Business Environment

                                                                                                      (MBA-104) BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

Max. Marks: 100

External: 70

Internal: 30                                                                                                                                       Time 3 Hours

Course Contents: Macro and Micro Indicators; Assessing Risk in Business Environment; Emerging Sectors of Indian Economy; Relative Size and Growth of Public and Private Sectors- Design and Strategy of Economic Reforms; Current State of Growth and Investment; Interest Rate Structure and Present Monetary Policy; Fiscal Environment; Current Inflationary Position and its Impact on Business Sector; Competitive Environment; Legislation for Anti-competitive and Unfair Trade Practices; Consumer and Investor Protection- Current Industrialisation Trends and Industrial Policy; Environment for the SME Sector; Infrastructure Development and Policy; Public Sector Reforms and Performance; Public-private Partnership; Intellectual Property Regime and the R&D Environment; Trends in Service Sector Growth; Banking Reforms and Challenges; Business Opportunities in the Rural Sector.-Globalisation Trends and Challenges; Balance of Payments Trends; Environment for Foreign Trade and Investment; Exchange Rate Movements and their Impact; India’s Competitiveness in the World Economy; External Influences on India’s Business Environment.

The list of cases and specific references including recent articles will be announced in the class.