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Financial Management QUESTION BANK

                                                              Financial Management question bank 

Repeated questions for all indian universities

Q.1 Define the term Financial Management. What are the characteristics of Financial Management?

Q.2 Explain the basic characteristics of a sound financial plan?

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT QUESTION BANK

Q1. Why should an organisation introduce a grievance procedure ? Explain the pre-requisites      of a grievance procedure briefly outline the features of a grievance procedure and the steps in grievance handling.

Or

Briefly outline the features of a grievance procedure and the steps involved in grievance handling.

Q2. Why should organisations have formal grievance procedure

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR QUESTION BANK

Q1.(a). In Human Relations Movement, according to Fred Luthans three major events took place, describe these with suitable examples.

(b).  Define Organizational Behaviour, what are the basic assumptions, which you come across during the study of this subject.

Q2.      (a).  Enumerate the basic Fundamental Concepts of Oranizational Behaviour. Also, give out various 4 models with facets one can read in this subject study.

(b).  Describe the theory of unconscious behaviour as shaped by Sigmund Freud. Give out the characteristics of needs or motives, which are directed to satisfy by Human behaviour

 

Strategic Management question bank

Q1.  Why should a company have Mission Statement ?  Discuss its role and functions.  Give examples of mission statements in relation to any three of the following organisations:

A corporate hospital in the private sectorA specialised professional educational and training institution in the Government sectorA technical and management consulting firm in the private sector.A electric supply undertaking in the Government sector

OR

Briefly explain 7-S Framework.  In what way can the framework be helpful in strategic formulation and implementation?

Industrial relations question bank

Q.1. (i)  Explain the determinants of  union management relations.  Suggest with the help of an example measures for improving union management relations in organisations.

(ii)   Describe the influence of International Labour Organisation (ILO) on industrial relations system in India.

 

Q.2. (i)    Describe the genests and state of the present structure of trade unions in India.

ecurity and portfolio management

Q 1 Analyse the role of Self-regulation in Indian Securities Market. Between the Self-regulation and Legislative regulation, which is more relevant for India and why?

Q 2  Most of the technical indicators make sense when viewed individually but when one examines many technical indicators simultaneously, the interpretation of their collective meaning is often contradictory and confusing Analyse this statement with the help of suitable examples.

Q 3 Compare and contrast the Fundamental Analysis and the Technical Analysis.  Between these  two, which one you consider superior and more realistic in the context of Indian Securities  Market, explain fully.

Q 4 An investor wants to invest some of his surplus money in securities. Discuss, in detail, the various steps that are involved in his investment decision making process.

International Financial management

 

Q.1 Answer the following questions:

(a) Define exposure, differentiating between accounting and economic exposure.

(b) Describe at least three circumstances under which economic exposure is likely to exist.

Management of financial services

 

Q.1 Discuss the Economic and Financial functions of the Financial Market? explain the role played by the reserve bank  of India in regulating the money market in India.

Q.2 Explain the financial activities which come in the ambit of merchant Banking? What is  the code of conduct laid down by SEBI which the merchant bankers have to abide by?

Q.3 Corporate Restructuring is the process by which a company can consolidate its business operations and strengthen it position for achieving its desired objectives. Explain this statement and point out the different ways in which restructuring could be done. What do you understand by securitization?

Employment Relations question Bank  

 

 

Q.1Explain various approaches of grievance resolution. Describe the role of HR department ingrievance  redressal procedure in your organization or any organization you are familiar with. Discuss the advantages of formal mechanism of grievance redressal. Briefly describe the organization you are referring to.

Q.2Define Discipline.  Describe the disciplinary action procedure which has taken place in your organisation or any organisation you are familiar with.  Suggest measures to improve it.

Business Environment

 

Q. 1.  Define environment and explain various critical elements of macro-economic environment Also examine the interaction between economic and non-economic environment.

Q.2. Explain the trends in industrial policy in India.  What measures have been taken recently to liberate the industry  from excessive controls?

Q.3.  Discuss the problem of poverty in India.  What measures has the Government taken for the removal of poverty in India?

Principles of Management Question bank

 

Q. 1. What is `management' ? Discuss the importance of management in modern business organisations.

Or

Define 'management'. What is the importance of management in today's business world ?

 

Managerial Economics Question bank

 

Q. 1 Define Management Economic. Discuss the nature and scope of Managerial economics.

Q.3 What do you mean by discriminating monopoly. Explain the price and output determination is discriminating monopoly.Q. 4 Write short  note on:-(i)       Opportunity costReplacement and Historical costIncremental costs and Sunk costsPast and Future costShort run vs Long run Costs.

Q. 5  Distinguish between Accounting Profit and Economic Profit

Consumer behaviour  Question Bank

 

Q.1      Briefly explain the VAL II lifestyles approach. How in your view is this explanation of         lifestyles segments useful in development of marketing strategy?

Q.2      How does the knowledge of personality help marketers develop suitable marketing             communication? How will you as a marketer use the knowledge of consumer personality to  develop  advertisement campaigns Describe in each case how the knowledge of personality has been applied.

Q.3      What do you understand by motivational conflict?  Talk friends/close  associates about some of their recent purchases and collect from their examples of

Materials Management questions bank1. "Management synchronises with the control of very systems, procedures, methods, techniques and tools. and materials which are truly effective instruments in serving the enterprise." Is it really so ? Discuss the Statement in the light of the statement. Your emphasis should be on 'Management in Relation to Materials'. 2. Is It true to say that integrated materials management is better placed for manoeuvring the cost curve ? Explain. 3. Is there any difference between conventional approach and modern approach to materials management organisation? Illustrate with the help of charts. 4. 'Organisation in Reality' is a caption. You are to take an imaginary situation and prepare an organisation chan accordingly. Also explain the difference between theoretical approaches in this chapter and your own approach. Is there any material difference? Account for the digerenas. 5. "It is not enough merely to climb over these obstacles : the climbing has to be better and quicker than good 'enough', and it is 'this good enough' which the materials manager has to search and go for." Elucidate the statement. 6. "Having guarded against the survival aspect by interpreting. analysing and then forecasting, the materials manager is loaded with the responsibility of ensuring reasonable profit to the undertaking." Is the statement true? How far a materials manager is responsible for ensuring a profit margin ? Why should he be made so responsible ? 7. "Materials planning is a part of production planning." Do you apes? Differentiate between the two. Explain the factors affecting materials planning substantially. 8. "Standardisation promotes ,'the interest of the consumer and serves the purpose of the producer." Elucidate the statement. 9. "If anything can go wrong ; it will," "Of the things that can't go wrong, some will." Murphy's Laws Comment lucidly in the light of the necessity and importance of inventory control. 10. Comment on the necessity of having an Economic-order Quantity and illustrate. 11. How far the computers are successful in stock saving ? "The radical change from a manual system to complete computerisation of stock control brings new problems, frustration and even failures." Comment on the statement taking India as a test case in the matter. 12. "The contribution (of Materials Management) can best be measured by the amount by which it has been able to reduce the cost and control the inventory." How far do you subscribe to this statement ? Can you say that this evaluation philosoply is not conducive to the growth of materials management as a service function. 13. "The function of stores control is perhaps the least glamorous of all aspects of materials management and is yet so necessary and important." Comment. 14. "The success with which the stores department is functioning is determined by the quantum of saving induced by it by way of consuming less time, employing less labour and spending less in operations." Do you subscribe ? In the light of the above statement explain the factors which are responsible for making the storekeeping a success. 15. "Storekeeper vs cashier". Is this a meaningful dialogue? Explain. 16. How will you decide, the location of a storehouse for you. industrial unit the top management of which is insistent on having a centralised storehouse whereas you think that decentralised store operation may help the organisation ?.How will you reconcile the two and take a Turn decision. 17. "Feeding materials into a machine line, ensuring the cheap and efficient flow of materials from one end of the productive chain to others, are the fields in which a receipt procedure operates." Comment and suggest a receipt procedure for a large industrial undertaking engaged in producing cement. 18. "Stores accounting is a wholly unnecessary and even wasteful expenditure." Comment with a view to bring out the importance of stores accounting for the materials department. 19. "A purchase executive is engaged in (i) development of new sources. (ii) standardisation, (iii) introducing mw materials,(iv) variety reduction process, and (v) value analysis activities." Do you think that a purchase 'executive can really do justice to all these activities ? Explain his responsibilities in this connection. 20. Do you think that knowledge of channel of distribution helps a purchase executive in right selection of source of a supply. 21. What is price forecasting? What techniques would you adopt in price forecasting for purchasing different items for your industrial undertaking? Illustrate. 22. "The purchase - budget is not merely an estimate of purchase e to be made and the financial requirements for such purchasss but it mho exercises control over expendimrc on purchases and consumption of materials." Define a purchase budget and comment on the statement. 23. Why make-or-buy decision is a poser for the management ? Do you think that it is a question which cau be answered straightaway and lightly? If not, why? Explain. 24. What is sub-contracting? Comment on the advantages of sub-contracting to the prime contractor. 25. Explain in brief "Purchasing and Marketing strategies go simultaneousls. The strategies are complementary and not competitive." 26. "True business is run on cordial relationship." Is it always true ? Discuss in this connection theresponsibility of the purchase depaitment. 27. "In this complex market mechanism the 'buyers and sellers are not adverse forces...the rewarding relationship with mutual understanding has always a case of its own." Comment. 28. "For what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul." Does this saying apply to buying ana selling also? Explain critically. 29. What is business ethics? Does it differ from personal ethics? "Personal ethics influencesbusiness ethics." Do you agree with the statement. 30. 'Codes alone are not sufficient in purchasing.' Why? Then wFat are other ethical factors ? Explain. 31. "Research is purposive analysis that tries to establish a basis for, prediction and control in the behaviour it studies.'. Comment on the statement in relation to purchasing research. 32. "Negotiation is essentially a communication." Define negotiation and explain as to how human behaviour plays a decisive role in negotiation. 33. "India's efforts for import substitution are laudable." Comment. 34. "Self-sufficiency in today's world is a far cry. One has no alternative but to depend on others in some form or the other for his own or his society's needs." Is this statement in any way related to imports ? Explain

1. Briefly discuss the importance of IT in retail industry and discuss the various applications of IT  in retail sector?

2. What do you mean by Global data synchronization? Name three benefits of the system and give few example applications and information sources for organizational retail portal.

3. What is RFID? Explain its importance and application in retail industry and also discuss the privacy concerns to be taken care of while adopting RFID ?

4. Name a few central utilities in a typical  IT system in retail and name a few challenges faced by the IT implementation in Retail.

5. Outline (a) how contactless cards get set to make an impact?

TOP RETAIL MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS

1.   What can be the various factors that effect the finance planning in a retailing business? Explain with examples

2. What are the specifications that .make retail business different from any other line of business?

3. Can you map the various phases through which an organisation goes through and also make a graph to support your answer.

4. List the key aspects that come as an output finance management in retailing

Management information system part 2 very important guess(51) What is the most common form of IT enabled organizational change?(52) Which form of organizational change requires business processes to be analyzed simplified and redesign?(53) When outsourcing should be used by the organizations?(54) How Information systems can contribute for total quality management?(55)What are the technology related challenges that are invisible to your organization? Highlight the pitfalls? How integrated software applications can help in this?(56) What are integrated software applications? Talk about their advantages and business utility.(57) Write notes on the business software solutions provided by(a) SAP(b) PeopleSoft(c) Oracle(d) Microsoft(58) Compare the Business solutions provided by Microsoft and SAP. Is the rivalry justified? Clearly highlight the features which are common between the two.(59) Explain briefly the terms:(a) subject orientation(b) granularity(c) aggregations(d) partitioning(e) time variancy.(60) In the context of a data warehouse:(a) what is a concept hierarchy?(b) what do you mean by factual information?(c) what is a snowflake schema?(61) What is change in the focus of operations management? Is this change in the focus is due to tlie increase of competitiveness in Business? Elaborate.(62) What are the types of inventoty management systems? Define them and partition them into further classes. Also, briefly explain each subdivision.(63) What is computerized mnaintenance management? Explain tlie conceptual modelthrough which the maintenance function can achieve its objectives on a sustained basis.(64) How the financial systems, facilitated by computer software, are important economy of data processing and administrative efficiency?(65)Computers are often referred to as 'number crunchers'. Evaluate the statement in the context of financial planning.(66) What are the main features of a computerised General Ledger System?(67)Identify the role of transaction processing system in the development information system.(68) Suggest few modules, you would like to add to improve the Marketing Information System.(69)List the analytical methods, which could be used effectively in the modules of human resource management for the development of subsystem.(70) How does computerized Personnel Information systems help in managing human resources more efficiently?(71) Discuss the importance of information system for business decisiotis.(72) Distinguish between data, information and knowledge.(73) Explain the steps involved in the developnient of busitless systems.(74) Visit some of the organizations to identify the information systems used for better management. Suggest the ways and means for the improvement.?(75) Identify and name some of the computerized information systems used in production management, HRD and marketing?.(76)Does an organization have a right to collect and share information without the permission of person concerned? What are the ethical issues involved in information society.(77) Every component of a computer such as software, hardware and network should beprotected. Justify!(78) Why should every organization have a disaster recovery plan to protect itself? What are the main components of a disaster recovery plan?(79)Write a brief note on virus threat and a protection strategy.(80)Discuss fully the purpose of an information system.(81)Discuss why management needs information. Is it possible for the management of an organization to make effective decisions without the aid of an information system? Discuss.(82) In the end, the information system is recognized only as a foundation for human judgment, insight and inventiveness. Discuss.(83) What impact does the implementation of programmed decision-making have on the management system of an organization?(84) Compare and contrast programmed decision-making information system and decision assisting information system.(85) What are different types of controls and audits required for an informationsystem?(86) Define data and information. What is the difference between the two?(87) What is the need of information in present day society? Why is it necessary to have a structure in an organization?(88) What are the main characteristics of information?(89) What are various ways of assessing the value of information? Explain each method briefly?(90) Write a detailed note on data life cycle.(91) What are the main reasons for success and failure of an information system?(92) Define MIS. What are the main features of an MIS?(93) Write a brief note to explain the evolution of MIS.(94) What are the functions that MIS supports in an organization?(95) What is Simons framework for decision-making? How does it help in MIS design?(96) What are the determinants of MIS design according to Zani?(97) Explain the following statement, there is a two way relationship between organization and Information Systems.(98) What are the main types of software?(99) What are the main functions of operating system?(100) Define multi-tasking and time-sharing system?(101) Difference between compiler and interpreter?(102) Name different generations of programming languages and their characteristics?(103) What are the advantages of open-source software?(104) Describe the decision making process of acquiring application software?(105) What are the components of a computer system?(106) What are the components of a CPU?(107) What factors affects the speed of a computer?(108) Write a detailed note on primary memory?(109) Write a detailed note on secondary memory?(110) Write a detailed note on Input-Output devices?(111) What are plug-and-play devices?(112) What are various types of computer?(113) Define an information system and list its major components.(114) Describe how information system can support a business.(115) Define the Internet, Intranet, and e-commerce.(116) Briefly describe various types of Information Systems.(117) What is the purpose of a TPS? How does it compliment MIS in an organization?(118) List the major advantages of the Internet. Briefly describe impact of Internet on business.(119) Write a note on e-commerce. What are the advantages of e-commerce over conventional business?(120) What is the purpose of a computer aided decision support system? What are the major components of such a system? How does it help the decision making process?(121) Wliat is change in the focus of operations management? Is this change in tlie focus is due to the increase of competitiveness in Business? Elaborate.(122) What are the types of inventory management systems? Define them and partition them into further classes. Also, briefly explain each subdivision.(123) What is computerized maintenance management? Explain the conceptual modelthrough which the maintenance function can achieve its objectives on a sustainedbasis.(124) How the financial systems, facilitated by computer software, are important foreconomy of data processing and administrative efficiency?(125 ) computerised are often referred to as 'number crunchers'. Evaluate the statementin the context of financial planning.(126) What are the main features of a computerised General Ledger System?

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT QUESTION BANK PART 1 (1) What strategies can be used to desynchronize production and consumption in case of services?(2) How can one compensate for the absence of inventory to meet demand fluctuations in case of services?(3) Suggest some ways to make distribution possible in case of the impossible distribution examples?(4) Suggest some supply chain strategies for treasury management?(5) List the supply chain principles embodied in a debit card?(6) What supply chain strategies can rail companies use to stop the erosion of market share to air travel in case of passengers and road in case of freight?(7) How can telephone companies protect their markets from competition from ISPs using supply chain strategies?(8) Which players in the healthcare sector are likely to die out as a result of changing supply chain scenario?(9) What are the peculiar characteristics of knowledge as a product relevant to its supply chain management?(10) What is the future of brick and mortar educational institutions given the revolution in the educational supply chain?(11) How can government overcome infrastructure bottlenecks to streamline its supply chain?(12) Comment on the prospects of retailing of services as a future growth industry?(13) In the new banking scenario, branches are a liability  comment?(14) Outline a supply chain strategy for timeshare resorts to enable them to get a competitive advantage over traditional hotels?(15) How can bulk freight carriers take advantage of technological innovations to streamline their supply chain?(16) Why is software more a service than a product given its supply chain characteristics?(17) What impact will m-commerce (mobile commerce) and d-commerce (digital commerce) have on traditional e-commerce (electronic commerce)?(18) How can traditional book, music, television and film industry react to new distribution technologies to enhance customer value delivery?(19) With more medical information available online than a human mind can assimilate, how will the role of doctors change in delivery healthcare services?(20) With information freely available on the Internet, the demand for consultants will reduce  comment?(21) What are the essential differences in a B2C and a B2B supply chain. List the respective characteristics that necessitate such differences?(22) Identify and describe factors influencing supply chain network design decisions?(23) Describe how a company achieves strategic fit between its supply chain strategy and its competitive strategy?(24) Identify and describe the major drivers of supply chain performance?(25) Describe how outsourcing works. Why would a firm want to outsource?(26) What are the advantages of collaboration among members in the supply chain?(27) How can vendor managed inventory contribute to supply chain effectiveness?(28) In this era of outsourcing, third party logistics can add value to existing supply chains. Explain this statement with examples?(29) What are advantages of fourth party logistics over third party logistics?(30) What is the skill set required by 4PL companies to be able to effectively integrate the supply chain for their client company? (31) Describe the role of the Internet in managing supply chains in the future?(32) What activities can be performed by e-Agents? How can e-agents help to enhance collaboration among channel partners?(33) How can reverse logistics cater to a green supply chain strategy in the future?(34) What do you understand by the term world-class supply chain?(35) As a supply chain manager critically evaluate the laws and regulations of both India and EU countries?(36) What are the relaxations of Sales tax on goods across the various states in our country and can we overcome this by a single document procedure?

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT QUESTION BANK PART II(37) As a warehouse manager list out your duties from receiving the goods to its delivery to the manufacturer or to the end consumer?(38) The most common method for evaluating non-economic factors in a facility location study is to use a scoring model Why? Justify your answer?(39) Is it true that subjective criteria in plant location models focus on long-run cost effects? If yes, Why?(40) Explain transportation mix with relevant examples?(41) What are the various techniques of cost reduction?(42) Explain MTO in detail with specific examples from those outside the unit?(43) Explain the procedure of transport and carrier selection. Why is it carried out and what are the major characteristics?(44) Why is fleet sizing necessary? Elucidate with relevant examples?(45) What is routing and scheduling? Explain in the Indian context?(46) What are the different constraints of routing?(47) Suggest a futuristic transport profile for a growing company?(48) Why is Supply Chain Performance required to be measured?(49) Todays management cant afford to focus only on companys performance in a vacuum; there is an emerging requirement to focus on the performance of the extended supply chain or network in which company is a partner. Comment!(50) What is the need for Supply Chain Performance Measures? What are the factors that contribute to managements need for new types of measures for managing the supply chain?(51) Discuss in detail about the supply chain performance measurement system. Highlight the similarities/ dissimilarities in any two of these measures?(52) Define Benchmarking. Define its role in improvement of organizational efficiencies?(53) What are various kinds of challenges faced during the process of benchmarking?(54) Benchmarking is a continuous process. Express your opinion in favor or against it giving reasons?(55) What the various challenges especially in the area of Human Resources faced during Benchmarking process?(56) Highlight the Key issues in Benchmarking Case 1?(57) Highlight the Key issues in Benchmarking Case 2?(58) Logistics Management impacts not only upon the profit and loss account of business but also upon the balance sheet? Comment!(59) When Christopher says that supply chains compete, not companies what exactly does he mean. Evaluate this statement from the cost point of view?(60) What were the reasons for the fall of management accounting? Explain activity based costingand mention the benefits it had over the management accounting?(61) What are cost drivers in a supply chain? Take the case of a paper manufacturing company and portray all its cost drivers? (62) What is Customer Profitability Analysis? Why it has gained importance in the recent times. Is it ethical to deny a customer that is not profitable?(63) What are the deciding factors for a manufacturing organization to switch from the current work practice to that of IT based? (64) What is the right technology that protects investment in a changing environment? Give your answer specific to an Indian Manufacturing Organization?(65) Identify suitable IT packages to suit small, medium, and large manufacturing organizations. Give your choices with justifications  both technical and economical?(66) What are the various modules of SAP R/3? Briefly discuss the content of each module?(67) Explain briefly each module of BaaN IV?(68) Compare and contrast ERP software products of at least two established brands?(69) Give important benefits of Manufacturing, Finance, and Distribution modules of BaaN IV?(70) How is the Project module of SAP R/3 comparable to that of BaaN IV?

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT QUESTION BANK PART IV(107) Explain the interfacing between logistics and functional members of thesupply chain, with examples?(108) Logistics is a strategic resource; discuss the same in the global context?(109) Explain global sourcing and its advantages and disadvantages. How can youarrive at the best course of action for global sourcing?(110) Explain world-class management model in respect to SCM?(111) Explain in detail the process of re-engineering?(112) What are the benefits of re-engineering in supply chain?(113) Explain the benefits of integrated approach for implementation of SCM?(114) It is a fact; SCM and BPR have a common goal and are interrelated.Explain the sentence with examples?(115) Explain the parallels between the BPR & SCM philosophy?(116) Integration of supply and demand chain will go a long way to build andeffective SCM system. Discuss with examples?(117) Explain with examples demand and demand management?(118) Explain the various models of SCM?(119) Explain push-pull model with relevant examples?(120) Discuss the role of Internet in SCM. Explain e-business and e-commerce?(121) What is Bullwhip effect? Explain the various permutations and combinations to reduce this effect in SCM?(122) What are the reasons for variability in the supply chain? Explain in detail with relevant examples?(123) How do you link goods flow, information flow and cash flow in SC integration? Explain with appropriate diagram?(124) Define logistics and elucidate with appropriate examples in the Indian context?(125) Explain the various factors of logistics with special reference to transportation?(126) What are the stages for selection the appropriate transport mode and why? (127) Why is transportation important in a firms supply chain?(128) What is more important-inbound or outbound logistics in a supply chain?(129) Give relevant examples of the problems involved in logistics activity. How can we overcome them?(130) What is a supply chain and what is effective SCM?(131) What are the factors that link supply chain?(132) How can customer service be improved by proper implementation of SCM?(133) What are the fundamental concepts on which customer focused marketing is built on?(134) Can you define Basic Customer Service?(135) Why SCM became an important managerial issue during 1990s?(136) Do you see any difference between a functional and an innovative product? How these differences influence the supply chain design and its performance objectives? (137) Explain various supply chain processes for an integrated SCM. Are there any other processes that you can think of ?(138) What are the primary responsibilities of logistics group and marketing group within an organization? Why there is a conflict between the two? What measures can be taken to enhance cooperation?(139) What are the differences between manufacturing/logistics approach when the basis for competing isi) Cost leadershipii) Differentiation(140) Logistics is the function that is responsible for the flow of materials into, through and out of an organisation. Elaborate?(141) These are many possible structures for SC, but the simplest view has materials converging on an organising through tiers of suppliers and products diverging through tiers of customers. Elaborate?(142) It is said that the overall aim for logistics is to achieve high customer satisfaction or perceived product value. This must be achieved with acceptable costs. How would you find the best balance?(143)What is Physical Distribution Management? Describe its components? Also, elucidate the total approach to PDM?(144)Describe the evolution of Supply Chain concept. What in your opinion is the most important stage?