Management Programme

ASSIGNMENT

FIRST SEMESTER

2015

MS-03: Economic and Social Environment

School of Management Studies

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY

MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI – 110 068

MS-03

ASSIGNMENT

Course Code : MS-03

Course Title : Economic and Social Environment

Assignment Code : MS-03/TMA/SEM-I/2015

Coverage : All Blocks

Note : Attempt all questions and submit this assignment on or before 30th

April, 2015 to

the coordinator of your study centre.

1. Explain environment of business in detail and examine the interaction between economic

environment and business management giving suitable examples.

2. Evaluate the working and performance of public sector in India.

3. a) Describe the salient features of the protective policy adopted by the government for

Small Scale Industry (SSI).

b) State the objective and achievements of administered price mechanism.

4. a) Analyse the need for foreign capital for a developing country. Give illustrations.

b) Define Balance of Payments (BoP). Briefly discuss the significance and composition

of BoP.

5. Briefly review the impact of economic reforms in India in terms of achievements and

failures.