Browsing by Author "Ganesh, S. R."
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Behavioral perspective of budgeting; an exploratory study set in two fertilizer companies
Premchander (1985)This study examines budgeting from three different perspectives. 1. Industry practices and the importance of budgeting to organizations. 2. The relationships between the objectives of budgeting (planning evolution, ... -
Culture and Professionalisation in Cooperatives
Ganesh, S. R.; Seetharaman, S. P.; Rao, Ram Mohan (2010-04-26) -
Elusive excellence (twelve thousand hours at an IIT: preparation for elusive excellence)
Ganesh, S. R. (2010-03-14)As under-graduate student at an elite technological institute like the IIT, spends anywhere upto 12 thousands academic hours over five years in the most formative years of his life. Since the pre-independence days there ... -
Evolution of management systems in two Indian business groups
Pendse, Ujjwala (1983)The Focus of this research is to understand the development, growth and management of two Indian business groups. The research has been conducted as an exploratory Field study to obtain insights into the Following: 1) ... -
Experiences of MBO Implementation in a State Government: 1974-1982
Ganesh, S. R.; Murari, P.; Sethi, Neera (2010-04-27) -
Exploration of Relationships Between Leadership Behaviour, Institution Building Processes and Institutional Performance: Preliminary Work with Reference to Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
Ganesh, S. R.; Joshi, Padmanabh (2010-04-27) -
Explorations in helplessness of higher education institutions in the Third World.
Ganesh, S. R.; Sarupria, D. (1982-09-17) -
From thin air to firm ground: empirical guidelines for a general processual model of institution building
Ganesh, S. R. (1979-08-19) -
Indian Contributions to Organization Theory: Performance and Possibilities
Ganesh, S. R.; Rangarajan, T. (2010-04-23) -
Influence of the IIT Environment of Aspiration Expectations and Career Choices of Undergraduate Students
Ganesh, S. R. (2010-04-27) -
Introducing management control systems for construction projects
Gandhi, S. B. (1985)The construction industry plays an important role in the overall economy, social growth and development by its contribution to gross domestic product and employment. It is estimated that during the Sixth plan, the industry ... -
Lighting candles: Impact of leadership actions on institution building
Ganesh, S. R.; Joshi, Padmanabh (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1983-05-01)This paper uses the metaphor of lighting candles to describe the process of institution building. To illustrate this, it drawn upon the actions of a prolific institution builder like Dr. Vikram Sarabhai in order to distill ... -
Organisational alternatives for industrial promotion corporations: some considerations
Ganesh, S. R. (2010-04-17)The objective of this paper is to describe and discuss various patterns of organizations and their implications for functioning of industrial promotion corporations at state levels. This is based on the work done by the ... -
Project management in government and joint sector organizations: comparative case studies of four projects
Dhuru, Jyotsna D. (1987)The significance of this research study is identified in the context of the important role of joint public sector projects in a developing country and the need to improve their performance. The study is exploratory in ... -
QWL in Indian organisations - an irreverent view
Ganesh, S. R. (2010-03-13)This paper takes the position that in Indian organisation, the most central and pivotal concern is the concept of work itself. Work is defined as activities that contribute to achieving organisational missions. Where work ... -
Research in organisation behaviour in India 1970-1979: A critique
Ganesh, S. R. (2010-03-14)The present paper reviews the research literature Organization Behavior in India between 1970 and 1979. It identifies three dominant themes in the literature, viz. Person themes; Process themes and Action themes. Over 50 ... -
Retrospective Case Analyses of Organization Development in Public Systems in a State Government in India
Ganesh, S. R.; Sethi, Neera (2010-04-27) -
Shaping the amorphous: organisational form for a national railway system
Ganesh, S. R. (2010-03-13)Organisational form is one of the key determinants of Organisational performance. Choice of Organisational form for public organizations in developing countries can facilitate or inhibit performance. In this paper an ... -
Sorting and shaping, explorations in helplessness of higher education institutions
Ganesh, S. R.; Sarupria, Dalpat (2010-03-13)After independence, the Education Commission called for creation of new institutions to undertake the task of higher education in technology, agriculture and management. Three models of higher education were imported. In ... -
A Study of the management of transition from small scale to medium scale unit with special focus on the behavioural aspects of the top management
Rangarajan, T. (1986)Economic development of any region is an outcome of purposeful human activity. Both the developed and the underdeveloped world look at the industrialization process as an important key to economic development. Most of the ...