UNIVERSITY
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. (HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT)
FIRST YEAR
Academic Year 2014 - 2015
ASSIGNMENT TOPICS
This booklet contains assignment topics. Students are asked to write the assignments for EIGHT papers as per instructions.
Last date for submission :
27-02-2015
Last date for submission with late fee ` 300/- :
13-03-2015
NOTE:
1. Assignments sent after 13-03-2015 will not be evaluated.
2. Assignments should be in the own hand writing of the student concerned and not type-written or printed or photocopied.
3. Assignments should be written on foolscap paper on one side only.
4. All assignments (with Enrolment number marked on the Top right hand corner on all pages) should be put in an envelop with superscription “MBA
Assignments” and sent to The Director, Directorate of Distance Education, Annamalai
University, Annamalainagar – 608 002 by Registered post.
5. No notice will be taken on assignments which are not properly filled in with
Enrolment Number and the Title of the papers.
6. Students should send full set of assignments for all papers. Partial assignments will not be considered.
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Write assignments on any TWO topics in each paper out of the FOUR. For each topic the answer should not exceed 15–pages. Each assignment carries 25 marks
(2 topics).
Dr. RM. CHANDRASEKARAN
DIRECTOR
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1.1 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
‘Management is the force which leads, guides and directs an organization in the accomplishment of pre-determined objectives’. Do you agree or disagree? Justify.
Management is regarded as an art by someone, science by others but in reality science should have many more. The truth seems to be somewhere in between.
In the light of this statement, explain to exact nature of management.
‘The job of the supervisor is many more difficult than that of higher level managers’.
Examine the major responsibilities of a supervisor in an agro based Industry.
“A good leader