Solpur University Question Paper
M.B.A. (Part – II) (Semester – IV) Examination, 2014
ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECT
MANAGEMENT (New) (Paper – XXVI)
Day and Date : Friday, 9-5-2014 Max. Marks : 70
Time : 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
Instructions : 1) Q. 1 is compulsory.
2) Solve any two questions from Q. 2, Q. 3 and Q. 4.
3) Attempt any two questions from Q. 5, Q. 6 and Q. 7.
1. Case study :
Financial Technologies Group (NSE : FINANTECH, BSE : FINTECH) is a leader
in providing technology and domain IP (intellectual property) to trade on nextgeneration
financial markets (exchanges) that can transform lives of common
people by propagating key benefits such as price transparency, trade efficiency,
risk hedging and structured public finance, making these available to the masses.
An engineering graduate from the University of Mumbai, who started career with
the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), working on implementation of its online
trading system, Mr. Jignesh Shah initially trained and gained experience in
technology and trading operations at the world’s leading exchanges in USA, UK,
Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. Soon he spotted the opportunity to make
financial markets more affordable and accessible to the common man through
technology – effectively shifting power from, ‘Wall Street to the man on the
street’. He founded Financial Technologies in 1995 with three of his BSE
colleagues, after they gave up their lucrative US job offers and decided to leverage
the technology and domain expertise, obtained in the USA – for India. The
US$ 10,000 company he financed by mortgaging his home has grown to a
US$3-billion globally respected enterprise in less than 12 years.
Mr. Shah is considered an architect of modern financial markets for his role in
creating a successful Public Private Partnership (PPP) model that can help unlock
significant value from the middle and bottom of the socio-economic pyramid by
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democratizing, benefits of global trade and economy, thereby driving inclusive
and equitable growth. Mr. Shah’s vision is to empower the common man through
what he terms as ‘Mission Transparency – Using technology’ which seeks to
challenge the role of conventional non-value-added middle men, intermediaries
and vested interest groups who have squeezed producers and consumers by
depriving them benefits of modern, open and efficient markets. He seeks to
bridge the rural-urban economic divide by integrating them into global markets
through electronic market infrastructure. Under the leadership of Mr. Shah,
Financial Technologies has been recognized by the World Economic Form (WEF),
Geneva, among the top “Founding Global Growth Company Members”. It has
been rated as the 8th most valued Software Company as per NASSCOM’s list of
top 1000 Indian IT companies. It has been ranked as the 2nd fastest growing
company in India and one of the top 50 fastest growing companies in Asia,
Financial Technologies has also been ranked No. 1 for delivering the highest
shareholder return over the past three years by Business World in their BW 500
annual ranking. In a sense, he has helped redefine ‘ Brand India’ in IT and services
from one that offers a cost arbitrage value proposition to one that is considered a
global centre for mass disruptive innovation in IP based services for financial
and technology markets.
Mr. Jignesh Shah, who considers himself a ‘capitalist with a socialist heart’, also
personally spearheads the FT foundation which aims to set a corporate example
of making a difference to the community and environment in a positive and
meaningful way through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). He is involved
in CSR initiatives such as the setting up of ‘Gramin Suvidha Kendra’ (GSK) in
association with the Department of Posts, Government of India, to cater to the
market information, warehousing, advisory, and agricultural input needs of the
Indian farmers. He is also involved with ‘Pragati’, a training programme in
association with Rotary International Club to empower underprivileged
communities with education and job-oriented training in technology and financial
markets. Along with his wife, Ms. Rupal Shah, he also actively promotes and
encourages corporate giving among the growing legions of wealthy company
executives who are fortunate to be in a position to do so due to their stock grants
in Financial Technologies and group companies like MCX. The crucial task is to
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leverage technology and financial markets to level the playing field for creating
jobs, not just for the privileged few who have higher education and know English
but also for the vast majority of the semi-educated populations who have the
trading and entrepreneurial skills but do not have the platform to scale and succeed.
1) Read the case and analyse it. 4
2) Why Mr. Shah is considered an architect of modern financial markets ? 5
3) Explain role of Mr. Shah in social and economic development. 5
2. Write short note on (any two) : 14
a) Entrepreneurial culture with special reference to Intrapreneurship.
b) Contemporary issues in Entrepreneurship.
c) Entrepreneurial Traits.
3. Solve any two : 14
a) Explain Innovation Theory by Schumpeter.
b) Describe X-Efficiency Theory.
c) Write a note on Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India.
4. Solve any two : 14
a) Explain Venture Capital Funding.
b) Describe in detail Entrepreneurship Development Cycle.
c) Describe role of NEDB in Entrepreneurship Development.
5. Explain concept of entrepreneur with qualities required to be an entrepreneur.
Compare role and responsibility of Entrepreneur, Manager and Intrapreneur. 14
6. Describe in detail women entrepreneurship, various challenges to women
entrepreneurs. Give two examples of successful women entrepreneurs. 14
7. Explain Business Plan as an entrepreneurial tool. What are elements of
Business Plan ? 14
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M.B.A. (Part – II) (Semester – IV) Examination, 2014
ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECT
MANAGEMENT (New) (Paper – XXVI)
Day and Date : Friday, 9-5-2014 Max. Marks : 70
Time : 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
Instructions : 1) Q. 1 is compulsory.
2) Solve any two questions from Q. 2, Q. 3 and Q. 4.
3) Attempt any two questions from Q. 5, Q. 6 and Q. 7.
1. Case study :
Financial Technologies Group (NSE : FINANTECH, BSE : FINTECH) is a leader
in providing technology and domain IP (intellectual property) to trade on nextgeneration
financial markets (exchanges) that can transform lives of common
people by propagating key benefits such as price transparency, trade efficiency,
risk hedging and structured public finance, making these available to the masses.
An engineering graduate from the University of Mumbai, who started career with
the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), working on implementation of its online
trading system, Mr. Jignesh Shah initially trained and gained experience in
technology and trading operations at the world’s leading exchanges in USA, UK,
Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. Soon he spotted the opportunity to make
financial markets more affordable and accessible to the common man through
technology – effectively shifting power from, ‘Wall Street to the man on the
street’. He founded Financial Technologies in 1995 with three of his BSE
colleagues, after they gave up their lucrative US job offers and decided to leverage
the technology and domain expertise, obtained in the USA – for India. The
US$ 10,000 company he financed by mortgaging his home has grown to a
US$3-billion globally respected enterprise in less than 12 years.
Mr. Shah is considered an architect of modern financial markets for his role in
creating a successful Public Private Partnership (PPP) model that can help unlock
significant value from the middle and bottom of the socio-economic pyramid by
SLR-XY – 78 -2-
democratizing, benefits of global trade and economy, thereby driving inclusive
and equitable growth. Mr. Shah’s vision is to empower the common man through
what he terms as ‘Mission Transparency – Using technology’ which seeks to
challenge the role of conventional non-value-added middle men, intermediaries
and vested interest groups who have squeezed producers and consumers by
depriving them benefits of modern, open and efficient markets. He seeks to
bridge the rural-urban economic divide by integrating them into global markets
through electronic market infrastructure. Under the leadership of Mr. Shah,
Financial Technologies has been recognized by the World Economic Form (WEF),
Geneva, among the top “Founding Global Growth Company Members”. It has
been rated as the 8th most valued Software Company as per NASSCOM’s list of
top 1000 Indian IT companies. It has been ranked as the 2nd fastest growing
company in India and one of the top 50 fastest growing companies in Asia,
Financial Technologies has also been ranked No. 1 for delivering the highest
shareholder return over the past three years by Business World in their BW 500
annual ranking. In a sense, he has helped redefine ‘ Brand India’ in IT and services
from one that offers a cost arbitrage value proposition to one that is considered a
global centre for mass disruptive innovation in IP based services for financial
and technology markets.
Mr. Jignesh Shah, who considers himself a ‘capitalist with a socialist heart’, also
personally spearheads the FT foundation which aims to set a corporate example
of making a difference to the community and environment in a positive and
meaningful way through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). He is involved
in CSR initiatives such as the setting up of ‘Gramin Suvidha Kendra’ (GSK) in
association with the Department of Posts, Government of India, to cater to the
market information, warehousing, advisory, and agricultural input needs of the
Indian farmers. He is also involved with ‘Pragati’, a training programme in
association with Rotary International Club to empower underprivileged
communities with education and job-oriented training in technology and financial
markets. Along with his wife, Ms. Rupal Shah, he also actively promotes and
encourages corporate giving among the growing legions of wealthy company
executives who are fortunate to be in a position to do so due to their stock grants
in Financial Technologies and group companies like MCX. The crucial task is to
-3- SLR-XY – 78
leverage technology and financial markets to level the playing field for creating
jobs, not just for the privileged few who have higher education and know English
but also for the vast majority of the semi-educated populations who have the
trading and entrepreneurial skills but do not have the platform to scale and succeed.
1) Read the case and analyse it. 4
2) Why Mr. Shah is considered an architect of modern financial markets ? 5
3) Explain role of Mr. Shah in social and economic development. 5
2. Write short note on (any two) : 14
a) Entrepreneurial culture with special reference to Intrapreneurship.
b) Contemporary issues in Entrepreneurship.
c) Entrepreneurial Traits.
3. Solve any two : 14
a) Explain Innovation Theory by Schumpeter.
b) Describe X-Efficiency Theory.
c) Write a note on Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India.
4. Solve any two : 14
a) Explain Venture Capital Funding.
b) Describe in detail Entrepreneurship Development Cycle.
c) Describe role of NEDB in Entrepreneurship Development.
5. Explain concept of entrepreneur with qualities required to be an entrepreneur.
Compare role and responsibility of Entrepreneur, Manager and Intrapreneur. 14
6. Describe in detail women entrepreneurship, various challenges to women
entrepreneurs. Give two examples of successful women entrepreneurs. 14
7. Explain Business Plan as an entrepreneurial tool. What are elements of
Business Plan ? 14
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