M.B.A. II (Semester IV) Examination, 2016
Paper XXVI ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
Day and Date Tuesday, 29-11-2016 Total Marks 70
Time 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.
Instructions Q. No. 1 is compulsory.
Attempt any two questions from Q. No. 3 and 4.
Attempt any two questions from Q. No. 6 and 7.
1. Case Study 14
Mr. Sidhu was driven by the sheer passion for innovation and for selling. He
strongly believes selling is all about creativity. Born in Ludhiana, Punjab and
raised in Chandigarh, completed initial schooling at Shivalik Public School and
DAV College, Chandigarh. After graduating from Bangalore University in the field
of Mechanical Engineering in 1989, started career at Eureka Forbes and moved
into sales and marketing roles at HCL Technologies, Hyderabad and Wipro Info
Tech, Bangalore. He worked for Wipro for a couple of years. Based on success at
Wipro, my peers suggested that I should start his own business. Though initially
excited, he did not know from where to start and discussed the idea with a few
colleagues and friends. His friends were delighted and immediately proposed the
name of the firm and designed the logo. Though the name and logo were in
place, he did not have the required funds to start a company. To start Apara and
pursue his passion, he sold everything including jewellery, motorbike and other
incidental assets and finally managed to raise a little money. Apara was started in
1992 in a small, humble way, housed in his friend's garage and then moved into
an apartment.
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Apara's line of business in 1992 was delivering UNIX services to semi-conductor
firm, idea was relatively new to the Indian market and very few companies were
delivering such services. After a couple of years of struggle in selling UNIX
services, Apara had attained a market leadership position in delivering UNIX
services to semiconductor firms by 1995. Even as Apara reached its market
leadership position, Initially, while the semiconductor industry was receptive to
Apara, because of the quality of services delivered earlier. Then Mr. Sidhu wanted
to enter in core IT infrastructure, this was the basis for Apara's foray into the
networking and security business in the year 1998. Being a pure IT infrastructure
solutions provider, in 2006 we forayed into delivering professional services globally
and delivering remote management services in 2007.
Apara has grown into a successful Information Technologies Systems integrator
specializing in integrated network, security and storage solutions. One cannot
accomplish much without innovation. In order to take Apara to the next level, he
set up Apara Labs to build the next-generation-platform services for the IT industry.
The focus is to scale the current business within India and beyond and to expand
such services. Apara was built block by block, doubling our profitability and
revenue year on year and now have moved into own huge premises. Apara
continued to double their profits and revenue year after year. That has been the
way of life at Apara.
Analyze the case. 5
Discuss problems faced by Mr. Sidhu while starting Apara. 5
Which were the entrepreneurial qualities you find in Mr. Sidhu 4
2. Write short notes on (any two). 14
Innovation Theory by Schumpeter and Imitating.
Comparative Study of Entrepreneur and Manager.
Venture Capital Funding.
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3. Write short notes on (any two). 14
Social entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship Development cycle.
Role of SIDBI.
4. Answer in brief (any two). 14
Explain role of EDII in entrepreneurship development.
Explain the influence of socio-cultural factors on entrepreneurship development.
Explain the factors of entrepreneurial success and failures.
5. Explain in detail the elements of business plan and its importance as an
entrepreneurial tool. 14
6. Explain the concept of Women entrepreneurship and challenges faced by them. 14
7. Explain the role and impact of Entrepreneurship development on the economy. 14