MBA II YEAR IV SEMESTER
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
BUSINESS POLICY AND STRATEGY
UNIT I
1. Types of Businesses
2. Strategic Management & Process
3. A Model of Strategy & Elements Used in Strategic Positioning
UNIT II
1. Natural Environment & Industry Analysis
2. BCG, GE and Add Little Models
3. Value Chain Analysis
UNIT III
1. Growth , Offensive & Defensive Strategies
2. Industry Life Cycle Analysis
3. Managing Business Crisis
UNIT IV
1. Corporate Level International Strategy
2. Strategic Alliances
3. Outsourcing Strategies
4. Matching Structure & Strategy With The Use of 7s
UNIT V
1. Corporate Governance
2. Good Corporate Citizenship
3. Understanding Environmental Change & Instilling Corporate Culture
for Promoting SMART Approach
4. Social & Ethical Responsibilities of Corporate Organizations.
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
UNIT I
1. BI Architectures
2. BI Introduction, Definition, Evolution & Benefits
3. Styles & Value Chain of BI.
UNIT II
1. Real Time Data Warehousing
2. Data Warehouse Definition, Characteristics, Types & Architectures
3. Data Mining Techniques & Tools
4. DWH Integration
5. Text & Web Mining
UNIT III
1. BPM Vs BI (Very Important)
2. BPM Methodologies, Architecture & Applications
3. Performance Dashboards
UNIT IV
1. GIS vs GPS (Important)
2. Tools & Techniques of Business Analytics
3. Benefits & Success of Business Analytics
4. Data Visualization
UNIT V
1. Critical Success Factors of BI Implementation (Important)
2. Management Issues of BI Implementation
3. Emerging Trends in BI Implementation
LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
UNIT I
1. Evolution & Functions of Logistics Management
2. Difference Between Logistics & Supply Chain
3. 3PL and 4PL
UNIT II
1. Inbound & Outbound Logistics
2. Transportation Formats & Their Choice
3. Logistics-Role & Importance of Transportation
UNIT III
1. Conceptual Framework & Evolution of Supply Chain
2. Value Chain & VDS
3. Objectives & Functions of SCM
UNIT IV
1. Bull - Whip Effect
2. Warehousing Types & WMS
3. Integration: Supplier, Forward & Backward
UNIT V (Read Complete Unit) Very Important are:
1. Trends in SCM
2. FMS
3. Green & Circular Supply Chains
4. Role of IT in SCM
FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (FINANCE)
UNIT I
1. Need and Scope of Risk, Sources
2. Types of Risk
3. Risk Management Process
4. Risk Management Approaches
5. Risk Reporting Process
Short
1. Risk Indication
2. Measurement of Risk
UNIT II
1. Risk Management Methods
2. Asset Liability Management –RBI Guidelines
3. Stress and Back Testing
Short
1. CaR
2. VaR
3. Interest Rate Risk
4. Liquidity Risk
5. Credit Risk
6. Exchange Rate Risk
UNIT III
1. Forward Contracts Vs Futures Contract
2. Valuation of Forward Contracts
3. Valuation of Futures Contract
4. Hedge Ratio
UNIT IV
1. Swaps - Types
2. Designing Interest Rate Swaps (IRS)
3. Valuation of IRS
4. Pricing of IRS at Origination
5. Currency Swaps
UNIT V
1. Options - Types
Problems
1. Binomial Option Pricing Model
2. Black & Scholes Option Pricing Model
Short
1. Options Related Terminologies.
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE (FINANCE)
UNIT I
1. Evolution of International Financial System
2. International Financial Markets
3. International Financial Instruments
4. Global Financial Institutions
UNIT II
1. Foreign Exchange market-Structure and Participants
2. Exchange Rate Mechanism
3. Foreign Exchange Management Act
4. Balance of Payment
Short :
[Link],REER
[Link] Account Convertibility
[Link] Account Convertibility
UNIT III
1. Theories of Exchange Rate behavior
2. Parity Conditions
3. Foreign Exchange Exposure
4. Types of Risk
5. Risk Management through hedging
UNIT IV
1. Nature and Scope of IFM
2. IFM vs Domestic FM
3. Foreign Direct Investment
4. Foreign Portfolio Investment
Short
1. International Cash Management
2. Multinational capital Structure Decision
UNIT V
1. Tax Environment approaches
2. Types of taxes
3. Double taxation Avoidance Methods
4. Transfer Pricing and methods
5. Tax Planning and methods
Short :
1. Tax Havens
2. Reinvoicing Centre
LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT (HR)
UNIT I
1. International Framework for analyzing Leadership
2. Five Factors Model of Personality
3. Current issues and Contemporary Leadership Styles
UNIT II
1. Types & Evaluation of Leadership Development
2. Approaches to Leadership
3. LPC Model - VIM of Self- Leadership Perspectives on Change
UNIT III
1. Hopson’s Change Curve
2. Virginia Satir Change Model
3. Nabisco’s Renewal Path
4. Enablers & Barriers to Change
UNIT IV
1. Weinberg’s Change Process, Triggers, Drivers and Tracers of Change
2. Tropics Test
3. Buchanon & McClaman’s Model of Perpetual Transit in Management
4. Organizational Change Matrix
UNIT V
1. Warfield 6-3-5 Method and Rosemary Stewat’s Model
2. Johari Window
3. Scenario Analysis
4. Kotler’s 8 Step Change Model
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT (HR)
UNIT I
1. Performance Appraisals
2. Mapping, Process, Sequence & Cycle PM
3. KPAS Performance Targets, Trait, Behaviour and Results
4. Approaches to Measuring Performance
UNIT II
1. Assessment Center-Psychometric Tests.
2. Role Play-Self Appraisal
3. 360 Degree Appraisals
4. Attribution Theory
5. Performance Review & Performance Analysis
UNIT III
1. Yerkes Dodson’s Law
2. EFQM excellence Model
3. The Impact of Performance Management on line Managers and
Employees
UNIT IV
1. Competency Mapping
2. CIPD Human Capital Framework
3. The McBer Generic Managerial Competency Model
4. Competency Assessment-Balanced Score Card Framework
UNIT V
1. Wang Lab,Smart Pyramid
2. Conceptual, DHL, RCN Models of PM
3. Mager and Pipes Trouble Shooting Model
4. Spangenberg’s Integrated Model of PM.