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           Managerial Economics     


 
1.         What are the factors responsible for this excess demand for electricity?
2.         The demand supply gap is reformed by the government intervention. Explain this phenomenon  
             by a demand supply model.
3.         What do you think will happen to the price of electricity?
1.         Identify the most important factors of production in case of automobile industry. Also attempt
             to explain the relative significance of each of these factors.
2.         What more information would you like to obtain in order to draw a production function for  
             Maruti Udyog? Explain with logic.
3.         Automobile industry is a good example of capital augmenting technical progress. Discuss.
1.         Do you think cement industry in India presents a good explanation of oligopoly? Which
             characteristics of oligopoly do you find in the above case?
2.         How has decontrolling of cement prices helped the growth of this industry?
3.         Do you see possibilities of cartel or implicit collusion in the above case? How?
1.         Which factors, according to you, are prompting organizations to adopt a package instead of
             traditional salary?
2.         Do you think package compensation is more suitable in modern globalised business? Can you
            draw some lessons from marginal productivity theory?
3.         Do you think that the case supports the efficiency wage theory or bargaining theory? Give
            arguments in support of your logic.
1.                   What are the major factors contributing to inflation in India in the recent past? How have they changed since 1991-92?
2.                  What measures do you suggest should be taken up by government of India to handle inflationary pressure?
3.                  Evaluate the suggestion of revaluating Indian rupee against dollars to control inflation.


MARKETING MANAGEMENT


1.         Discuss the role advertising plays in increasing brand awareness and brand loyalty among consumers, especially for products that have very subtle differentiable attributes. In the above context, examine the impact Absolut advertisements had on its target audience. Do you think the advertisements fulfilled their purpose?
2.         ‘The Absolut advertising campaign is successful because it is contemporary.’ How did TBWA maintain the ‘freshness’ of the Absolut campaign? Discuss with respect to the brand’s association with different media: art, fashion, technology and music.
3.         Even though Absolut ads have been depicted in different media, the central theme of the campaign has remained unchanged (the bottle and the two-word slogan) over the years. In light of the above statement, do you think that the campaign will manage to hold sway or lose in impact in the near future? Give reasons to support your arguments.

1.         Analyse Tesco’s Clubcards scheme in depth and comment on the various customer segmentation models the company developed after studying the data gathered.
2.         How did Tesco use the information collected to modify its marketing strategies? What sort of benefits was the company able to derive as a result of such modifications?
3.         What measures did Tesco adopt to support the CRM initiatives on the operational and strategic front? Is it enough for a company to implement loyalty card schemes (and CRM tools in general) in isolation? Why?

1.         How has Pret a Manger positioned its brand?
2.         Explain how the different elements of the services marketing mix support and contribute to the positioning of Pret a Manger.

1.         Explain how you will methodically go about compiling the requested information covered in the seven questions for management. Include in your explanation an estimate of the expense involved in obtaining the information.
2.         Develop a 10-question questionnaire for the purpose of making a survey

1.                   What have been the key success factors for Disney?
2.         Where is Disney vulnerable? What should it watch out for?
3.         What recommendations would you make to their senior marketing executives going forward? What should it be sure to do with its marketing?


MARKETING MANAGEMENT


1.         Discuss the micro and macro forces that are affecting the music industry.
2.         Based on this analysis, what strategic options would you recommend for both music publishers
            and music retailers in the current marketing environment?
3.         Discuss the advantages and disadvantages associated with online distribution from a music
            label’s perspective.
1.         Explain how you will methodically go about compiling the requested information covered in
             the seven questions for management. Include in your explanation an estimate of the expense           
            involved in obtaining the information.
2.                  Develop a 10-question questionnaire for the purpose of making a survey.

1.                   Describe the consumer behavior differences among laundry products’ customers in Brazil.  
What market segments exists?
2.         Should Unilever bring out a new brand or use one of its existing brands to target the north-
            eastern Brazilian market?
3.         How should the brand be positioned in the marketplace and within the Unilever family of M     
            brands?
1.                   How does Ryanair’s pricing strategy account for its successful performance to date? Would you suggest any changes to Ryanair’ pricing approach? Why/why not?
2.         Is the ‘no-fares’ strategy a useful approach for Ryanair in the short term? In the long term?
3.         Do the issues facing Ryanair threaten its low-fares model?

1.         Why did LEGO encounter serious economic difficulties in the late 1990s?
2.         Conduct a SWOT analysis of LEGO and identify the company’s main sources of advantage.
3.         Critically evaluate the LEGO turnaround strategy.



MARKETING MANAGEMENT


(1)Why is the grey market so attractive to business?
(2)Identify the influences on the purchasing behavior of the over-50s consumer.
(3)Discuss the challenges involved in targeting the grey market

Explain how you will methodically go about compiling the requested information covered in the seven questions for management. Include in your explanation an estimate of the expense involved in obtaining the information’s

Develop a 10-question questionnaire for the purpose of making a survey.
This case was written by Jens-Mogens Holm, professor for marketing at European school of business, Reutlingen University and president of Europaische Fernhochschule Hamburg. The material was drawn from publicly available sources. The case study, however, is completely fictitious.

(1)Describe the consumer behavior differences among laundry products’ customers in Brazil. What  market segments exist?
(2)Should Unilever bring out a new brand or use one of its existing brands to target the north eastern Brazilian market?
(3)How should the brand be positioned in the marketplace and within the Unilever family of brands?
(4)What marketing mix should be employed to build the brand in the market?

Q : 1. (a) Discuss the factors affecting the consumer buying behavior in Indian
               context.
                                                        Or
         (b) Explain CRM with suitable examples. Why is it important in modern day
               business context? Discuss.

Q : 2.(a) What are the key strategic issues faced by traditional "bricks-and mortar"
              retailer such as Wal-Mart, Big Bazaar and Reliance fresh when
              they go online to sell products? Discuss in detail.
                                                        Or
         (b) Explain Marketing research process in detail with suitable examples. 

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