INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

UNIT –I

1.International business and its approaches.

2.Factors influencing international business.

3.Globalization.

4.Importance of International trade theories .

UNIT-II

1.World trade organization and its functions.

2.Tariff and non- tariff barriers.

3.TRIPs and TRIMs.

4.Economic intervention.

UNIT-III

1.Global market strategies.

2.Strategic alliances.

3.Global ownership strategies.

4.Entry strategy.

UNIT-IV

1E-business and its conceptual frame work.

2.E- business models.

3.Global e- market.

4.Policy framework of global e- business.

UNIT-V

1.International business strategy process

2.Intercultural communication.

3.Intercultural negotiations.

4.Global context and its significance.

 BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS

ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
UNIT I

1. Explain the nature of Business research

2. Write about the various Research designs
3. Problems on Measures of Central Tendency – Mean , Mode & Median
4. Problems on Standard Deviation
UNIT II
1. Define Probability. Write about Marginal, Conditional and Joint Probability
2. State & prove Bayes’s theorem. List out its applications.
3. Binomial distribution & Poisson distribution ---Problems & applications
4. Normal probability distribution – Properties, applications and problems
UNIT III
1. Explain various scaling techniques with examples
2. Differentiate between primary and secondary data
3. What is sampling? Explain the different techniques of sampling with examples
4. Give the importance of Questionnaire Design
UNIT IV
1. Basic concepts & definitions in Hypothesis Testing
2. Problems on large sample test
3. Problems on t – test and paired t – test
4. Problems on ANOVA, Chi Square distribution
UNIT V
1. Short notes on Correlation, Types of Correlation and Multiple and partial
correlation
2. Problems on karl pearson’s coefficient of correlation , Spearman’s rank correlation
3. Define Regress. Give the properties of regression coefficients
4. Problems on least square fit of a linear regression; and finding two lines of
regression (X on Y & Y on X)
 FINANCIAL MANGEMENT
1. Write about finance /financial management
2. Describe the major types of financial management decisions that business
firm take
3. Explain the evolution of finance funtion
4. Discuss about profit vs wealth vs welfare
5. Explain methods /evaluation techniques of capital budgeting
6. Discuss about NPV Vs IRR
7. Discuss about capital budgeting decision under risk and uncertainity
8. Explain about risk adjusted discount rate(RADR)
9. Explain about theories/approaches to capital structure
10.Present a detailed note regarding the various financial instruments,
highlighting the risk and return associated with each of them
11.Discuss about weighted average cost of capital
12.Concept and financial effects of leverage
13.What do you mean by working capital .explain the factors determinig the
working capital
14.What are the sources of working capital
15.What are the advantages and disadvantages of share purchase
16.What are the techniques of inventory management
17.Explain about corporate restructuring
18.What are mergers
19.What are the priciples of good corporate governance
20.Explain the McKinsey approach
 STARTUP MANAGEMENT (S.U.M)
Assignment Questions

UNIT – I
1. Explain the concept of Entrepreneur and its characteristics, Types, and Functions?
2. Explain the concept of Entrepreneurship and its Functions, Problems and Process?
3. Explain about Rural Entrepreneur and its Problems & Development of Rural
Entrepreneur?
4. Discuss the recent trends of Women Entrepreneurship in India
UNIT – II

1. Explain the Economic and non – Economic factor affecting Entrepreneurial growth?
2. Explain the Role of Entrepreneurship in economic Development?
3. Explain Entry strategies for Startups (New product, Franchising, Sponsorship and
Acquisitions)
4. Define EDP? Discuss the Need , Objectives of EDP
UNIT – III
1. Explain the concept of Small Enterprises and its Characteristics, Objective, Scope and
Rationale?
2. Explain about Role of Small Enterprises in Economic Development and their Problems?
3. Discuss about Project Identification, Selection, Formulation and Project Appraisal?
4. Discuss indetail about Intellectual Property
UNIT – IV

1. Explain the Need for Institutional Support to Entrepreneurs and Role of SSIB & SSICs?
2. Explain about the Financial Institutions such as IDBI, SIDBI, IFCI, and NABARD?
3. Explain about SFCs, SIDCs?
4. What is a Microfinance institution?

UNIT – V
1. Explain the concept of Venture Capital Financing and its Need, Features and Investment
Nurturing Methodologies?
2. Explain about structure and Regulatory Framework of Venture Capital Financing in
India?

3. Explain Investment Process and Methods of Investment Evaluation (Conventional

Valuation, First Chicago Method and Revenue Multiplier Method)?
4. Explain about Exit Strategies of Venture capital Financing?
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

UNIT – 1

1. HRM Functions.
2. Line Vs Staff.
3. Challenges influencing HRM.
4. Commentaries of HR Manager.

UNIT – II

1. Job Analysis.
2. Gallagher HR Estimator.
3. On- the job training methods.
4. MDP

UNIT – III.

1. HRD Vs HRM
2. Flanholtz & Hermason’s Model.
3. Mackor Analysis
4. Mid-Career Crisis.

UNIT – IV

1. QWL
2. QC
3. Employee Engagement.
4. Absence Management.
5. Dunlop IR Model.

UNIT – V

1. Emotional Intelligence
2. Global HRM
3. HR Score Card
4. HR Six Sigma.