Manag ement & Entrepreneurship 10AL61

ASSIGNMENT Q UESTION

UNIT I : Management
1. Bring out clearly the meaning of Business management. Discuss its importance.
2. Management is the art of getting things done through other people. Discuss and explain
the meaning and concept of management.
3. What are the characteristics of management? Discuss its nature as an art and a science.
4. Is management an Art or Science?
5. Discuss management as a profession. To what extent has management been
professionalized in India.
6. Are management and administration different? How will you resolve their
terminological conflicts?
7. Discuss the role and importance of management
8. Briefly describe different levels of management.
9. Explain and discuss the functions of management.
10. Explain the growth of modern management thought.

UNIT II : Planning

1. Discuss the nature and scope of planning in business management.

2. Management planning involves the development of forecasts objectives, policies,
prog rammers, procedures, schedules and budgets, Discuss this to show the significance of
planning management.
3. What are the major limitations of planning? What actions can be taken to make planning
effective?
4. Classify plans and explain each classification.
5. State the nature of planning premises and give their classification.
6. What is policy? What characteristics do policies have?
7. Distinguish between policies and Rules.
8. What do you mean by procedure? How does it differ from a policy?
9. What do you understand by forecasting? Explain its significance.

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UNIT III : Organizing & Staffing

1. Organization is an important tool to achieve organizational objectives. Comment.

2. What do you understand by Management by objectives (MBO)?
3. What are the various steps involved in the process of M.B.O.?
4. What do you understand by 1.line organization, 2. Functional organization, 3. Line and
staff organization. Discuss their respective merits and d emerits.
5. Line organization presupposes the direct authority exercised by a superior over his
Subordinates, its flow is always downwards.
6. State and explain the common causes of conflict between line and staff management in an
organization.
7. What do you mean by Departmentation? Explain with its types.
8. What do you mean by MBE?
9. Explain Nature and importance of Staffing?
10. Explain Process of Selection & Recruitment?

UNIT IV : Directing & Controlling

1. Discuss the nature and scope of Directing.

2. Motivation is the core of management. Explain the importance of motivation in the light
of this statement.
3. What do you mean by the motivation? Explain its Nature, Features and Characteristics.
4. Write down the various techniques to motivate diverse workforce.
5. Write down the various theories of motivation.
6. Leadership is a driving force which gets things done by others. Examine and comment.
a. Good leadership is an integral part of effective direction. Discuss, bringing out
clearly the qualities of an effective leader.
b. Explain the various styles of leadership.
c. What is communication? Discuss its characteristics.
d. What are the objectives of communication?
e. Write down the various qualities of good communication system.
7. What do you understand by the process of communication?
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8. Explain the various forms of communication.

9. Suggest the measures to overcome barriers to communication

UNIT V : Entrepreneurship

1. Define Entrepreneur?
2. Explain Evolution of the Concept?
3. What are the Func tions of an Entrepreneur?
4. Explain different Types of Entrepreneur?
5. Comment on Entrepreneur an emerging Class.
6. Explain the Concept of Entrepreneurship?
7. Explain Evolution of Entrepreneurship & Development of Entrepreneurship?
8. Explain Stages in entrepreneurial process?
9. Define Role of entrepreneurs in Economic Development; Entrepreneurship in India;
10. Explain Entrepreneurship its Barriers

UNIT VI : Small Scale Industries

1. Define & what are the Characteristics & Need of SSI?

2. What are the Objectives & Scope of SSI in Economic Development.
3. Mention the Advantages of SSI?
4. What are the Steps to start an SSI?
5. What are the Government policy towards SSI & also explain the Different Policies of
S.S.I.?
6. Government Support fo r S.S.I. during 5 year plans?
7. Explain :
a) Impact of Liberalization,
b) Privatization,
c) Globalization on S.S.I.,
d) Effect of WTO/GATT Supporting Agencies of Government for S.S.I

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UNIT VII : Institutional Support

1. Explain different schemes under:

TECKSO KIADB & KSSIDC & KSIMC.
2. Explain DIC Single Window Agency.
3. Explain SISI, NSIC , SIDBI & KSFC.

4. Discuss the support provided by NSIC to small scale industries.

5. Explain various activities of SIDO.

6. Explain the functions of SISI. Enumerate various types of assistances rendered by it.

7. Discuss the important functions of SSIDC.

8. Explain in brief the main function of DIC.

9. Discuss the various activities of TECSOK.

10. Explain the focused consultancy areas of TECSOK.

11. Explain the procedure for getting industrial sheds/plots from KIADB.

12. Enumerate the projects for which KSFC gives p reference.

13. List various loan schemes of KSFC.

14. Discuss equity lease finance and hire purchase schemes of KSFC.

UNIT VIII : Preparation of Project Report

1. What do you Mean by Project and Project Identification?

2. What are the steps in Project Selection?
3. What is Project Report & explain its Need?
4. Explain the Significance of Report?
5. What are the Contents of project report?
6. Explain the Guidelines by Planning Comm ission for Project report;?
7. What are the Errors of Project Report?

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8. Define Project Appraisal?

9. Explain the following:
a. Market Feasibility Study.
b. Technical Feasibility Study.
c. Financial Feasibility Study.
d. Soci al Feasibility Study.