MBA Semester 1 Summer 2014MB0038 - Management Process and Organizational BehaviourGet Answers on www.smuHelp.comQ1. What do you mean by Span of Control? Differentiate between narrow span of control and wide span of control. Describe the factors that influence the span of control.Q2. Define the term controlling. What are the pre-requisites of effective control?Q3. Define the term �personality�. Describe Cattell�s Personality Factor Model.Q4. Discuss the contemporary theories of motivation.Q5. What are the factors that affect group behaviour?Q6. Define the term �leadership�. Write a brief note on �Contingency Theories of Leadership�MB0039 �Business CommunicationGet Answers on www.smuHelp.comQ1. As a speaker you are addressing a group of people. Explain the elements involved in this communication.Q2. What is the importance of Kinesics and Proxemics in communication? Explain with examples.Q3. How does internal business communication affect the organization? Discuss the role of each stakeholder in this.Q4. Imagine a new product from food industry. Write a persuasive letter to customers, persuading them to buy your company�s product.Q5. You are going to face a job interview for the post of Manager-operations. Which aspects you will keep in mind while facing the interview?Q6. Write short notes on:a) SQ3R technique of readingb) CircularsMB0040 � Statistics for ManagementGet Answers on www.smuHelp.comQ1. Distinguish between Classification and Tabulation. Explain the structure and components of a Table with an example.Q2. a) Describe the characteristics of Normal probability distribution.b) In a sample of 120 workers in a factory, the mean and standard deviation of wages were Rs. 11.35 and Rs.3.03 respectively. Find the percentage of workers getting wages between Rs.9 and Rs.17 in the whole factory assuming that the wages are normally distributed.Q3. a) The procedure of testing hypothesis requires a researcher to adopt several steps. Describe in brief all such steps.b) Distinguish between: i. Stratified random sampling and Systematic sampling ii. Judgement sampling and Convenience sampling.Q4. a) What is regression analysis? How does it differ from correlation analysis?b) Calculate Karl Pearson�s coefficient of correlation between X series and Y series.X 110 120 130 120 140 135 155 160 165 155Y 12 18 20 15 25 30 35 20 25 10Q5. Briefly explain the methods and theories of Business forecasting.Q6. Construct Fisher�s Ideal Index for the given information and check whether Fisher�s formula satisfies Time Reversal and Factor Reversal Tests.Items P0 Q0 P1 Q1A 16 5 20 6B 12 10 18 12C 14 8 16 10D 20 6 22 10E 80 3 90 5F 40 2 50 5MB0041 � Financial and Management AccountingGet Answers on www.smuHelp.comQ1. Inventory in a business is valued at the end of an accounting period, at eit

her 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.Q2. Analyse the following transactions according to traditional approach.a. 1.1.2011 Sunitha started his business with cash Rs. 5,00,000b. 2.1.2011 Borrowed from Malathi Rs. 5,00,000c. 2.1.2011 Purchased furniture Rs. 1,00,000d. 4.1.2011 Purchased furniture from Meenal on credit Rs. 1,50,000e. 5.1.2011 Purchased goods for cash Rs. 50,000f. 6.1.2011 Purchased goods from Ram on credit Rs. 2,50,000g. 8.1.2011 Sold goods for cash Rs. 1,25,000h. 8.1.2011 Sold goods to Shyam on credit Rs. 55,000i. 9.1.2011 Received cash from Shyam Rs. 25,000j. 10.1.2011 Paid cash to Ram Rs. 90,000Q3. The following items are found in the trial balance of M/s Sharada Enterprise on 31st December, 2000.Sundry Debtors Rs.160000Bad Debts written off Rs 9000Discount allowed to Debtors Rs. 1800Reserve for Bad and doubtful Debts 31-12-1999 Rs. 16500Reserve for discount on Debtors 31-12-1999 Rs. 3200You are required to provide the bad and doubtful debts at 5% and for discount on debtors at 2%. Show the adjustments for bad debts, bad debts reserve, discount account, and provision for discount on debtors. Q4. 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.Q5. 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 Ratio : 6 times e. Ratio of Gross Profit to Sales : 20% f. Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio : 2 times g. Average Debt collection period : 2 months h. Fixed Assets to Net Worth : 0.80 i. Reserve and Surplus to Capital : 0.50 Q6.Write the main differences between cash flow analysis and fund flow analysis. Following is the balance sheet for the period ending 31st March 2011 and 2012. If the current year�s net loss is Rs.38,000, Calculate the cash flow from operating activities.31st MARCH2011 2012Short-term loan to employees 15,000 18,000Creditors 30,000 8,000Provision for doubtful debts 1,200 -Bills payable 18,000 20,000Stock in trade 15,000 13,000Bills receivable 10,000 22,000Prepaid expenses 800 600Outstanding expenses 300 500MB0042 � Managerial EconomicsGet Answers on www.smuHelp.comQ1. Define the term Business Cycle and also explain the phases of business or trade cycle in brief.Q2. Monopoly is the situation there exists a single control over the market producing a commodity having no substitutes with no possibilities for anyone to enter the industry to compete. In that situation, they will not charge a uniform price for all the customers in the market and also the pricing policy followed in that situation.Q3. Fiscal policy is a package of economic measures of the government regarding public expenditure, public revenue, public debt or borrowings. It is very important since it refers to the budgetary policy of the government. Explain the fisca

l policy and its instruments in detail.Q4. Explain the various methods of forecasting demand.Q5. Define monopolistic competition and explain its characteristics.Q6. When should a firm in perfectly competitive market shut down its operation.MB0043 � Human Resource ManagementGet Answers on www.smuHelp.comQ1. What do you mean by Human Resource Management? Describe the functions of Human Resource Management.Q2. Discuss the elements of a Career Planning Programme. Explain some of the benefits of a Career Planning program to an organization.Q3. What do you mean by HRIS? Explain the components of HRIS. Describe the different applications of HRIS in Human Resource Management.Q4. �Discipline in the broad sense means orderliness-the opposite of confusion.� What do you mean by Discipline? Explain the basic guidelines of a Disciplinary policy.Q5. Suppose you have joined as an HR and you have been assigned a task to carry out the grievance handling procedure in your organization. What according to you are the causes of Grievance? Describe in detail the Grievance handling procedure.Q6. Write a short note on the following :a)Competency Mappingb)Flexi Time