DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2017.
Fourth Semester
GROWTH MANAGEMENT
(2013-14 Academic Year and 2014 Calendar Year onwards)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
SECTION A — × 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. What are the enticements to enter growth opportunities?
2. What is organic growth strategy? What are its benefits?
3. Explain strategic staffing plan. How can it contribute
towards growth?
4. Describe the key components of maintaining momentum
for steady growth.
5. What is 'un-sought growth' and how would you handle it?
6. What are the keys to help cultivate passion for growth of
a leader?
7. Distinguish between core competency and strategic core
competency.
8. What is blue ocean strategy?
Sub. Code
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DE-3353
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SECTION B — 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
9. What generates the most profitable kind of growth?
Competition, Cooperation or both? Discuss.
10. Discuss the considerations you would adopt to select the
right growth choice between internal and external
factors.
11. Explain how 'supportive organization culture' and
'change management tools' could he responsible towards
growth of the organization.
12. What is the concept of 'growth fatigue'? Explain the
efforts you would take to overcome the same.
13. Discuss the activities that would secure growth in finance
and profitability domain.
14. Explain how can managers become more effective
diversity managers?
15. Explain Ansoff market matrix of business strategy.