Production and Cost Estimation
5. Pricing Strategies
Suggested Readings:
1. Nature and scope of International Trade – Distinction between Internal Trade and
International Trade – Growth of International Trade – Growing intra-regional trade.
2. Some analytical tools like Production Possibility Curve, Community Indifference Curve,
Price Line, Offer curves
3. Comparative advantage theory of Trade – Factor productivity and comparative advantage
(Ricardo) –Factor endowment and comparative advantage (Heckscter-Ohlin )
4. Trade and Development – Trade as an engine of growth – Outward Oriented and Inward
Oriented Trade Strategies – Trade Strategy of India – Free Trade Vs Protection – Trade
barriers, Tariff, Quota, Cartels, Dumping – Multilateral trade negotiations with reference to
GATT and WTO
5. Foreign Exchange and Balance of Payments – Theories of Exchange rate determination –
foreign exchange market – Transactions in the foreign exchange market – Fixed Exchange
rates and Flexible Exchange rates – Balance of Trade Vs BoP – Components of BoP –
Causes for Disequilibrium in BoP and remedial measures.
6. International Business – definition – domestic Vs international business – motivation for
international business, country environment and international business – MNCs – Reasons
for emergence of MNCs – Foreign investment by Indian companies.
7. International Capital Flows – Role of FDI and FPI – Foreign Investment in India – Mergers
and Acquisitions.
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Suggested Readings:
1. Krugman, Paul, R., Marvice Obstfeld: International Economics. Theory and Policy, (6th
Edition0 Pearson Education (LPE)
2. Oded Shankar and Yadong Luo (2004) : International Business, Wiley
3. Cherunilam: International Economics, TaTa Mcgraw Hill
4. Hills, Charles W. L. (2006) International Business, 6e, Irwin McGraw Hill
5. Caves, Jones & Frankel – World Prade and Payments, Pearson Education.
OPERATIONS RESEARCH
Paper Code : M 105
1. Linear Programming and Graphical Solution, Simplex method, Duality,
its Applications: Transportation problem, Assignment problem,
Sensitivity Analysis.
Suggested Readings:
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3. Preparation and presentation of consolidated financial statements
4. Accounting for mergers, acquisitions and reconstructions
5. Fair value accounting
6. Emerging issues in corporate financial reporting: narrative reporting – corporate social
reporting – accounting for knowledge (intangible) assets – value-added reporting
Suggested Readings:
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5. Information Cost-benefit analysis of information systems; information 7
Systems Control system audit; nature and type of computer crime; system
and Security security – computer virus, firewall, password protection,
intrusion detection; ethical issues relating to information
system.
6. Current Issues in Role of intranet and internet in the development of various 4
information information systems in an organization; E-Commerce; ERP;
system role of information system in supply-chain management;
information system and customer relationship management
Total hours = 30
Suggested Readings:
1. Information Systems Management in Practice – Barbara C. McNurlin & Ralph H. Sprague
2. An Introduction to Information System – James O Brien
3. Information Technology Today – S. Jaiswal
4. Information Systems Concepts for Management – H.C. Lucas
MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS – II
Paper Code : M 201
5. International Linkages
The Balance of Payments and the Exchange rates – Asset approach to exchange rate
determination – Normal and real exchange rate – goods market equilibrium in an open
economy – The Mundell – Fleming model for a small open economy – Policy in the
Mundell – Fleming model – Interest differentials in the Mundell –Fleming model.
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Suggested Readings:
OPERATIONS RESEARCH II
Paper Code : M 202
Suggested Readings:
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
Paper Code : M 203
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3. Corporate-level Strategy : corporate governance, role of board of directors and top
management – corporate ethics, values, cultures and beliefs – corporate social responsibility
- stakeholder analysis and ethical decision-making - strategic options: expansion,
integration, diversification, merger and acquisition, joint venture and strategic alliance,
divestment, liquidation, turnaround and reengineering
4. Strategic Business Unit (SBU): level strategy - bases of SBU – competitive advantages – five
generic competitive strategies: low-cost provider, best cost provider, focused, differentiation,
and failure – value-chain analysis
5. Functional Strategy: core competency as the basis – functional strategies vis-à-vis finance,
marketing, operations, materials, logistics, human resources, research and development and
information systems
6. Strategies for Competing in Global Markets: challenges of globalisation - cross-country
differences in cultural, demographic and market conditions - strategic options for entering
and competing in foreign markets: export, licensing, franchising, global collaboration and
transfer of technology
7. Indian Corporate Management in Changing Environment: strategic management process of
the Indian companies – emerging strategic management challenges – new responsibilities of
Indian managers – professionalisation – knowledge management - quality management
Suggested Readings:
1. Johnson, G and Scholes K., Exploring Corporate Strategy: Text and Cases, Prentice Hall
2. Thompson, A.A. and Strickland, A.J., Strategic Management, Irwin-McGraw Hill
3. David Fred R., Strategic Management – Concept and Cases, Pearson Publication
4. Aswathappa, K., Business Environment for Strategic Management, Himalaya publishing
E-COMMERCE APPLICATIONS
Paper Code : M 204
Chapter 3: HTML: - Concepts; General Tag, adding graphics, table, hyper reference,
Frame, Style Sheet. [4 Hrs]
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Chapter 6 : SECURITY FOR E-COMMERCE :- Dimensions of E-Commerce Security, Security
threats in E-Commerce environment, Technology Solutions – Encryption.
[3 Hrs]
Chapter 7 : E-PAYMENT :- Digital Payment systems – Digital cash, Online Stored Value Payment
System, Digital Accumulating Balance Payment Systems, Digital Credit Card Payment Systems;
Credit Card transactions. [3 Hrs]
Suggested Readings :
E-Commerce – Laudon & Traver; Pearson Education.
E-Commerce , An Indian Perspective – P.T. Joseph, S.J. ; PHI.
E-Commerce – S. Jaiswal; Galgotia Publications.
1. Financial Policy and Strategic Planning: Components of financial strategy; Objectives and
goals; Strategic planning process.
2. Investments Decisions under Risk and Uncertainty: Techniques of investment decision – risk
adjusted discount rate, certainty equivalent factor, statistical method, sensitivity analysis and
simulation method; corporate strategy and high technology investments.
3. Leasing: Meaning, importance, types, tax considerations and accounting considerations.
Evaluation of lease from the point of view of lessor and lessee; Lease versus buy decision. –
Including SEBI Guidelines.
4. Venture capital: Concept and developments in India; Process and methods of financing fiscal
incentives – Including SEBI Guidelines.
5. Financing Strategy: Hybrid securities namely convertible and non-convertible debentures,
deep discount bonds, secured premium notes, convertible preference shares; Option
financing, warrants, convertibles and exchangeable.
6. Corporate Strategy, Financial Policy and Shareholder Value Creation: Linkage between
corporate strategy and financial strategy, implications of capital budgeting, capital structure
and dividend policy on corporate strategy; Shareholder valued – creation, measurement and
management.
Suggested Readings:
1. Prasanna Chandra, Financial Management, McGraw-Hill Education (India) Ltd
2. Khan and Jain, Financial Management, McGraw-Hill Education (India) Ltd.
3. I.M. Pandey, Financial Management, Vikas Publications, Delhi
4. B.Banerjee, Financial Management, Prentice Hall of India
5. J.C.Van Horne, Financial Management and Policy, Prentice Hall of India, New
Delhi.
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STRATEGIC COST AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
Paper Code : M 206
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MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Paper Code : M 207
1. Introduction: concept, nature, scope and importance of marketing – marketing concept and its
evolution – marketing mix – strategic marketing planning – an overview
2. Market Analysis and Selection: marketing environment – macro and micro components and
their impact on marketing decisions – market segmentation – product differentiation – brand
positioning – buyer behaviour – consumer decision-making process – market research and
marketing research
3. Product Decisions: concept of a product – product classification – major product decisions –
product line and product mix – branding and packaging – product life cycle – strategic
implications – new product development – marketing of services
4. Pricing Decisions: factors affecting price determination – pricing policies and strategies
5. Distribution Channels and Physical Distribution Decisions: nature, functions and types -
intermediaries – channel management decisions – retailing and wholesaling
6. Promotion Decisions: communication process – promotion mix – advertising and personal
selling – sales promotion and public relations – sales organization.
7. Emerging issues in Marketing: societal, ethical and legal aspects of marketing – international
marketing, - green marketing – cyber Marketing – relationship Marketing – concept selling.
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Suggested Readings:
Part: A
1. Wealth Tax
Chargeability, Meaning of the term ‘assets’& ‘deemed assets’, Computation of ‘net
wealth’, Assets exempt from tax, Valuation of assets, Computation of tax liability.
Part: B
2.Taxation of Companies
• Computation of total income.
• Computation of tax liability (including MAT)
• Tax planning on section 80
3.Concept of Tax Planning; Tax avoidance, Evasion
• Strategic planning
• Project planning
• Operation planning
4.Managerial Decision requiring tax awareness.
• Setting up a new business
• Financial management decisions:
a) Capital structure
b) Dividend policy and bonus shares
• Specific management decisions:
a) Foreign collaboration agreements
b) Personnel compensation plans
c) Amalgamations / merger
d) Own or lease, repair or replace, shut down or continue
e) Tax incentives
f) Purchase of immovable property
g) Non resident (including relief for double taxation and advance ruling)
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Suggested Readings:
1. V.K. Singhania, Direct Taxes: Law and Practice, Taxman, New Delhi
2. V.K. Singhania, Direct Tax Planning and Management , Taxman, New Delhi
3. Income Tax Act, 1961
1. An overview of the postulates and concepts of auditing – meaning and importance of auditor’s
independence – the audit report – the audit expectation gaps
2. Auditing Standards, Statements Guidance Notes, Auditing and Assurance Standards (AASs),
Significant differences between Auditing and Assurance Standards and International Standards
on auditing.
3. Audit Strategy, planning and programming Planning the flow of audit work;
audit strategy, planning programme and importance of supervision; review of audit notes and
working papers; drafting of reports; principal’s ultimate responsibility; extent of delegation;
control over quality of audit work; reliance on the work of other auditor, internal auditor or an
expert.
4. Risk Assessment and Internal Control Evaluation of internal control procedures; techniques
including questionnaire, flowchart, internal audit and external audit, coordination between the
two.
5. Audit under computerized information system (CIS) environment
Special aspects of CIS Audit Environment, need for review of internal control especially
procedure controls and facility controls. Approach to audit in CIS Environment, use of
computers for internal and management audit purposes: audit tools, test packs, computerized
audit programmes; Special Aspects in Audit of E-Commerce Transaction.
6. Audit Committee and Corporate governance
7. Audit of Consolidated Financial Statements
8. Internal audit, management and operational audit nature and purpose,
9. organization, audit programme, behavioural problems, internal audit standards issued by the
ICAI, Specific areas of management and operational audit involving review of internal control,
purchasing operations, manufacturing operations, selling and distribution, personnel policies,
systems and procedures. Aspects relating to concurrent audit.
10. Salient features of Sarbanes – Oxley Act, 2002 with special reference to reporting on internal
control.
11. Audit of Financial Market Intermeditories
Suggested Reading:
1. Kamal Gupta,Contemporary Auditing, McGraw-Hill Education (India) Ltd.
2. B.N.Tandon, Auditing Practice, Sultan Chand, New Delhi
3. Victor Z. Brink and Herbert Witt, Modern Internal Auditing, A Ronald Press Publication,
John Wiley & Sons
4. R.J. Thirauf, Management Auditing: A questionnaire approach, AMACOM Publication
5. Emile Woolf, Auditing Today, Prentice Hall
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS
Paper Code : M 303
Marks: 50
1. The demand supply of accounting information and the role of financial analysis
2. Ratio analysis: Profitability and Risk Analysis, Analysis of Liquidity – Composition of Current
Assets and Motaal’s Model, Analysis of Solvency, Liquidity vs. Solvency, Decomposition of
ROCE, ROE and Economic Value Added, Price-Earning Ratio, ROI vs. RI, Defensive Interval
Ratios, Coverage Ratios, Analysis of EPS, Sustainability of Profit – Analysis of Growth and
Sustainable Earnings, Capital Structure analysis – (Debt-Equity Ratio, Capital Gearing Ratio,
Treatment of Preference Capital, Financial Leverage and Return on Equity), Risk analysis –
(Application of simple Statistical Techniques such as co-efficiency of variation in measuring
risk), Capital Assets Pricing Model;
3. Cash Flow Analysis: Interpretation, Analysis and Comment;
4. Concepts of Market Efficiency;
5. Other Areas of Financial Statement Analysis : Analysis of Fixed Assets, Merger and Acquisition,
Analysis of Inter-Corporate Investments, Credit Analysis.
6. Corporate Failure: Corporate corruptions – Reasons and Effects, causes of corporate failure,
remedial measures, turnaround management, the use of multi-variate statistical models in
prediction and bond rating.
7. Limitations of Financial Statement; Contemporary Issues: Changing definitions of Assets and
Liabilities (Conventional Assets vs. Knowledge-based Assets), Rediscovery of Balance Sheet,
Creative Accounting, Forensic Accounting, Feral Accounting
Suggested Readings:
1. Introduction: Nature and role of financial system; Financial system and financial markets;
Financial system and economic development Indian financial system – an overview.
2. Financial Markets: Money and capital markets; Money market – meaning, constituents, functions
of money market; Money market instruments – call money, treasury bills, certificates of deposits,
commercial bills, trade bills etc. Recent trends in Indian money market; Capital market – primary
and secondary markets; Depository system; Government securities market; Role of SEBI – an
overview, Recent developments.
3. Role of RBI, Commercial Bank and Universal Bank in Indian Economy.
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4. Non-Banking Financial Institutions: Concept and role of the non-banking financial institutions;
Sources of finance; Functions of non-banking financial institutions; investment policies of non-
banking financial institutions in India.
5. Mutual funds: Concept, performance, appraisal and regulation of mutual funds (with special
reference to SEBI guidelines), Designing and marketing of mutual funds schemes, Latest mutual
fund schemes in India – an overview.
6. Merchant banking: Concept, functions and growth: Government policy on merchant banking
services; SEBI guidelines; Future of merchant banking in India.
7. Interest Rate Structure: Determinants of interest rate structure; Differential interest rate, Rent
changes in interest rate structure.
8. Foreign Investments: Types, trends and implications, Regulatory framework for foreign
investments in India.
Suggested Readings:
Banks
1. Banking Regulation Act
2. Types of Banks activities – Central, Commercial, Merchant Banking
3. Characteristics of Banks recording systems
4. Principles and subsidiary books and registers
5. Returns to be filed by Banking Companies to RBI
6. Statements Reports required by Banks from customers before taking decisions for granting
loans and advances
7. Banks final accounts
8. RBI guidelines for compilation of financial statements
9. Disclosure of Bank’s Accounting Policies
10. Audit of Banking Companies
Insurance
1. Types of Insurance – Life, Fire and Marine – special characteristics and points of distinction.
2. Terms used in Insurance business
3. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
4. Accounts of Life Insurance Companies – Ascertainment of profit, revenue statements,
distribution of profits.
5. Profit and Loss Account and Profit and Loss Appropriation Account and Balance Sheet and
Schedules to be annexed.
6. Applicability of Accounting Standards in preparation of financial statements.
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7. Revenue accounts of marine and fire insurance business
8. Audit of Insurance companies
Suggested Reading:
1. Introduction: Meaning and purpose of derivatives; Forward contracts, future contracts, options,
swaps and other derivatives. Types of traders; Trading future contracts; Specifiation of the future
contracts; Operation of margins; Settlement and regulations.
2. Sources of Financial Risk: Credit vs. market, default risk, foreign exchange risk, interest rate
risk, purchasing power risk, etc; Systematic and non-systematic risk.
3. Options: Types of options; Option trading; Margins, Valuation of options, Binomial Option
Pricing Model; Black Scholes model for Call Options, Valuation of put options, Index options,
Option markets – exchange traded op[tions, over-the-counter options, quotes, trading margins,
clearing, regulation and taxation, Warrants and convertibles.
4. Futures: Hedgers and speculators; Future contracts, Future markets – clearing house, margins,
trading, future positions and taxation; Future prices and spot prices; Forward prices vs future
prices; Futures vs options.
5. SWAPS: Mechanics of interest rate swaps, valuation of interest rate swaps, Currency swaps and
its valuation, Credit risk and swaps.
6. Managing Market Risk: Hedging schemes – delta hedging, theta, gamma, relationship of delta,
theta and gamma; Vega and rho, Portfolio Insurance.
7. Derivatives Market in India: Present position in India – regulation, working and trading activity.
[All SEBI guidelines and Stock Exchanges Pronouncements are to be taken into onsideration
for all the above topics.]
Suggested Readings:
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5. Report of Prof L.C. Gupta : Committee on Derivative Trading
6. Report of Prof. J.C.Verma: Committee Report on Derivative Trading
Suggested Readings:
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SECURITY ANALYSIS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
Paper Code : M 403
Suggested Reading:
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4. Sales Planning: sales forecasting – territory allocation – sales quota - sales budget.
5. Sales Force Management: recruitment & selection – training –motivation – sales force
compensation – evaluation of sales force.
6. Sales Promotion: concept – objectives of sales promotion - limitations
7. Consumer Sales Promotion: trade sales promotion – sales force sales promotion – strategies
8. Advertising Management: role – client and advertising agency – economic, social & ethical
issues.
9. Brand Awareness: brand attitude – brand equity – image & personality
10. Copy Development: creative side of advertising – evaluating advertising effectiveness - pretests
– post tests
11. Media Planning: media evaluation – advertising budget
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CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
Paper Code : M 302
1. Consumer Behaviour theory & its application to marketing strategy: consumer buying process -
extensive, limited and routine problem-solving behaviours
2. Internal Determinants of Consumer Behaviour: needs, motivation and involvement – information
processing and consumer perception, learning, attitude and attitude change – personality,
psychographs, values and lifestyle
3. External Determinants of Buying Behaviour: family and household influences - reference groups
and social class – influence of culture –subcultural aspects of consumer behaviour
4. Opinion Leadership and Innovation Diffusion: opinion leadership – process, measurement and
profile – opinion leadership and firms’ promotional strategy – innovation, diffusion and
adaptation process – innovator as opinion leader
5. Models of Consumer and Individual Buying Behaviour: models of consumer decision-making,
individual buying behaviour models
6. Cross-cultural Consumer and Individual Buying Behaviour: globalisation of consumer markets
and market implications – impact of information technology on consumer behaviour
Suggested Readings:
1. Bennett and Kassarjian, Consumer Behaviour, Prentice Hall
2. Schiffman and Kanuk, Consumer Behaviour, Prentice Hall
3. Loudon, D. A., Consumer Behaviour, Concepts and Applications, McGraw Hill
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4. Engel, Blackwell and Miniard, Consumer Behaviour , Dryden Press
5. Block and Roering, Essentials of Consumer Behaviour, Dryden Press
MARKETING RESEARCH
Paper Code : M 303
Suggested Readings:
1. Product Planning and Management: product concept and levels – product line and mix decisions
– product life cycle and marketing strategy implications.
2. New Product Development: idea generation and screening – concept development and testing -
business analysis – product testing – test marketing and product launching.
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3. Branding Strategy : importance of branding – branding terminology – basic branding concepts –
brand awareness, brand personality, brand image, brand identity, brand loyalty, brand equity –
product versus corporate branding.
4. Major branding Decisions : selecting a brand name – brand extension decision – family versus
individual brand names - multiple branding – private versus national branding.
5. Brand Positioning and Re-launch: brand building and communication.
6. Branding in Specific Sectors: customer, industrial, retail – service brands – E-branding –
branding for international marketing.
Suggested Readings:
1. Aaker, David A., Managing Brand Equity, Free Press, New York.
2. Chaturvedi, M, New Product Development, Wheeler Publications, New Delhi.
3. Kapgerer, J.N, Strategic Brand Management, Kogan Page, New York
4. Sengupto Subroto, Brand Positioning, Strategies for Competitive advantage, Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing Co. Ltd
1. Defining Marketing Channels: role and functions – distribution environment – role and
functions of intermediaries.
2. Types of Intermediaries: classification of retailers – designing a channel of distribution.
3. Customer Oriented Logistics Management: logistic strategy – logistic strategy – logistic planning
– facilities planning – inventory management strategy – issues in transportation.
4. Managing Channel Member Behaviour: understanding channel relationship – channel control –
concept & power in a channel of distribution – influence strategy.
5. Retail Management: retail marketing process – retail marketing mix – positioning –
merchandising strategy – trading format concept – customer service strategy.
6. Managing International Channel of Distribution: difference between domestic and international
distribution system – major entry strategies – implication of each entry strategy on distribution
channel – international logistic function – exporting process.
Suggested Readings:
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INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
Paper Code : M 401
Suggested Readings
1.Rural Marketing: nature, characteristics and the potential or rural markets in India;
socio-cultural, economic and other environmental factors affecting rural marketing;
attitudes and behaviour of rural consumers and farmers.
2.Marketing of Consumer Durable and non-durable Goods and Services in Rural Market: product
planning, pricing, promotion and management of distribution channels for marketing durable and
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non-durable goods in rural areas; media planning; planning and organizing personal selling in rural
markets.
3 Agricultural Marketing: classification of agricultural products with particular reference to
seasonality and perishability; market structure for agricultural product and its performance;
4.Marketing of Agricultural Inputs: marketing of fertilizers, pesticides, seeds, tractors and other
agricultural implements in rural areas.
5.Agricultural Price Determination and Commodity Trading: role of agricultural prices commission;
role of Central and State Government institutions and organizations in agricultural marketing;
unique features of commodity markets in India.
6. Agricultural Marketing in India: problems and challenges.
7.Co-operative Marketing: nature, scope and role of co-operative marketing in India .
Suggested Readings:
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