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MBA SEMESTER IV (S08Session)

1st ASSIGNMENT JUNE 2010 Last Date of Submission: 26th June 2010 MB-534 INDUSTRIAL RELATION AND LABOUR LAWS
(COMPULSORY) (5 X 5 = 25 MARKS) Answer ALL Questions.. Q1. Define various factors influencing Industrial Relations ? Q2. What is Dunlops system approach to Industrial Relations ? Q3. Define Trade Union ? How can you make trade union an effective tool for Human Relations ? Q4. What are the different forms of Industrial Dispute ? Q5. Write Short Notes on: a. Works Committee b. Standing Orders c. Code of Decipline.

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MBA SEMESTER IV (S08Session)

2nd

ASSIGNMENT JUNE 2010

Last Date of Submission: 26 th June 2010 MB-534 INDUSTRIAL RELATION AND LABOUR LAWS
(COMPULSORY) (5 X 5 = 25 MARKS) Answer ALL Questions.. Q1. What is Conciliation ? Explain its Process ? Q2. Distinguish between arbitration and adjudication ? Give reasons for failure of arbitration in India ? Q3. Define the Process of Collective Bargaining ? Q4. What do you mean by workers Participation in Management? Q5. Write Short Notes on: a. Joint Management Council b. Collective Bargaining in a) Japan b) Russia c. Payment of wages act.

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MBA SEMESTER IV (S08Session)

3rd

ASSIGNMENT JUNE 2010

Last Date of Submission: 26 th June 2010 MB-534 INDUSTRIAL RELATION AND LABOUR LAWS
(COMPULSORY) (5 X 5 = 25 MARKS) Answer ALL Questions.. Q1. Define Payment of Bonus Act? Describe various methods of calculating Annual Bonus ? Q2.a) Who is a Occupier in Factory , as per Factories Act ? b) Write down the various records and Registers maintained in a factory under the factory Act ? Q3. What are the various provisions for women and Children in a factory? Q4. What are the various steps of Registration of Trade Union ? Q5. Write Short Notes on: a. Working Hours b. Provision for fixing Minimum Wages ? c. Objects of Industrial Disputes ?

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MBA SEMESTER IV (S08Session)

4st ASSIGNMENT JUNE 2010

Last Date of Submission: 30th June 2010 MB-534 INDUSTRIAL RELATION AND LABOUR LAWS
Pratical case study ( 25 MARKS)
Ques no 1. Examine the state of womens labour in India. What are the reasons in your opinion for the concentration of women workers in the unorganized sector? Ques No 2. Examine the reasons why womens labour, both in the organized and the unorganized sector needs the protective covering of labour legislations?

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MBA SEMESTER IV (S08Session)

5th ASSIGNMENT JUNE 2010 Last Date of Submission: 30th June 2010 MB-534 INDUSTRIAL RELATION AND LABOUR LAWS
Pratical case study ( 25 MARKS)
The global economic crisis has also affected the opulent and extravagant Gulf countries. Experts correlated the regions economic crisis to factors such as the explosion of the real estate boom which was basically built on borrowed funds, and to a sharp fall in oil prices. As a result, almost half of the construction projects in

Dubai were interrupted. This led to a large number of construction workers from India losing their jobs, and as a result, returning home. Around the same time, a member of the Saudi royal family urged the Arab and Gulf countries to give preference to their own people while providing work. Since the Gulf countries were one of the largest employers of Indians outside India, their attempt to trim the expat population would affect Indias labor market, according to experts. Issues: Labor market Human resource Immigration Introduction On February 3, 2009, Prince Turki al-Faisal Bin Abdullah (Abdullah), a member of the Saudi Royal family, said at a human resource conference in Abu Dhabi that the Arab and Gulf countries should employ their citizens rather than people from other countries... Questions for Discussion: 1. Critically analyze the impact of the reverse migration on the Indian labor market. 2. Discuss the measures the Indian government could take to accommodate the large number of skilled and unskilled workers.

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MBA SEMESTER IV (S08Session)

6th ASSIGNMENT JUNE 2010 Last Date of Submission: 30th June 2010 MB-534 INDUSTRIAL RELATION AND LABOUR LAWS
Pratical case study ( 25 MARKS)
Case study In 2009, labor unrest started in the Manesar plant of Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Ltd. (HMSI), the Indian subsidiary of the Japan-based Honda Motor Company. The workers allegedly resorted to a job slowdown and other tactics to push for higher wages and perks.

Issues Labor/industrial unrest Labor/industrial dispute Strike and job slowdown Introduction Labor unrest, which attracted a lot of media criticism against Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Private) Ltd. (HMSI), the Indian subsidiary of the Japan-based Honda Motor Company Ltd. , in 2005, again raised its head at the companys Manesar plant in the year 2009...

Questions for Discussion 1. In light of this case, discuss the issues and challenges faced by organizations witnessing labor unrest. How can labor disputes be resolved? 2. Critically analyze HMSI's decision to set up a plant outside of Haryana. Do you think the company could benefit from such a move considering that labor unrest is widespread in India?

International Institute of Business studies

Assignment no.2

Last

date of submission: 28 June 10

1) Explain growth strategies of a corporation in detail with examples. 2) Discuss BCG growth share Matrix and its role in analyzing corporations various SBUs? 3) Describe the various methods adopted by organization to enter international markets? 4) . Explain porter 's. five forces model of industry analysis in detail? Assignment no.3 Last date of submission: 05 July 2010

1)What makes a decision strategic? Explain Mintzberg's modes of strategic decision making? Describe the strategic decision making process? 2)Explain the Balanced Scorecard approach for evaluating corporate Performance? 3) What do you understand by cost leadership strategies? 4)What do you understand by Bench marking and Industry standards. Assignment no.4 Last date of submission: 12 July 10

Q1) Outline the GE 9 cell grid model. Q2) Identify major difficulties encountered in strategy implementation. Q3) Explain the concept of value chain analysis. Q4) Discuss the techniques of strategic control. Q5) What is the role of top management in strategy formulation and implementation? Assignment no.-5 Last date of submission: 19 July 10 Now you try to do an activity, which is aimed at giving practical exposure about how companies focus on strategic management. Step1. Choose any company that is listed on the stock exchange and whose information is freely available e.g. Future Group. Step 2. Identify what you consider to be threats, strengths, weaknesses & opportunities for the company identified. Step 3. Through discussion, compare your number of factors to those developed by other team-mates. Further add some factors to your list from the discussion. Keep this information for use in later activities. Thus you see, strategy covers the following aspects. i. Exploring and determining the vision of the company in the form of a vision statement. ii. Developing a mission statement of the company that should include statement of methodology for achieving the objectives, purposes, and the philosophy of the organization adequately reflected in the vision statement. iii. Defining the company profile that includes the internal culture, strengths and capabilities of an organization. iv. Critical study of external environmental factors, threats, opportunities etc. v. Finding out ways by which a company profile can be matched with its environment to be able to accomplish mission statement. vi. Deciding on the most desirable courses of actions for accomplishing the mission of an organization. vii. Selecting a set of long-term objectives and also the corresponding strategies to be adopted in line with vision statement. viii. Evolving short-term and annual objectives and defining the corresponding strategies that would be compatible with the mission and vision statements. ix. Implementing the chosen strategies in a planned way based on budgets and allocation

of resource, outlining the action programs and tasks. x. Installation of a continuous compatible review system to create a controlling mechanism and also generate data for selecting future course of...

Assignment no.6 Last date of submission: 26 July 10 Markets differ in a variety of ways including the degree of concentration and competitiveness, a fact which is reflected in the concept of market structure. Economists models link the structural characteristics of a market to the behaviour of firms in that market and subsequently to their performance. A key question therefore is how far a firms strategic decisions are shaped by the structure of the market in which it operates. You are required to undertake a detailed examination of the changing nature of the Domestic airline market in India. The market you are required to investigate comprises only the passenger market (i.e. excluding the movement of goods by air) and will require you to discuss the existing market structure, examine the changing external environment and consider the International Institute of Business studies

Assignment no.2

Last

date of submission: 28 June 10

1) Explain growth strategies of a corporation in detail with examples. 2) Discuss BCG growth share Matrix and its role in analyzing corporations various SBUs? 3) Describe the various methods adopted by organization to enter international markets? 4) . Explain porter 's. five forces model of industry analysis in detail? Assignment no.3 Last date of submission: 05 July 2010

1)What makes a decision strategic? Explain Mintzberg's modes of strategic decision making? Describe the strategic decision making process? 2)Explain the Balanced Scorecard approach for evaluating corporate Performance? 3) What do you understand by cost leadership strategies? 4)What do you understand by Bench marking and Industry standards.

Assignment no.4 Last date of submission: 12 July 10 Q1) Outline the GE 9 cell grid model. Q2) Identify major difficulties encountered in strategy implementation. Q3) Explain the concept of value chain analysis. Q4) Discuss the techniques of strategic control. Q5) What is the role of top management in strategy formulation and implementation? Assignment no.-5 Last date of submission: 19 July 10 Now you try to do an activity, which is aimed at giving practical exposure about how companies focus on strategic management. Step1. Choose any company that is listed on the stock exchange and whose information is freely available e.g. Future Group. Step 2. Identify what you consider to be threats, strengths, weaknesses & opportunities for the company identified. Step 3. Through discussion, compare your number of factors to those developed by other team-mates. Further add some factors to your list from the discussion. Keep this information for use in later activities. Thus you see, strategy covers the following aspects. i. Exploring and determining the vision of the company in the form of a vision statement. ii. Developing a mission statement of the company that should include statement of methodology for achieving the objectives, purposes, and the philosophy of the organization adequately reflected in the vision statement. iii. Defining the company profile that includes the internal culture, strengths and capabilities of an organization. iv. Critical study of external environmental factors, threats, opportunities etc. v. Finding out ways by which a company profile can be matched with its environment to be able to accomplish mission statement. vi. Deciding on the most desirable courses of actions for accomplishing the mission of an organization. vii. Selecting a set of long-term objectives and also the corresponding strategies to be adopted in line with vision statement. viii. Evolving short-term and annual objectives and defining the corresponding strategies that would be compatible with the mission and vision statements.

ix. Implementing the chosen strategies in a planned way based on budgets and allocation of resource, outlining the action programs and tasks. x. Installation of a continuous compatible review system to create a controlling mechanism and also generate data for selecting future course of...

Assignment no.6 Last date of submission: 26 July 10 Markets differ in a variety of ways including the degree of concentration and competitiveness, a fact which is reflected in the concept of market structure. Economists models link the structural characteristics of a market to the behaviour of firms in that market and subsequently to their performance. A key question therefore is how far a firms strategic decisions are shaped by the structure of the market in which it operates. You are required to undertake a detailed examination of the changing nature of the Domestic airline market in India. The market you are required to investigate comprises only the passenger market (i.e. excluding the movement of goods by air) and will require you to discuss the existing market structure, examine the changing external environment and consider the

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MBA SEMESTER IV (S08Session)

1st ASSIGNMENT JUNE 2010 Last Date of Submission: 26th June 2010 MB-509 PRODUCT AND BRAND MANAGEMENT
(5 X 5 = 25 MARKS) Answer ALL Questions..

Q1. What is a Product ? Briefly classify the Products ? Q2. Define Productmix and Product line strategies ? Q3. Eleborate Product Planning ? Q4. How do you judge companys and your competitors market share? Q5. For every need product cycle there is sequence of Phase. Eleborate the sequence / steps ? ***

MBA SEMESTER IV (S08Session)

2nd

ASSIGNMENT JUNE 2010

Last Date of Submission: 26th June 2010 MB-509 PRODUCT AND BRAND MANAGEMENT
(5 X 5 = 25 MARKS) Answer ALL Questions.. Q1. What are the different shapes of Product Life Cycle ? Q2. Positioning of product refers to the place a product occupies in a given Market ? Explain ? Q3. What are the various steps involved in New Product development Process ?

Q4. Explain how foreign exchange rate and inflation effect the way you price your product ? Q5. What is the Elasticity of Demand as far as price of a product is concerned ? ***

MBA SEMESTER IV (S08Session)

3rd ASSIGNMENT JUNE 2010 Last Date of Submission: 26th June 2010 MB-509 PRODUCT AND BRAND MANAGEMENT
SECTION A (COMPULSORY) (5 X 5 = 25 MARKS) Answer ALL Questions.. Q1. What is meant by Branding, Brand equity and explain the concepts of Brand Personality and Brand Image ? Q2. Briefly describe Brand Building Process ? Q3. What is meant by Brand Licensing and franchise ? Q4. Why is packaging of a product is given importance in Marketing ?

Q5. Describe test Marketing ? ***

MBA SEMESTER IV (S08Session)

4th ASSIGNMENT JUNE 2010 Last Date of Submission: 26th June 2010 MB-509 PRODUCT AND BRAND MANAGEMENT Pratical Based
( 25 MARKS) How would you find an appropriate Brand Name for your product while developing for the following: a. b. c. d. e. A new Break Fast Snacks A New CNG fitted Car A new Cyber Caf A Bath Soap A t Shirt

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MBA SEMESTER IV (S08Session)

5th ASSIGNMENT JUNE 2010 Last Date of Submission: 30th June 2010 MB-509 PRODUCT AND BRAND MANAGEMENT
Pratical Based (25 MARKS) Q1. Pickup any 5 successful branded commodities you know and also 5 unsuccessful commodities of your choice, analyse and bring out the reasons for success and failure in the market. ***

MBA SEMESTER IV (S08Session)

6th ASSIGNMENT JUNE 2010 Last Date of Submission: 30th June 2010 MB-509 PRODUCT AND BRAND MANAGEMENT
Pratical Based (25 MARKS)

Q1. Assume a firm with two product lines having five products each. What alternatives are available to the firm in terms of locating the new product responsibility ?

Q2 State advantages and disadvantages of test marketing for the following products. a. b. c. d. e. Liquid shoe polish Petro card Simputer (low priced computer) New Brand of Home furniture New brand of tea Bags.

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