Ms-93 June, 2011 Management of New and Small Enterprises
June, 2011
Ms-93 : Management of New and Small Enterprises
1. (a) Discuss the role that small and micro enterprises can play in ensuring balanced and inclusive growth of our economy and society.
(b) Distinguish between skill and competency. Give suitable examples to support your answer.
2. (a) What are the problems that a young entrepreneur usually faces in
(b) Discuss the framework for opportunity scanning and consequent identification of a suitable business for rural
3. (a) As an interpretation in the general insurance business how would you select intermediaries for selling this service in the rural areas?
(b) What are the lessons that a prospective entrepreneur can learn from the high failure rates of small business in
4. (a) Discuss the main sources of financial support for small entrepreneur
(b) Give a detailed overview of project preparation process.
5. Discuss the merits and demerits of different forms of business organization. What key factors guide the choice of ownership form by an entrepreneur?
Ms-93 December, 2011 Management of New and Small Enterprises
December, 2011
Ms-93 : Management of New and Small Enterprises
SECTION - A
1. (a) Examine the role of Govt.-of
(b) "Entrepreneurial Competencies and skills can be developed through suitable training
Interventions" Comment.
2. (a) Discuss the role of Non-Financial Institutions in
(b) What factors a small entrepreneur should keep in mind while making the choice of suitable technology for his venture ?
3. (a) How would you assess the market demand for a new product ?
(b) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of partnership form of business organization.
4. (a) What are the hurdles faced by a small business in arranging Bank Finance in
(b) What in market segmentation ? If you were an entrepreneur in the packaged food business, what basis would you use to segment your market. Give reasons for your choice.
5. (a) "An appropriate plant lay out can lower the cost and enhance the productivity" Discuss.
(b) What does human resource planning entail in a small business ?
SECTION – B
Read the case study given below and answer the questions given at the end of case.
Case Study Mr. Amit Sharma recently retired from the Central government services. A physical fitness enthusiast and lover of nature and environment, Mr. Sharma has been leading an active life, regularly going to the gymnasium every morning. His wife, Meena, regularly practices yoga in the house. She has been trained by a popular yoga guru when she was much younger. The Sharma's two sons are very well educated. They are married and stay abroad. Their third . son is doing his final year in B. Com . in the local college. Mr. Sharma has been planning to start a business of his own from the retirement benefits
he has received from the Central government. He feels his third son may help him in the business after his graduation. Mr. Sharma had always felt concerned about the low standard of physical fitness of an average Indian. During his early morning walks, Mr. Sharma would discuss with the people and found that starting a health club would offer a
good business opportunity, besides fulfilling an important need of the community. He has visited many health clubs not only in
customers. He is, however, aware of the financial investment required for the project and would like to be careful before taking any long-term decision in this regard. He would like to estimate the possible demand for this type of service and an indication of the financial returns that he can expect.
6. (a) Suggest a step-by step procedure to estimate the market demand for this type of activity.
(b) How would you analyse the competitive situation for this enterprise ? Explain.
Ms-93 December, 2012 Management of New and Small Enterprises
December, 2012
Ms-93 : Management of New and Small Enterprises
SECTION-A
1. "Entrepreneurs ae self driven people with strong internal locus of control". Explain giving examples of some successful entrepreneurs.
2. What are the various financial institutions providing long and medium term loans ? Discuss their role in brief.
3. (a) What factors a small entrepreneur has to consider while deciding the location of the plant ?
(b) Enumerate the positive and negative sides of family business.
4. (a) What is meant by market segmentation? What are the bases for market segmentation ?
(b) Define "Advertising". What are the functions of advertising ?
5. What is Human Resource Management in small Industry ? What are the activities that are performed as a part of HRM in small business ? Discuss.
SECTION-B
6. Read carefully the case given below and answer the questions given at the end :
He can afford to blow his own horn, Loudly. And the reason lies right under your hood. After all, the 45-year-old K. Ramaswamy's Roots Industries (Roots) is the largest manufacturer of electric horns in the country. Of the 9.3 lakh horns sold in the replacement market each year, over half are branded Roots. And the man who built this Rs 12-crore start-up has even swung a tie-up with the German automobile components gaint, Bosch. "I can finally call my company a Bosch licensee, "says Ramaswamy proudly. By end-1994, Bosch will relocate a horn-making line from its La Carolina facility in
used to beat me why we couldn't make good horns in our country," he recalls. That, as he was to discover, was easier said than done. After aquiring a diploma in mechanical engineering from the
price to Rs.600. After Ramaswamy had lost Rs. 50 lakh on that product, he transferred his electric air horns business to Roots Auto. And by 1989, both Roots Auto and AAS had cornered market shares of 70 percent and 40 percent in the air and electric horn segments, respectively. In 1991, Ramaswamy renamed AAS Roots Industries to cash in on the brand's equity. Now, his strategy is clear : focus on quality, keep costs low, price high, and cap dealers' margins. Frugality is reflected in Ramaswamy's personal life. A devotee of Lord Muruga, he rises at
Questions :
1. What factors were responsible for the success of Ramaswamy as an entrepreneur ?
2. Evaluate the strategy "Focus on quality, keep costs low, price high and cap dealer's margins" adopted by Ramaswamy in terms of longterm implications.
Ms-93 June, 2013 Management Of New And Small Enterprises
June, 2013
Ms-93 : Management Of New And Small Enterprises
SECTION-A
1. Briefly explain the meaning of Entrepreneurial competencies.Discuss the stages in which it is developed?
2. What are the factors which influence the decision for selection of site for a Small Scale Enterprizes (SSE). State the locational problems confronted in the selection of plant site with respect to single as well as multi-facility location.
3. Discuss the common errors committed in the formulation of a Business plan.
4. What are the functions carried out in work services and how are these managed ? Illustrate.
5. Write short notes on any four of the following:
(a) Total Performance Index.
(b) Inventory control
(c) Firm Flexibility
(d) Professionalisation in family Business.
(e) Market Demand Analysis.
SECTION-B
6. Read carefully the case given below and answer the questions given at the end of the case :
IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY
Nirmal Jain came from a family of commodity traders.Over the years,they had made and lost large sums of money.After completing his postgraduation from TIM Ahmedabad,he decided to start his own venture rather than take up a job in the corporate world.Starting Probity Research,an equity research firm,really paid off.The nineties was the time the Indian masses had discovered the stock exchange as an investment vehicle and they needed all the advice they could get to understand this uncertain environment.By 1999,Probity Research had a turnover of almost one crore and things were looking good,But Nirmal was not happy; he wanted to try for something much bigger. It was around that time that the Internet too was having an impact on business and society in India.Anybody who knew a little about it was getting into some business based on the Net in the fear of missing out on something big.Nirmal too was excited about this new medium of communicating and doing business.He took a big risk and put all his content online by launching Indiainfoline.com.This put an end to the way he was conducting his business and opened up entirely new possibilities.Not everyone was convinced that he was on the right track.Many members of his top management at Probity Research left him and his family was apprehensive that he had prematurely ended a good business. Initially things seem to have worked out for the better. Even though he had not started making profits, Indiainfoline was making a name for itself and was able to gain very high visibility in the right circles. He was attracting interest from banks and venture capitalist alike. Indiainfoline became the first company to offer e-broking in
Questions :
(a) Do you think Nirmal Jain took a gamble by starting Indiainfoline?
(b) What are the external factors at work which prompted Nirmal Jain to take the plunge?
7. To facilitate small scale sector government has stipulated that investors bringing FDI in single brand retailing should source 30% of there products from small scale sector. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this measure for Small and Medium Enterprizes (SMES).
Ms-92 December, 2009 Management of Public Enterprises
December, 2009
Ms-92 : Management of Public Enterprises
SECTION –A
1. 'The changeover from public to private sector has taken a number of forms'. Critically comment on the statement taking into consideration the transformation of public to private sector.
2. What are the different types of audit ? Explain how public enterprises maintain a higher degree of accountability through audit process carried out by various government agencies ?
3. What do you understand by the concept of 'sickness' in case of public enterprises. What are the different causes of sickness ? Explain with suitable examples.
4. Write a note on the Public Enterprises Selection Board (P.E.S.B) , with respect to its functions, constitution and the selection procedure followed by them ? Discuss its relevance in today's context .
5. Write short notes on :
(a) Wage policy
(b) Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS)
SECTION – B
6. Unions, with few exceptions, have opposed privatisation of PSEs in general. Even in cases where full protection of workers interest is assured, they have been reluctant. The prevalent aversion, it appears sterns more from a conservative ideology than a rational outlook but there is more to this aversion.
(a) List out the factors which you think are responsible for aversion to privatisation.
(b) Explain the causes, which result in such kind of aversion.
(c) What in your opinion is the impact on the work culture of an organization which goes
for privatisation ? Explain.
Ms-92 June, 2010 Management of Public Enterprises
June, 2010
Ms-92 : Management of Public Enterprises
SECTION –A
1. "
2. How corporate Governance is relevant in today's context in public enterprises ? Explore one successful enterprise of your choice, which is society oriented.
3. "Industrial sickness is threat to developing labour surplus economy". Justify, Also discuss the main turnaround strategies followed for revival and reconstruction of sick enterprises.
4 Describe the functions of Public Enterprises Selection Board. State the Government's policy regarding recruitment to various level posts in public enterprises.
5(a) Discuss the implications of disinvsetment on labour force. Also give suggestions to tackle such implications.
(b) Discuss the Policy of Privatisation.
SECTION –B
6. Critically evaluate the corporate Planning Process followed in SAIL.
7. Having understood the concept of marketing mix, develop marketing mix strategy for the following.
(a) Tourism Development Corporation
(b) State Financial Corporation
(c) Road Transport Corporation
Ms-92 June, 2011 Management of Public Enterprises
June, 2011
Ms-92 : Management of Public Enterprises
SECTION – A
1. 'Economic development was sought to be achieved in different countries at different stages of development through different economic models.' Keeping this statement in mind list out the different models of economic growth. Discuss any two models.
2. Explain the various methods of parliamentary control and discuss their relevance in the present context.
3. Write a brief note on the financial performance of State Level Public Enterprises (1-31,Pfs) with special reference to State Electricity Boards (SEf.3s).
4. List out the various techniques of project Management used in Public Enterprises. Critically evaluate PERT and Critical Path Method (CPM).
5. Write short notes on :
Naresh Chandra Committee
Narayan Murthy Committee
SECTION-B
6. Over the recent past illy l rover!Iment of disinvested a part of equity of some of the Public Enterprises. What are the motivations behind such steps and how the Government plans to utilize the money ? What benefits are likely to ensure from the public point of view ? Discuss.
7. Over the past decade Indian Railways, by and large have shown improved performance, what are the reasons behind such performance ? Would you, in this context, support privatisation of the railways ? Justify
Ms-92 December, 2011 Management of Public Enterprises
December, 2011
Ms-92 : Management of Public Enterprises
SECTION - A
1. (a) What are the different objectives of public enterprises ? Explain in brief.
(b) What is the impact of economic reforms on the functioning of state of Public Enterprises in
2. Discuss the various dimensions of Government - PE interface. Also discuss the ways in which the Government control is exercised over the PEs.
3. (a) Discuss the methods/techniques which can be helpful in project implementation.
(b) What methodologies can be used in project evaluation ? Discuss with examples.
4. Discuss the relevance of marketing in public enterprises. What marketing concepts in particular can be helpful in marketing of public enterprises ?
5. Describe the various steps in the process of disinvestment. Comment upon the pricing of shares in the context of recent experience.
SECTION – B
6. 'In
7. In the view of some knowledgeable people, Public Enterprises have become irrelevant and therefore, the structure of PEs needs to be dismantled. Critically evaluate and offer your own comments.
Ms-92 December, 2012 Management of Public Enterprises
December, 2012
Ms-92 : Management of Public Enterprises
SECTION-A
1. 'The patterns of ownership and management of public enterprises vary from country to country'. Discuss the ownership and management pattern of Public Enterprises in
2. Briefly discuss the role of some important organs of the government machinery interacting with Public Enterprises.
3. What is the importance of marketing concepts in Public Enterprises ? Discuss.
4. Briefly discuss the following :
(a) Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS).
(b) Wage Policy followed in Public Enterprises .
SECTION-B
6. Taking any Public Sector Enterprise of your choice. Analytically discuss the Personnel Policy followed in that PSE.
7. (a) What are the different forms of disinvestment followed in PSE in todays context ?
(b) Critically analyse the advantages and disadvantages of each form of disinvestment.
Ms-92 June, 2013 Management of Public
June, 2013
Ms-92 : Management of Public
SECTION-A
1. Briefly describe the concept of socialism in context to Public Enterprises. Also discuss the emergence of Indian brand of socialism and its impact on the economic development of the nation.
2. Define 'Corporate Governance' and explain its concept. Comment on the recommendations made by Birla Committee (2001) and Naresh Chandra Committee (2002) on corporate governance.
3. How has public sector reforms played a role of a 'social developer' ? Discuss giving examples.
4. (a) How is a Board in the case of Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) constituted ? Explain.
(b) What is the structure of Board of Directors of PSEs ?
5. List out various dimensions of privatization and explain any five with the help of examples.
SECTION-B
6. The public sector, with more than 130 Government of
List out the challenges a Public Enterprise faces in comparison to its private competitors. Support your answer with the help of examples.
7. The Public Sector has played a very important role in the national economic development in