Business Environment:
Section A: (2 marks)
1.
i. Does value system of promoters have a bearing on the strategic business decisions of the company?comment.
ii. How does the change in profile of customers affect your business environment?
iii. How would you differentiate between FDI and FII?
iv. List some elements of external environment you would want to scan to improve profits of a retailing business you may own in future?
v. What are the SEZs and what do you see as their role in economic development of india?
vi. What are the various roles of government?give examples.
vii. Elaborate the terms Fiscal policy and fiscal deficit.
viii. What are M1,M2, M3 and M4?
ix. Define vision and mission and give examples of vision and mission statements of a company.
x. What is the difference between public sector and public limited company?
Section B: (5 marks)
2.
i. How many dimensions of business environment are changing for the banking industry.
ii. What measure does the central bank take to control inflation?explain the impact of this change on business environment.
iii. Has the role of public sector in economic development diminished?do you agree or not and why?
iv. Tata motors has been aiming at the states of west Bengal/up/uttranchal to locate its new plant for the manufacture of its mini care(1 lakh car).Comment on what is the basis of the company’s choice for the location.also give your views on how the product may fare with respect to its competition.has the major competitor reacted?
v. Elucidate the external environment of business and its components in the context of a company in the retail sector.
vi. The CEO of a company spends 2 hours reading Economic times and business standard.Are you appreciative of this?Comment.
vii. What is the difference between strategy and tactic?give examples from some companies in the telecom sector.
viii. What is EXIM policy?what steps is the government taking to promote exports of Indian goods and services?
ix. Draw a flowchart and describe the strategic management process with exaples from a company of your choice.
x. What changes have taken place in technology environment? what is their impact?
xi. What is demographic environment?Give examples.
xii. What is sensex?what factors affect its upward and downward movement?
Section C: (10 marks)
3.
i. What are the techniques of environmental scanning and monitoring?explain with a help of company from the consumer electronics industry how it goes about it.
ii. Explain the industrial policy of Indian government and changes that happened from 1980 till date.
iii. Take the example of any Indian company in the insurance sector and do its SWOT analysis.
iv. What is disinvestments?why did Indian government take to disinvestments?which companies have been disinvested till now in india?
v. Why is year 1991 a watershed year in the economic history of india?list and explain in detail what changes and reforms have taken place since 1991.
vi. Case study
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