Madras University (UnOM) 2008 M.B.A Human Resource Management -hr model - Question Paper

Principles & Practices of Management

Time : three hours Marks : 100
part A

I ans all ques.. every ques. carries two marks :-
1. Definitions of Management.
2. Mention the 5 activity levels of Business Management.
3. What is the Behavior School Theory of Management?
4. What is Strategic Planning?
5. What is the purpose of planning in Management?
5x2=10 marks
part B

II ans all ques.. every ques. carries six marks :-
1. elaborate the top management's true operation according to Livingston?
2. elaborate the elements of management?
3. Which are the steps in Planning?
4. provide the fundamentals of Staffing.
5. What is Matrix or Grid method of Departmentalization – provide the advantages. 5x6=30 marks
part C

III ans any 3 ques.. every ques. carries 20 marks :-
1. What is Manpower Planning? discuss its process.
2. discuss F.W. Taylor's teachings in Management.
3. discuss the manager's job and his duties.
4. discuss briefly recruitment and sources of manpower supply.
5. Write about the off-the-job training methods.
3x20=60 marks
Subject : Organizational Behaviour
Time : three hours Marks : 100
part A

I ans all ques.. every ques. carries two marks :-
1. What is Organizational Behaviour?
2. What is Declining Loyalty?
3. What is Personality?
4. What is Authoritarianism?
5. What is the definition of Learning?
5x2=10 marks
part B

II ans all ques.. every ques. carries six marks :-
1. What is Operand Conditioning?
2. Which are the methods of shaping behaviour?
3. What is Stereotyping?
6. What is Motivation?
7. discuss briefly Attitudes and Individual.
5x6=30 marks
part C

III ans any 3 ques.. every ques. carries 20 marks :-
1. Which are the functions of Attitudes and what has it to do with behaviour?
6. discuss with illustration the importance of attitudes in Organizational Behaviour.
7. describe Motivation and provide the importance of the identical.
8. Enumerate the role of Management and Motivation in Organizational Behaviour.
9. What is Stress? discuss Work Stress and Stressed out.
3x20=60 marks
Subject : Marketing Management
Time : three hours Marks : 100
part A

I ans all ques.. every ques. carries two marks :-
1. provide 2 relevant definitions of Marketing.
2. Which are the 4 basic functions of Marketing?
3. What is Integrated Marketing?
4. elaborate the objectives of Marketing Strategy?
5. What is Marketing Planning?

5x2=10 marks
part B

II ans all ques.. every ques. carries six marks :-
1. elaborate the Planning Procedures that happen at different levels?
2. elaborate the elements of Marketing Planning?
10. What is Marketing Mix and Marketing Planning?
11. What is the role of Advertising in Marketing Mix?
12. elaborate the unique characteristics of Service Marketing?
5x6=30 marks
part C

III ans any 3 ques.. every ques. carries 20 marks :-
1. discuss products in Service Marketing.
8. discuss what is Market Segmentation.
9. What is pricing? Illustrate with example.
10. Which are the basic principles of Organization Design?
11. Which are the different parameters affecting Consumer Behaviour?
Subject : Human Resources Management

Time : three hours Marks : 100
part A

I ans all ques.. every ques. carries two marks :-
1. Which are the functional areas of Human Resources Management?
2. How do you determine Human Resources requirements?
3. What is Monitoring and Control?
4. What is Career Planning and Succession Planning?
5. Which are the major techniques of Recruitment?

5x2=10 marks
part B

II ans all ques. every ques. carries six marks :-
1. What is Staffing and Employment?
2. Write about Wage and Salary Administration.
13. What is the significance of Human Resources?
14. What is Demand Forecasting?
15. Why Career Planning?
5x6=30 marks
part C

III ans any 3 ques.. every ques. carries 20 marks :-
1. Outline the major functional areas of Human Resources Management.
12. What is the emerging role of Personnel Management?
13. discuss the reasons for current interest in Human Resources.
14. What is valuation in training and discuss the various kinds of training evaluation?
15. discuss the importance of Performance Appraisal and enumerate its various steps.
3x20=60 marks
Subject : Financial Management

Time : three hours Marks : 100
part A

I ans all ques.. every ques. carries two marks :-
1. What is Business Finance?
2. Which are the forms of organisation?
3. Which are the various categories of international sources of finance?
4. What is the meaning of Cash?
5. What is the meaning of Receivables?

5x2=10 marks
part B

II ans all ques.. every ques. carries six marks :-
1. elaborate the benefits of holding inventories?
2. Which are the 3 methods for assessing the working capital requirement?
3. Which are the motives for holding Cash?
16. Which are the internal sources of Cash?
17. What is overall Profitability Ratio?
5x6=30 marks
part C

III ans any 3 ques.. every ques. carries 20 marks :-
1. discuss the functions of Finance.
16. Enumerate the Indian Financial System.
17. What is equity share capital? elaborate the advantages and disadvantages from the firm's point of view and the shareholder's point of view?
18. What is a financial statement? elaborate its limitations?
19. discuss Funds Flow Analysis. Illustrate with a figure.
3x20=60 marks

Earning:   Approval pending.