Madurai Kamaraj University MBA question paper

[Sathesh]

Hi,

If any of you studying MBA systems in MKU, Could you please share the sample questions papers and also share the author/book references for the below subjects other than university books?

Operational research
Financial accounting
RDBMS

Thanks in Advance!!!

Regards,
Sathesh

[Raman Vij]

Hello friend here I am providing you MBA sample question papers of Madurai Kmaraj University please have a look…..

M.B.A. Research Methodology paper

PART - A (3x20=60 marks)

1. Describe the different steps involved in a research process and write about the problems encountered by researchers in India.

2. What is a research problem? Define the main issues which should receive the attention of the researches in formulating the research problem. Give suitable examples to elucidate your points.

3. What is the meaning of measurement in research? What difference does it make whether we measure in terms of a nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio scale? Explain with examples.

4. Explain the meaning and significance of the concept of ‘Standard Error’ in sampling analysis. Write the reasons for using sampling in research studies.

5. Write short notes on any TWO of the following:
(a) Latin—square design.
(b) Coding in context of analysis of variance.
(c) F—ratio and its interpretation.
(d) Significance of the analysis of vanance.

PART B —(1 x 40 = 40 marks)

6. Mention the different types of report, particularly pointing out the difference between a technical report and a popular report.

Organizational Behaviour paper

PARTA-(3 x20 = 60 marks)

Answer any THREE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.

1. What is perceptual process? Explain the managerial implications of perception.

2. How attitudes are formed and changed? Is job satisfaction an attitude?

3. What is group dynamics? Why people join groups? Discuss the theories of group formation.

4. What are the contributions of Bob House on path goal theory of leadership?

5. What is planned change? Why people resist change?

PART B - (40 marks)

Compulsory.

6. Case Analysis: A CASE OF BURNOUT

When Mahesh joined .XYZ Bank (private sector) in 1985, he had one clear goal-to prove his mettle. He did prove and has been promoted five times since his entry into the Bank. Compared to others, his progress has been the fastest. Currently, his job demands that Mahesh should work 10 hours a day with practically no holidays. At least two days in a week Mahesh is required to travel.

Peers and subordinates at the Bank have appreciation for Mahesh. They don't grudge ascension achieved by Mahesh, though there are some who wish they too had been promoted as well.

The post of General Manager fell vacant. One should work as GM for a couple of years if he were to climb up to the top of the ladder. Mahesh applied for the post along with others in the Bank. Chairman has assured Mahesh that the post would be his.

A sudden development took place which almost wrecked Mahesh's chances. The Bank has the practice of subjecting all its executives to medical check up once in a year. The medical reports go straight to the Chairman who would initiate remedials where necessary. Though Mahesh is only 85, he too was required to undergo the test.

Chairman of the Bank received a copy of Mahesh's physical examination results, along with a note from be gven an immediate four week vacation. The doctor also recommended that Mahesh's work load must the doctor. The note explained that Mahesh was seriously overworked and recommended that he be reduced and he must take to physical exercise every day. The note warned that if Mahesh did not care for advice, he would be in for heart trouble in another six months.

After reading the doctor's note, the Chairman sat back in his chair, and started brooding over. Three issues were uppermost in his mind : (i) How would Mahesh take this news? (ii) How many others do have similar fitness problems? (iii) Since the environment in the Bank helps create the problem, what could he do to alleviate it? The idea of holding a stress management programme flashed his mind and suddenly he instructed his secretary to set up a meeting with the doctor and some key staff members at the earliest.

Questions

(a) If the news is broken to Mahesh, how would he react?

(b) If you were gving advice to the Chairman on this matter, what would you recommend?

(c) What is burnout? What are its symptoms? What are its effects? Substantiate your answer illustrating the above case.

Quantitative Methods paper

1. (a) A firm’s sales function for a commodity is given by a =15— 2b where ‘a ‘is the sales and ‘b’ is the advertising expenditure. Draw graph for this function.

(b) The marginal cost function for a product is given by b = 5 + lOa — a2 where ‘a’ is the output. Find the total cost and average cost functions, if the fixed cost is 100.

2. (a) A businessman wants to construct a hotel. He is in a dilemma whether he should construct with 50 rooms, 100 rooms or 200 rooms. From a market study it is found that

Returns______________
Size of Hotel Good Medium Poor
demand demand demand

50 rooms 50,000 30,000 10,000
100 rooms 80,000 60,000 20,000
200 rooms 1,00,000 90,000 40,000



Calculate the optimum solution using maximin and minimax principles.

(b) The demand for a product is 1000 units per week. Fixed cost for placing an order is Rs. 40,000 and the holding cost is 0.8 per unit. If the lead time is 7 days, determine the economic ordering quantity and re—order point.

3. (a) Solve the equations and find the values by linear equations using the matrinx inverse.

Day Cost (Rs.) No. of in—patients No. of out—patients
1 6950 40 10
2 6725 35 9
3 7100 40 12



(b) A company is considering which of the three methods of production, it should use in producing three goods A, B and C. The amount of each good produced by each method is shown in matrix:

A B C
Method—1 4 8 2
Method —2 5 7 1
Method —3 5 3 9



The vector (10, 4, 6) represents the profit per unit for the goods A, B and C in order. Using matrix multiplication, find which method maxirnises total profit.

4. (a) Evaluate mean deviation of dispersion for the following data:

Income in Rs. No. of Persons
<50 54
50—70 100
70—90 140
90—110 300
110—130 230
130—150 125
150 and above 51




(b) A factory produces two types of electric lamps A and B. In an experiment relating to their life, the following results were obtained:

Length of life No. of lamps No. of lamps
(in hrs.) A B

500—700 5 4

700-900 11 30

900—1100 26 12

1100—1300 10 8

1300-1500 8 6



Compare the variability of the life of the two vaneties using co—efficient of variation.

5. (a) The M.B.A. class consists of 60 students. 12 of them are girls and 48 are boys. Ten of the students are rich and 50 are not, 15 of them are fair complexioned. What is the probability of selecting a fair complexioned rich girl.

(b) Suppose that one of the three men, a politician, a businessman and an academician will be appointed as the Governor of a State. Their probability of appointments are 0.4, 0.25 and 0.35 respectively. The probabilities that relevant economic activities will be promoted by these people if they are appointed are 0.5, 0.4 and 0.8 respectively. What is the probability that relevant economic activity will be promoted by the new Governor?

6. (a) Two independent samples of observations were collected. For the first sample of 610 elements the mean was 86 and the standard deviation 6. The second sample of 75 elements had a mean of 82 and a standard deviation of 9. Test the hypothesis that the means of the two samples are equal at a significant level of 0.01.

(b) A brand manager is concerned that his brand’s share may be unevenly distributed throughout the country. In a survey in which the country was decided into four geographical regions, a random sampling of 100 consumers in each region was survey, and the results are below

A B C D
Purchase of brand 40 55 45 50

Do not purchase 60 45 55 50

Calculate chi—square value and test its significant value at 0.05 level.

7. (a) Mr. Sekar owns a small company that Tiruchy. Since they started the company the number of tables have sold is manufactures small tables in represented by the time senes.

Year 1990 1991 1992 1998 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Tables sold 42 54 61 75 92 111 120 127 140 138



Find the linear equation for the no. of tables sold and forecast for the year 2000.

(b) Compute seasonal indices for the following quarterly data by the method of link relatives

Quarters Years___________
_ 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
I 121 128 134 153 162

II 115 130 129 147 165

III 133 134 131 169 195

IV 169 125 151 154 217



8. The following tables gives aptitude test scores and productivity ideas of 8 randomly selected workers

Aptitude Scores: 57 58 59 59 60 61 62 64
Productivity Index: 67 68 65 68 72 72 69 71

Estimate the Productivity Index of a worker whose test score is 65.

[Raman Vij]

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Management Information & Data Processing System

1. (a) Discuss the different information systems found in an organisation. What is the function or purpose of each of these systems?

(b) How can one measure the value of information? Why is the value important?

2. (a) What is the role of planning in a Management system?

(b) What is the distinction between a programmed and non—programmed decisions?

3. (a) What is DBMS? What are the roles of DDL (Data Definition Language) and DML (Data Manipulation Language) in a DBMS?

(b) What is distributed system? How does a DBMS relate to distributive system?

4. (a) What are the major problems in the design of a DBMS? Why do these occur?

(b) Discuss some available design aids for the DBA in converting the logical databases into physical data bases.

5. (a) What is conceptual system design? What are the key tasks to be addressed at this stage?

(b) Develop a list of criteria to compare alternative conceptual designs.

6. (a) There are four basic methods of implementation of MIS — Explain them.

(b) What do you mean by evaluation of MIS? Explain the steps involved in it.

7. (a) What social impacts may occur due to increased use of information in large business organisations?

(b) Discuss the advances in computer hardware, software and communications that will affect information systems and their use in the coming decade of 2000 AD.

8. (a) What are the arithmatic operators used in BASIC? What are their natural hierarchy?

(b) What is the purpose of LET statement in BASIC?

9. (a) In what way can a PRINT Statement be used in conjunction with an INPUT statement when reading data into the Computer?

(b) What is the purpose of REM statement? What rules govern its use?


Marketing Management

1. Explain the environmental factors which have initiated the marketing concept rather than selling the concept. Also explain the basic difference between the two concepts.

2. Describe the social and ethical issues involved in contemporary advertising in India.

3. Define packaging. Describing its functions highlight its importance as a product attribute.

4. “Consumer is a king in India” — Discuss the statement keeping rural marketing in mind.

5. Examine the relative merits’ of an advertising agency over advertising department.

6. Discuss the functions of retailers as middlemen in distribution

7. Explain the importance of marketing information systems.

8. What is product life cycle? Describe the salient features of the different stages of the product life cycle.

Business Environment and Law

1. “AS Of Today there is no country in the world where Government of the land does not interfere in its economic activities” — Comment.

2. What is Strategic Management? Explain various steps in the process.

3. Evaluate the Social Responsibility of business in India.

4. Describe the consumer protection and consumerism in India.

5. Discuss the Economic Roles of Government of India in business.

6. Evaluate the role of Labour Laws in Industrial Relations scene in India.

7. Describe the important provisions of The Capital issues (Control) Act.

8. Explain the Governmental Policy over control of pnces.

9. Write short notes on any TWO:

(a) Technological Environment
(b) Ninth Plan
(c) Socio—Cultural Environment.