Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) 2007 M.B.A Third semester , ober/, Management , -13 , Management of entrepreneurship and small business - Question Paper
III Semester M.B.A. Examination, October/November 2007 MANAGEMENT Course - 13 : Management of Entrepreneurship and Small Business (Compulsory) Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 75
SECTION - A
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1. Answer any five of the following sub-questions. Each sub-question carries
two marks. (5x2=10)
a) List out the theories of entrepreneurship. /
b) Define Rural entrepreneurship./ Kf. 3
c) What is project and project appraisal
d) Define small business. /\V
e) What do you understand by women entrepreneurship ?
f) - List- the uses of PERT and CPM.fct
g) Who is an Intrapreneur ? ./
' SECTION-B Answer any four questions. Each question carries five marks.- (4x5=20)
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2. What are the trails of entrepreneurship ? ./3r
3. How lime and cost overruns ai managed ?
4. Write a brief note on project financing in India. 7/3 i
5. What arc the problems faced by rural entrepreneurs )
6. Explain the phyehological theories of entrepreneurship., r
7. State the Government policy relating U> small business;- (
section - c
Answer any three questions. Each question carries ten marks. . ' (3x10=30)
8 Explain the proccss of preparaiion of feasibility report, jr 3 2L
9. Discuss the economic, social, technical anti logl requirements for the establishment * of a new business.
10. Examine the problems faced by women entrepreneurs and suggest the measures for development of women entrepreneurs. Aj
11. Write a critical note on piujcct financing in India. fT 3 }
12. What are the social responsibilities of entrepreneurs ?
SUCTION D .
13. Case (compulsory): (1x15=15)
Analyse the following case and answer the questions given at the end.
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Mn Sufi Singh is a mild mannered, soft spoken and amiable young man who decided on entrepreneurial adventure of his own choice while he was in the process of preparing himself for an academic career. Me did his B.A. in History in 1976 and then enrolled himself in the University for Masters degree in History. Simultaneously,, he took up DlETs correspondence course in business management. This was the time when he thought of starting something of his own.
* Being non-technical and coming from a family of non-businessmen, he was seriously handicapped both in the choice of his venture and the proccss of getting started. He spent a lot of lime looking out for product lines which had market potential, and which could be handled by him. He did.locate a couple.of items andstudied the production technology involved, tjieequipment required, the sources from where the same would be available, the raw materials ueedeU and their sources, etc.
While he was busy pivpanti;'. himself lo> citnii up a production unit lor the
product that he had selected, he got un opportunity for export ol garments. He
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grabbed this opportunity and set up his'export unit, Sufi experts, with its office at D-49 Sakct, New Delhi. He did well in exporting garments for some time. However, during the slump of 1981-83 and increasing problems in respect of quota allocations, he had to look for other avenues in the export line.
A keen sportsman himself, Sufi Singh has always had a desire to do something in the interest of sports activity. He got round Mr. Bishen Singh Bedi and started taking interest In the setting up of the sports complex. He also started thinking of exporting of sports goods. While he is busy corresponding with various agencies abroad trying to assess the export potential for different sports goods sector wise, he had 6cen able to find a Jew odd. handicraft items for which there is an urgent demand in certain countries. Me has an aunt abroad who keeps helping him in ascertaining the market trends ihere and also helps hirnlh physical marketing. One item for which he had located sizable demand abroad is ladies bags of high . quality with Jari and bead work. He is right now busy preparing samples of these bags with different designs. ;
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However, his first love is sports and sports goods. Handling other export items is only a matter of expediency to him. He is looking forward to his big thrust in sports goods exports. He is already busy surveying the foreign markets.
1) Identify the potentialities of the entrepreneur.
2) Examine the opportunities of Mr. Sufi Singh as an exporter and his weakness towards business.
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