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Sales Promotion Practices in Apparel Retail Sector and Challenges Ahead
(2009-08-03)
Indian organised retail industry is poised for growth. Apparel sector in particular has a great opportunity with alignment of Indian economy to globalised markets. With the widespread use of sales promotions- short term ...
Union Imperatives from Unionized White Collar Employees’ Perspective: The Case of Tata Employees Union
(2009-07-30)
The paper examines the attitude of white collar unionized employees’ towards their union and management under three key themes – work related dimensions, union related dimensions and staff members’ loyalty towards union ...
Earth Tube Heat Exchangers for Environmental Control of Farm Buildings in Semi-arid Northwest India
(2009-08-03)
A large part of Gujarat in the North-west region of India is semi-arid. The lands are less suited for agriculture. Animal husbandry is therefore common. Productivity of cattle is however also low due to problems of ...
ISSUES AND CONCERNS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE OF HRIS
(2009-08-08)
The paper looks at the issues and concerns faced by nine Indian organisations in implementing and managing HRIS. The organisations are diverse in terms of size and sector that they belong. The critical success factors and ...
A Study of Factors Affecting the Renewal of Health Insurance Policy
(2009-08-13)
Health insurance policies are generally one-year policies and to remain part of the insurance poll, policyholders are required to renew their policies each year. Understanding the factors that affect the demand and renewal ...
Why have some Indian states lagged behind the others in improving agriculture sector performance?
(2009-08-03)
While India has sustained annual GDP growth rate of over 6 percent over the last more than two decades, the distribution of this growth across various regions of the country has been highly uneven with significant year-to-year ...
Scope and Space for small scale poultry production in developing countries
(2009-08-03)
In recent years there has been growing recognition among the development community of the role of small scale commercial poultry production in accelerating the pace of poverty reduction and reaching out to the poorest of ...
Modeling and Simulation of Condensation on Plastic Condenser Cooling under Night Sky
(2009-07-31)
The Kutch region of north-west India is hot and semiarid, chronically short of drinking water. Dew forms frequently in the areas near the coast, over a span of eight-month (October- May) coinciding with the entire dry ...
Links in the Knowledge Journey of an Idea to Innovation: A Study in the Context of Development of Customized Cartons
(2009-08-03)
This paper identifies and analyses the links in the knowledge journey of an idea to innovation. It tracks the links in the development of customized cartons for packaging tomatoes. The trigger points for the innovation, ...
Can Businesses in India ever resolve Disputes Speedily and Effectively?
(2009-08-08)
Business disputes are like cancer which should be stopped from spreading as soon as possible. Litigation is the least favoured method of resolution for a variety of reasons – delay being the foremost. Alternative Dispute ...